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Fire

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[Refrain]
That's what I wanted
It's not as if we cry a river, call it rain
West Memphis is on fire in the light of day
Give me something, it ain't enough
It ain't enough
I take it for granted
If I could love you unconditionally
I could iron out the edges of the darkest sky
For some of us, it ain't enough
It ain't enough

[Verse]
And I take off driving
Past places, been tainted
I put on a good show for you
And when I turn back around
Will you drain me back out?
Will you let me believe that I broke through?
Tomorrow could feel like a hundred years later
I'm wiser and slow and attuned
And I am down on my knees
I'm a bird in the trees
I can learn to see with a partial view
I can learn to be easy as I move in close to you

[Refrain]
And that's what I wanted
It's not as if we cry a river, call it rain
West Memphis is on fire in the light of day
Give me something, it ain't enough
It ain't enough
I take it for granted
If I could love you unconditionally
I could iron out the edges of the darkest sky
For some of us, it ain't enough
It ain't enough (Oh)

[Outro]
(Oh)
(Oh)
(Oh)

Lyrics © Domino Publishing Company

Writer

Kathryn Crutchfield

Duration

3:37

Submitted by

mellow_harsher On Jan 27, 2025

[Outro]
(Oh)
(Oh)
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2025-01-27 17:23:50

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