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A Fire I Kept by ALO album cover

A Fire I Kept

by ALO

Lyrics
Standing like a soldier in a bulletproof vest
Trying to pick the lock on a treasure chest
Caught up in the fire of an endless quest before his eyes
When he was a kid he caught his first glimpse
Though nothing in the world could prepare him for this
When he realized what he saw was the mast of a ship he almost cried

This is the reason, the reason we came to find
This is the reason waiting all this time

In the back of my mind is a fire I kept
With the hope that somehow we might all make it back
On a rolling current pulling you
Away from all you thought was true
Holding your breath until you fall right through

Was a voice in my head from when I was a kid
Told me to do and I did what it said
I wanted to run but I found in the end that
You can't run from your heart

Your heart

Pieces of the puzzle on the living room floor
Know that once upon a time there was a door
That opened up to places that you once adored in our dreams
Pieces of a puzzle playing hide and go seek
Hiding with the rags under the kitchen sink
Someone's in the room but you don't make a peep, you hear them say

This is the reason, the reason we came to find
This is the reason waiting all this time

In the back of my mind is a fire I kept
With the hope that somehow we might all make it back
On a rolling current pulling you
Away from all you thought was true
Holding your breath until you fall right through

Was a voice in my head from when I was a kid
Told me to do and I did what it said
I wanted to run but I found in the end that
You can't run

Was a voice in my head from when I was a kid
Told me to do and I did what it said
I wanted to run but I found in the end that
You can't run
From your heart

From your heart

From your heart

From your heart

From your heart

From your heart

From your heart

From your heart

From your heart

From your heart

From your heart