| I put the groceries down on the front lawn |
| And think maybe the children just want recognition |
| I wrote the fairytale on a midnight drive |
| Wanting to know if I’m more than alive |
| I torched the fields again |
| And killed an honest man |
| Now I understand Mother Nature |
| Watch me running head-first into the thorns |
| It’s like the lights are off but somebody’s home |
| Unwrap that tourniquet 'round the sun |
| Turn those subtle reds into neon |
| You’ll see the difference when it’s done |
| But I understand your hesitation |
| Come take a walk with me down billionaire’s row |
| Trying to keep our balance over zero |
| We’ll write the fairytale for the rest of our lives |
| Throwing the trash away one more time |
| Holding on to love like a stone |
| Melting down today for tomorrow’s |
| Covenant of the heart |
| You know it’s turbulent from the start |
| And I understand it’s not your nature |
| But you need a friend |
| To take you home |
| You’ve got to begin again |
| To open castle gates and let me go inside |
| And taste the bitter tea that won’t let you hide |
| Then we can take away as much as we can steal |
| Break all the precious bones before the guards appear |
| Before the fantasy is cast into the fire |
| And strike the temple bell to resonate |
| The covenant of the heart |
| You know what comes right after the dark |
| But I understand your hesitation |