[Verse]
I’m standing here in my backyard
With a pile of pictures and birthday cards
I look at each one and reed every line
It’s just like I’m travelin’ back in time
[Verse]
Here’s a shot of our trip to Denver
At that cabin in the dead of winter
Here’s you fishin’ at Rainbow Lake
And laying on the couch barely awake
[Verse]
Here’s your birthday making a wish
Didn’t know there was so much I’d miss
Man you were pretty, such a catch
As I stare at you I strike a match
[Chorus]
I light them up and burn them down
Flames go up, embers swirl around
Just like the world of you and me
Nothing is left but the memories
I light them up and burn them down
There won’t be a trace to be found
Or proof there was a you and me
Since you’re in everything that I see
I light them up and burn them down
Because we’re nothing but ashes now
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse]
Burning memories float up to the sky
Dancing like a sea of fireflies
Slow and steady they all drift away
Silently dying with nothing to say
[Verse]
Consumed by fire they’re just like us
They burn bright and then turn to dust
We’ll both be gone when the fire’s out
Everyone will know what this was about
[Chorus]
I light them up and burn them down
Flames go up, embers swirl around
Just like the world of you and me
Nothing is left but the memories
I light them up and burn them down
There won’t be a trace to be found
Or proof there was a you and me
Since you’re in everything that I see
I light them up and burn them down
Because we’re nothing but ashes now
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Most people try and hold on to the past
Memories of times that went by too fast
I just don’t need mementos of you
Living in your past is so hard to do
I watch the pieces as they fly away
It helps the pain that I’m feeling today
[Chorus]
I light them up and burn them down
Flames go up, embers swirl around
Just like the world of you and me
Nothing is left but the memories
I light them up and burn them down
There won’t be a trace to be found
Or proof there was a you and me
Since you’re in everything that I see
I light them up and burn them down
Because we’re nothing but ashes now
[Final Chorus]
I light them up and burn them down
Flames go up, embers swirl around
Just like the world of you and me
Nothing is left but the memories
I light them up and burn them down
There won’t be a trace to be found
Or proof there was a you and me
Since you’re in everything that I see
I light them up and burn them down
Because we’re nothing but ashes now…
It’s all just ashes now
Mark_Edwards
