Fire & Embers

Fire and embers in smoke rising
The flames lift them higher like hot air balloons
As they float on, what insight we can learn
From the few moments they live life alight
After remembering these words I can hear myself singing

I couldn't be everything that you wanted
I couldn't see the shore to which you pointed

When I was younger I was but a seed
Now that I'm older, well, I'm a bigger seed
But one with a harder shell indeed
And when I'm older I'll happily leave
Start my own family beneath the leaves
Under loving eaves
A welcoming shadow never offered to me

I couldn't be everything that you wanted
I couldn't see the shore to which you pointed
I couldn't be every thing you demanded
And if it was me I would be disappointed

So I found brothers with afflictions familiar
We affirmed each other to work and to pray harder
We'd honor the memory of our sisters and our mothers
And dig a deep deep grave for the baggage from our fathers
As the bonfire grew hotter and our spirits lifted higher
I saw a dangerous look and heard a vindictive laughter
Seeking man's favor is no path to a savior
Seeking man's favor is no path to a savior

Fire and embers in smoke rising
The flames lift them higher like hot air balloons
As they float on, what insight we can learn
From the few moments they live life alight