A subtle yet intense lyrical story adds to the dark piano composition.

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Open Fire


Re-enter the scene
Who is helping me?
His body lying cold
The terror I never told


Premonitions in a record store
A song in my head I've never hummed before
Connections coming together slowly
The princess meets the great big pea


Open fire--I know when your light's gone out
Everyone has heard, the word is out
And if you could swallow us whole


And every cloud I step on is the wrong one
I still owe him an "I love you,"
Will it get through?


The only one who could guide her back to shore
Not sure who I feared for more
We don't die like stars
We are never warned
We don't notice 'til the sky is less adorned


Open fire--I know when your light's gone out
Everyone has heard, the word is out
And if you could swallow us whole


And the question I always to seem to ask
Is did I miss my chance?
To do all that I could
Would he have done what he should


Open fire--I know when your light's gone out
Everyone has heard, the word is out
And if you could swallow us whole


Open fire--I know when your light's gone out
Everyone has heard, the word is out
And if you could swallow us whole


(Firemen on one knee
Talking the kittens down from the tree
I'll get her a glass of water
If it helps
If it helps)


All lyrics and music © Sarah Wheeler 2004