you see that orange glow?

now you see how i’m burning

don’t you?

as you see the smoke risin’

far away above the horizon

but don’t, my dear, imagine for even a moment

that you may be the cause for my torment

or that it’s for you that i am yearning

you went about picking ideas and ideals

making them your own like the thief who steals

easily seduced in the dark, overwhelmed, overawed

deceived by pretenses, taken in by fraud

i always did think you should’ve been more discerning

you wanted to learn and grow

you said and so you had to go

and yet you’ve held on to the things

that held you back like puppet strings

so tell me, what is it that you’ve since been learning?

all you did get rid of was me

i warned you that it was but a smokescreen

do you now see the smoke rising far above the trees

do you hear this hollow howl that pours forth in the breeze

but don’t worry, this silent scream too shall end

once my heart is pulp and my throat is rent

and i’ll forget what the pain was concerning

you remember how you wanted

your moments perfect; always a sucker for happy endings

no, i don’t feel vindicated, for it’s not a stand that i am defending

i’m just spewing verse, it’s not a message that i am sending

even volcanoes die, i’m just an erupting mess

for the wheels of time, they’re relentless

and they’re gonna go on and on a-turning

but for now do you see how i’m burning

and yet don’t even for a moment imagine

that it’s for you that i am yearning