I Fed Them Fire

Burn this house down to the ground
I'm not fooling anyone anymore
I hear the voices - they're screaming endlessly
I'm not fooling anyone anymore

The site is that of a plane crash
Wreckage lines the streets
Patrons kick balls of tar
The house lay smoldering
Still the stairs remain intact
Although they lead to nowhere

I'm not fooling anyone anymore

This isn't how it was supposed to end
She says, tearful - favoring her left arm
We cry in each other's embrace, falling asleep

The house is tall, they say
Some say it's more like a castle
The house does not have a single brick out of place
The house is sacred; it is an art form
And forever we've wondered where it came from

The house does not shift and it does not sway
Nor will it shout and scare rotten children away
The house however does have a mind of its own
The house is sacred; it is an art form

I'm not fooling anyone anymore

I'm selling my bones to make ends meet
Just unsure if it'll be enough for me
I'm breaking my nose to join you
Just unsure if it'll be enough for me

The open flame floods into my lungs
I am sinking I cannot breathe!
Oh! Desirable passionate lover!
If I find my way up the stairs
And if I asked you again about my meaning
Would you lose your patience
Or understand that I am a man of conviction?

And if you were all alone and drowning
Would I stop singing and try to help you?
Would I stop acting like I'm all perfect
And do something to save you?

But I'm not fooling anyone
I wouldn't do any of those things

I'm a terrible man and I've done terrible things
I can't be stopped; no I won't be stopped

This is just the beginning; there's no end in sight
I can't be stopped; no I'll never be stopped

I've hurt the ones I love I've hurt the ones I hate
I can't be stopped; No I won't be stopped

I won't be forgiven but I won't be forgotten
I won't be stopped; No I'll never be stopped

Among these leaves you and I we're spent
I've seen the storm brewing
It's in every face that passes me by
It's in every eye every brow;
It's in how we can never be complete

These people - they want me dead
They want me to leave this town
But no one will know
Unless you burn my house down

I'll never be stopped

This flood will take me away
This fire will create change
It's so hard to tread with such a weary head
I fed them fire I led them to death

To the sea of flame I resign myself and behold its waves
From the beach and its inviting arms
Sea breathing broad convulsively this storm will take me away

I'm not fooling anyone anymore

The house is on fire and people gather 'round
To see the ashes of this castle burning down
Burning down burning down burning down into the ground

I fed them fire I led them to death

You couldn't kill me not even if you tried
There is danger in poison there is danger everywhere

I'm a goddamn fool I'm not fooling anyone
I'm a goddamn fool I'm not fooling anyone
And you can't punish me cuz you haven't won

There is danger in poison there is danger everywhere
And I won't be stopped; no I'll never be stopped

Praying for heaven is no option
When you've never believed in it
Or felt you deserved to know

The stairs remain intact but they lead to nowhere
This is the place where I found Jesus
The same place where I tried to end my life
The same place where I am whole
The only place that feels like home

The house was a sanctuary
Now it cries for rebirth of which we cannot guarantee

I fed them fire I led them to death

God, you told me it'd be the same if I were a murderer or a saint
You told me it'd be the same if I were a murderer or a saint
You told me it'd be the same if I were a murderer or a saint

But I'm not fooling anyone anymore

This is the end
Follow the stairs they'll lead you there
This is the end
Follow the stairs they'll lead you there