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