Forest Fire - Astronautalis

There’s forest fire up in the hills again

Always reminds me of the night we spent at the river’s edge for hours standing

hand in hand

Too chicken shit to just go dive in it

Too scared to turn away and face the fate that awaits us both back on land

Forest fire has a smell to it

A certain sweetness that misleads us to believe that anything’s well again

Summer sweltering

The kind of heat you feel inside your feet radiating upward from the earth

within

If I was a smarter man I’da never gave you momma’s wedding ring

I’da went ahead and just pawned the thing

Skipped town and never called again

But your brain never listens to the songs that your heart’ll sing

I ain’t no Christian that was momma’s thing

I don’t know how to pray and if I did I’m not too sure he’s listening

To me it’s whispering

I don’t know

Maybe there is some fucking magic in giving language to hidden things

Who are we kidding kid we were just pulled into this

And what the hell will make us think that we were any different

Your daddy did the same my pops did it too

They came to the same spot asking that river for some clues

All they got was wet shoes

And they gave birth to me and you

So tell me darling

What the hell are we supposed to do?

Dance alone together

Held back by the fear that one day

We might get so close

Never be strong enough to separate

She had this dream that’s clever

We could fold time and space

I like you

You like me

Why are we so afraid

Why are we so afraid

Why are we so afraid

Why are we so afraid

Why are we so afraid

Why are we so afraid

Why are we so afraid