well the stars are in the sky
and the trees are illuminated by the light
coming off a girl wearing nothing but fire
and she's the most beautiful thing that I think that I have ever seen

and the stars are in the sky
and the ice is on the pavement
so the stars are in the ice
and the sky is on the pavement
to fall is to fly; to fall is to fly
into the arms of someone you've never thought was safe before
you've never thought was safe

but you're just going to fall
and you're just going to slide on this business day
one lifelike place left here
fifteen minutes left till you run away
well we'll find words are broken
do nothing but touch on this business day
and you light yourself up dear
the fine feathered flames flay it all away

and it's about time you knew you were never fireproof

well the stars are in the sky
and the ice is on the pavement
so the stars are in the ice
and the sky is on the pavement
to fall is to fly, to fall is to fly
into the arms of someone you've never thought was safe before
you've never thought was safe before

and the burning girl is at it again
no one knows how she does it but the morning light
shows that she has perfect skin
and not a trace of charcoal, except in the center of her eyes
where she looks into the lights and tells us all what we did wrong last night

well the stars...

now it's all broken up
and your charcoal still shows on this business day
no one heard you snap
pushing your way past the papers

and you ought to go back there
nothing suits you more on this business day
memories of nights fireside
lust for a life of naked flame

and the burning girl has you
consumes your thoughts almost every day
sweeping ashes under your clothes
i guess that's just the price that you pay
well the burning girl has you
consumes your thoughts almost every day
sweeping ashes under your clothes
i guess that's just the price that you pay

and it's about time you knew, yeah it's about time you knew
it's about time you knew

you were never fireproof




burning girl

BacK



copyright 2003 daniel s. zimmerman