Ode to Ashes

We left the house as the day broke, late
Sunlight burns hungover eyes
I saw the matches within his hand
I didn't mean to be a passer-by

Remembered only through your demise
In the flick of a match, a stranger dies

He stood there, by the car "a man"
We could see you laid down inside
His hands were shaking as he poured
Gasoline in the passager side

Bye bye
Bye bye darling
I'm sorry I never i never knew your name
Bye bye
Bye bye darling
As we watched you go up in flames

The morning sun fell on the square
We shared cigarettes and watched
The flames lighting up your hair
You burned away in the parking lot

The burning flesh distorts my eyes
The smell of petrol twists my mind before I die
(before I die)
I hear the laughter through the roar
A small town shakes just like before
It calls me ashes, ode to ashes

Bye bye
Bye bye darling
I'm sorry I never i never knew your name
Bye bye
Bye bye darling
As we watched you go up in flames
Bye bye
Bye bye darling
I'm sorry I never i never knew your name
Bye bye
Bye bye darling
As we watched you go up in flames