Arsonist's Lullabye

Album: Hozier (2014)
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  • When I was a child, I heard voices
    Some would sing and some would scream
    You soon find you have few choices
    I learned the voices died with me

    When I was a child, I'd sit for hours
    Staring into open flame
    Something in it had a power
    Could barely tear my eyes away

    All you have is your fire
    And the place you need to reach
    Don't you ever tame your demons
    But always keep 'em on a leash

    When I was 16, my senses fooled me
    Thought gasoline was on my clothes
    I knew that something would always rule me
    I knew the scent was mine alone

    All you have is your fire
    And the place you need to reach
    Don't you ever tame your demons
    But always keep 'em on a leash

    When I was a man I thought it ended
    When I knew love's perfect ache
    But my peace has always depended
    On all the ashes in my wake

    All you have is your fire
    And the place you need to reach
    Don't you ever tame your demons
    But always keep 'em on a leash Writer/s: ANDREW HOZIER BYRNE
    Publisher: IPRS, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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