I pull my knees up to my chest The world outside has gone to rest You dance upon the blackened stone A living spirit, wild and lone Yellow tongue and heart of blue I tell my secrets all to you You eat the wood to stay alive I watch you fade, I watch you thrive Where do you go when you burn low? Is there a place that only you know? Are you the sun that fell from high? Or just a star trapped in a sigh? I see a face inside the glow It changes fast, it moves so slow I ask you now, I ask you plain To burn away the heavy rain You do not speak, you only pop You spin and twist and never stop But if I lean in close enough I feel a breath, warm and rough Are you listening? Are you there? The smoke is rising in the air Speak to me. Speak to me I'm standing here. I let it be