he draws out, the cigarette smoke trail spins thoughts crowd the room, till its only him he feels it, he lives for it spent half a life pushing it forward, what he wouldn't give for it saw naysayers put in their places feel like he's scaling the foothills of greatness holding all four aces, he braced for the next few years being some for the ages no time to heed, pride come before the fall for now he shines, all rose, no thorn full bloom, like his plan fool proof high noon sun beaming, spoke to soon the dark clouds scream towards his door and a house of cards, it cant stand in the storm wind picked up, sunshine stopped the world came down with the very first drop. . light me up, like a cigarette and just let me burn, catch fire, and burn, and catch fire light a spark, and ignite it in the dark so when im no more theyl know i was here before, so just let me burn he still gunning, beaten but refused to be broken what some call delusional others call focus nah he focussed, came back for the re up nows not the time to kick back with his feet up stands in the rain with his face to the heavens and his arms outstretched from the pain that he let in world keep kicking hard, aint gonna get him he's willing to fight and die for the path that he heads in and thats a bittersweet faith knowing high and lows will come boy but them's the breaks its pride, its madness, its seeing what others can only imagine and then reaching out to grab it saying "i can say that whatever comes happens but i followed my heart my goddamn it" exposing reality to magic its hope, and thats all it is, he walked through fire and its all he came back with, saying . light me up, like a cigarette and just let me burn, catch fire, and burn, and catch fire light a spark, and ignite it in the dark so when im no more theyl know i was here before, so just let me burn come what may, some memories fade but some stay as vivid as the moment they were made dreams of the days where he stood like a mountain its been a while since then but who's counting he lies awake, lies in wait, for the light of the morning to bless him, and shine again summon the rise of the fallen laces tied, comeback trail still walking lives for it, lifetime on the mish for it man, there aint a thing he didn't give for it but make a bet till his last sun sets hel be pushing for the light, matey aint done yet head held high slow danced through his hell still a point there he gotta prove to himself and, the beat drops, same songs on next so he sparks up a cigarette, takes a deep breath . light me up, like a cigarette and just let me burn, catch fire, and burn, and catch fire light a spark, and ignite it in the dark so when im no more theyl know i was here before, so just let me burn