That open flame has burned before
Yet here it comes again
That sacrificial self-destruction
Because maybe this time is the one
When I control the spreading blaze
Just look away
Remember how it went before
Those ashes hard to rise from
The scars from burns long left behind
The sparks that catch every so often
Don’t throw yourself into the path
Don’t be the food that ignites an inferno
Let it be fanned by someone else
It’s not yours to control