Take Some Fire

When the weeping willow grants you

a place to grieve your loss

When the fire-crested healer sees your bones of shame

When the lowly worm turns silent in a pod of introspection

It's then you'll find a voice to reclaim

The weeping willow once lay choking with a deadly blight

And the fire-crested healer once lay frozen in the snow

You, too, will overcome, though your journey will be hard

And you must take some fire when you go

Celebrate your anger, and be baptized in your tears

For a wisdom lives within you, as only you can know

Prepare yourself for battle, and your flight into the storm

And you must take some fire when you go

When a thousand fallen heroes turn against you in the dark

And your guardian angels here on earth turn a

deaf ear towards your cries

When you perform great miracles that no one seems to see

And your good intentions fall by the wayside

When the ice you tread is fragile in the endless winter night

And below its frozen surface are the memories within

The water will still haunt you until you give it some release

As a wound must bleed to cleanse itself again

Celebrate your anger, and be baptized in your tears

For a wisdom lives within you, as only you can know

Prepare yourself for battle, and your flight into the storm

And you must take some fire when you go

Like the kindness of a stranger who sees you safely home

Your fury will propel you to that freedom you desire

That spark that once eluded you now illuminates your smile

And it comes when you take fire

When the need for instant comfort

leads you to the poisoned stream

As it strips you of your armor and lances you with pain

When the mask you wear of silence bears a stoic web of scars

And there are secrets you no longer can contain

When a phantom terror drains you of the life you never knew

When your spirit of survival is exhausted to the core

When the sadness of unlearning lies behind your tired eyes

Of one who's seen it all and then some more

Celebrate your anger, and be baptized in your tears

For a wisdom lives within you, as only you can know

Prepare yourself for battle, and your flight into the storm

And you must take some fire when you go

Like the kindness of a stranger who sees you safely home

Your fury will propel you to that freedom you desire

That spark that once eluded you now illuminates your smile

And it comes when you take fire

It comes when you take fire

It comes when you take fire

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Lyrics submitted by Kristen Malone.