Ashes on the Fire

I wrote you a letter

Late last night

The words on the paper

My true heart's desire

Now in this bright morning

Oh, what did I find?

No sign of the letter

Ashes on the fire

This morning brought sorrow

This morning brought tears

They bloomed like a flower

From deep-seated fears

My words like an arrow

Aimed so much higher

My bow broke asunder

Ashes on the fire

I know that you weary

Of this life we've made

In silence I sit here

And read the flames

Come sit down beside me

You ghosts of the pyre

And nightly remind me

Ashes on the fire

Ashes on the fire

Ashes on the fire