Rachael Kilgour - Heart on Fire

Heart on Fire

Tendon muscle bone When I’m alone
Sometimes I'll add up all the Parts that made you whole The flesh and cartilage
And all I know is
If we go to worms Or go to flames It’s all the same
It’s just an end and a beginning
No one’s lost and no one’s winning

So light the funeral pyre Heart literally on fire

Close your eyes, love Say goodbye, love Let it burn

Now you sit upon a shelf Inside a box, inside a house That you once built
With wood and plaster
Framing nails and window glass and I’m sure Mom will dust you off from time to time
And try her best
Not to think to hard about the ending

And the heat of the funeral pyre Your heart literally on fire

Close your eyes, love Say goodbye, love

A temple turned to ashes Mortal returned to earth
Someday we’ll sell the house We’ll move mom out
And someone new will
Chop the wood and clean the gutters Run the dehumidifier
And a body’s like a home It’s just a vessel overgrown
With all the love that you put in it Without borders love’s infinite

So light the funeral pyre Heart literally on fire

Close your eyes, love Say goodbye, love And let it burn

Smoke rise like memories Linger with me
But let it burn