Lyrics to A Fire In the Mine

I'm burnt out

like a corpse in a campfire

all I got is time

there is something

in the eyes of a child

it may rust and fade

but it can never die

if I knew then

everything that I know now

I'd never blink again

I'm caught in a nose dive

no one escapes

no one makes it out alive

just like a fire in the mines



you can't make me go home

I don't need a hand to hold

when I'm ready to go

you will be the first to know

and I will see that this place

is laid to waste

ain't it a shame



I've been wearing

my heart taped on my sleeve

I'm not afraid of the dark

but I'm wary of sleep

I'm dried up

like the corpse of a vampire

time is on my side

I know I am burning

I can't feel the flames

but you can see the smoke for miles

just like a fire in the mine



you can't make me go home

I don't need a hand to hold

when I'm ready to go

you will be the first to know

hell no

I won't do what I'm told

'cuz I know

I'll be dead before im old

and I will see that this place

is laid to waste

ain't it a shame

ain't it a shame

ain't it a shame

maybe I'm to blame



I've changed now

like it's the curse of the full moon

the night is mine

I'm like a werewolf

with the mind of a child

you can plead and cry

all I can do is smile

if I could teach you

everything that I know now

you'd never breathe again

we've been stepping on landmines

we've made mistakes

and now we're gonna fucking die

a bullet between the eyes



you can't make me go home

I don't need a hand to hold

when I'm ready to go

you will be the first to know

and I will see that this place

is laid to waste

and they will rue the day

as we dance upon thier graves

ain't it a shame

baby not to me