Rise & Fall

Our defenses open
Our motives are shot
This hush of the heart seems too much to keep
It’s gathered here and wakening me
It’s stealing with fear that’s reaching in
And pulling out with every beat
Resounding loud and clear, but only to me
In this confiding pulse
I’ll find a way to keep it all confined
It’s reminding me and always surrounding me
Past pictures will keep me
From being the man I could be
Burn out and I’ll burn now
I’ll carry this burden of memory
A name that lingers on a blank face
Can never fill a heart that’s sinking fast
And hurting to feel
It’s falling so fast now
To never rise again
We all burn out
We all rise and fall
We all burn now