Are you listening?
Do you know?
In the cold and quiet evening stirs a glow
There′s a wind
Picking up
Giving life to love forgotten, left for dust
These flames, they come as no surprise
Born from embers, climbing higher
I breathe and watch them multiply
Into the burning of a distant fire
Do you understand?
Can you see?
I spent all this time reminding myself to be
Who I am
Oh, but who am I
If I never got to be good to you or apologize?
Through this smoke I see your eyes
The ashes swell and come to life
This darkness offers no disguise
To the burning of a distant fire
The burning of a distant fire
Bitter cold leaves me freezing
But the glowing coals leave me seething
I should know better than to get too close
To turn around
And walk away
Doesn't mean it didn′t mean anything
But I can't stay
I know that I can't build a life
In the reaches of this strong desire
I know that I can′t live beside
The burning of a distant fire
The burning of a distant fire
The burning of a distant fire