A Hero En Route - Thick As Thieves

Nothing stirs in a fire besides your right to burn
We all have certain desires when will we ever learn
My air has kept them in, thin lines so thin
My air has kept them in, thin lines so thin
I could spend my days caged and never chew through wire
I have breath that won't rest until my chest retires
There's no halls in this house, will find a short way out
The worn out motor and wheels outside are leaving now
I paid the toll for your thoughts, a crash course for diamond rings
I gave you more for the price, I gave you everything
Finding new ways to use the tools I've always had
Leaving hammer and nails inside your rusty shed

So heed the telephone sting within this stark request
I've been forever blessed, and so forever blessed
So keep your passionate pride inside your makers best
Inside a lover rests, inside a stranger rests
Lost and clenching her arm there born your mothers nerve
So sick of sharpening knives they got what they deserve
My air has kept them in, thin lines so thin
My air has kept them in, thin lines so thin
We bought the secret of strife from an older friend
He sent a box with a bow with words to let him in

So heed the telephone sting within this stark request
I've been forever blessed, and so forever blessed
So keep your passionate pride inside your makers best
Inside a lover rests, inside a stranger rests
Found you in the brickyard you were a hundred birds
Turning all the the concrete into spoken words
Painted on the lake rocks where you tried your luck
Shuffled to the west end where your feet got stuck

So heed the telephone sting within this stark request
I've been forever blessed, and so forever blessed
So keep your passionate pride inside your makers best
Inside a lover rests, inside a stranger rests

They sent the gifts with no meaning; we sent it back with a purpose
You then stood beneath the wake, so your reflection could surface