Prompt / Lyrics
[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
Tags
male reflective country vocal, sad 90s style country ballad with steel guitar
Duration
4:39
Instrumental
No
Created
12/18/2025