Fire Built in Winter

Verse 1

Floorboards

Creak

Beneath the weight of the night

Stack the logs

High

Cold glass holds the frost

Dark

Waiting for a spark

Chorus

It is not a mirror

It won't show you God

Just a fragile flicker

Against the frozen yard

We built it for the living

We built it for the bone

A human fire

A human fire

To keep us from the stone

Verse 2

Tape hiss

Low

Blurring all the sharp edges

Humming

Soft

Like a moth at the lamp

Ash

Falling on the rug

Slowly

Breath begins to cloud

Chorus

It is not a mirror

It won't show you God

Just a fragile flicker

Against the frozen yard

We built it for the living

We built it for the bone

A human fire

A human fire

To keep us from the stone

Bridge

Gather close

Hands near the heat

Temporary

Wonderful

Breaking the silver glass

No more looking back

Just the orange glow

Just the pulse we know

Rebuilding

Rising

Resting

Chorus

It is not a mirror

It won't show you God

Just a fragile flicker

Against the frozen yard

We built it for the living

We built it for the bone

A human fire

A human fire

To keep us from the stone

Outro

Keep us warm

Keep us warm

Stay

Until the morning

Comes

(Human fire)

(Human fire)

Safe

Inside

The

Light