I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I would see you through the worst
Always put you first
If I could only be what you need
You only need to say the word
And if overheard
The answer to the question is me
With that said, you can count on it
That things aren’t always gonna feel right
But if I can be enough
I know I could bring you up
No matter what you’re feeling inside
If I could be your fire kite
We could burn what’s wrong and still take flight
And that would be alright
To watch the embers flow into the night
There’s a newspaper-thin skin covering
Everything that’s got me thinking
I’d like to be your fire kite
So we can burn what’s wrong and be just fine
I can get through anything
If you’re next to me
It’s possible with you at my side
Hopefully you feel the same
If you hear my name
And think of what it’s like to be mine
With that said, you can count on it
That things aren’t always gonna feel right
But if I can be enough
I know I could bring you up
No matter what you’re feeling inside
If I could be your fire kite
We could burn what’s wrong and still take flight
And that would be alright
To watch the embers flow into the night
There’s a newspaper-thin skin covering
Everything that’s got me thinking
I’d like to be your fire kite
So we can burn what’s wrong and be just fine
There’s a newspaper-thin skin covering
Everything that’s got me
(4 x’s)
If I could be your fire kite
We could burn what’s wrong and still take flight
And that would be alright
To watch the embers flow into the night
There’s a newspaper-thin skin covering
Everything that’s got me thinking
I’d like to be your fire kite
So we can burn what’s wrong and be just fine
(2 x’s)
Always put you first
If I could only be what you need
You only need to say the word
And if overheard
The answer to the question is me
With that said, you can count on it
That things aren’t always gonna feel right
But if I can be enough
I know I could bring you up
No matter what you’re feeling inside
If I could be your fire kite
We could burn what’s wrong and still take flight
And that would be alright
To watch the embers flow into the night
There’s a newspaper-thin skin covering
Everything that’s got me thinking
I’d like to be your fire kite
So we can burn what’s wrong and be just fine
I can get through anything
If you’re next to me
It’s possible with you at my side
Hopefully you feel the same
If you hear my name
And think of what it’s like to be mine
With that said, you can count on it
That things aren’t always gonna feel right
But if I can be enough
I know I could bring you up
No matter what you’re feeling inside
If I could be your fire kite
We could burn what’s wrong and still take flight
And that would be alright
To watch the embers flow into the night
There’s a newspaper-thin skin covering
Everything that’s got me thinking
I’d like to be your fire kite
So we can burn what’s wrong and be just fine
There’s a newspaper-thin skin covering
Everything that’s got me
(4 x’s)
If I could be your fire kite
We could burn what’s wrong and still take flight
And that would be alright
To watch the embers flow into the night
There’s a newspaper-thin skin covering
Everything that’s got me thinking
I’d like to be your fire kite
So we can burn what’s wrong and be just fine
(2 x’s)
Lyrics submitted by Zynx
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