Try Not
John Thomason
The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.com
The flames licked up the terrestrial trash Engulfing the eternal past The mighty, haughty idolizers Of death and misery Feel the heat in your breath And curse your infantile idleness Caress the burns upon your chest Where you hide incendiary memories "Try not to wake up on fire!" That was your admonishment As I embraced intemperance We emptied every flask Talking after class And left them piled around the pyre Then you carelessly cast your cigarette Into the kerosene cabaret darkness Saying "try not to wake up on fire!" Hear the incandescent, infernal crack Of the flaming whip of Sycorax The revenge you dreamt of now has passed To ashes it was returned Every party, every rave You ruined, you could not behave Tried to sterilize it with the flame But only your throat was burned "Try not to wake up on fire!" That was your admonishment As I embraced intemperance We emptied every flask Talking after class And left them piled around the pyre Then you carelessly cast your cigarette Into the kerosene cabaret darkness Saying "try not to wake up on fire!" Late night drunk texts that I try to forget Every haunting memory Expanding, dilating Drawing me back To some ashen time "Try not to wake up on fire!" That was your admonishment As I embraced intemperance We emptied every flask Talking after class And left them piled around the pyre Try not to wake up on fire Remember that you won't recognize her You forsook that fleshly empire Extinguished with the calamity of a cinder Like, why do I even own a smartphone or a computer? Maybe the Luddites were right Maybe this all was a mistake You know it all was just a mistake I shouldn't have done this I shouldn't have done this You were right You were right about me
Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!
Citation
Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Try Not Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric-lf/3476237/John+Thomason/Try+Not>.
Discuss the Try Not Lyrics with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In