Feed the Flame

Cold room Three a.m One more match Here we go again Wake up, feed it, start the flame Another day, another name Another thought I have to chase Another fire I can't replace Coal in, smoke out, breathe it deep Build the thing that kills my sleep Call it work, call it a gift Call it anything that makes it fit I hate the heat, I need it too It burns through everything I do Every time I swear I'm done I turn around and feed it one More wood More flame More pressure Same game I know it hurts I know it works So light it up again Feed the furnace Let it burn Give it everything I earn Feed the furnace Watch it glow I keep throwing myself below Burn me down Build me up Never seems to be enough Feed the furnace One more time Maybe something beautiful survives Burn Burn Burn it brighter Burn Burn Feed the fire Ash on my hands, black on my shirt Funny how healing looks like work Hammer the words till something stays Throw out ten just to keep one phrase Nothing comes when I need it most Then midnight hits and I see the ghost Back to the desk, back to the flame Back to convincing myself it changed People see light, they don't see coal Don't see the hours disappearing whole Don't see me curse it, shut it down Then strike one match when no one's around More wood More flame More pressure Same game I know it hurts I know it works So light it up again Feed the furnace Let it burn Give it everything I earn Feed the furnace Watch it glow I keep throwing myself below Burn me down Build me up Never seems to be enough Feed the furnace One more time Maybe something beautiful survives Maybe I don't love the fire Maybe I just fear the cold Maybe I don't need the furnace Maybe I just need to know There's still something left to burn One more thought One more line One more spark One more time One more thought One more line Light it up Feed the furnace Let it burn Give it everything I earn Feed the furnace Watch it glow There's a part of me inside the smoke Burn me down Build me up I will never get enough Feed the furnace One more time Turn the frustration into light Burn Burn Burn it brighter Burn Burn Feed the fire Feed the furnace Cold room Four a.m One more match