Firecracker

first, very rough draft

Lyrics

your brand of choice is flying off the shelf
you might've stood in line to pay for yourself
the same little red rockets that everyone launches

a slow explosion
has you in its clutches
by day you sit in your cube
and dream where you'll blow up
by night you watch the wick as it burns out

oh oh oh

pull another yesterday off the calendar
the sun through the window turns into a blur
shake your hair into your face so no one sees how your eyes burn

another four-alarm morning
another day of earning
pushing buttons on a screen
secretly you send a message
if there's a trace, a comet trail
somewhere in space, you'll get there
you'll get away someday
you're burning up either way

oh oh oh

you know
you glow
my firecracker
you tear
the air
with every sigh
when you send the shuttle up
set to self-destruct
it's the prettiest ending
i've ever seen

sweep up the ashes and start it all again
reading the stars for any notice of when
when you're sparkling you think flying too high would suit you

the pacific ocean
stands no chance to douse you
you built a tower of light
and collapse it with sound
you go up until you burn to the ground

Music

Chords

a: C, E, Am, F (?) x 4 b: C x 4, E x 4, Am x 4, F x 4, ", ", ", B7 x 4, G x 4 c: F (?), G, C, C, F, G, C, E, F, G, C, E, F, G, C, C

Structure

a-b-a-b-b-c-a-b-c

Author's Notes

the subject of this song upsets me so much, but i think that's not coming through enough in the lyrics. i have been having trouble writing songs that i like, lately. meh.