Tinderbox

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We know how this starts We know how it spreads A little more heat And we’re over the edge Don’t give it fuel Don’t give it air One careless spark And it’s everywhere Something still warm Can wait underneath Quiet as ash With the fire still beneath What looks burnt out Can wake in the night One breath too close And it’s back to life [Pre-Chorus] Look twice, look twice Before you let it go Keep a little distance When the temperature grows If it catches hold It can run through it all Know when to step away Know when to make the call [Chorus] Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t give it a spark Tinderbox, tinderbox Some things burn in the dark Tinderbox, tinderbox Let the temperature fall Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t let it take it all (Don’t let it take it all) [Verse 2] Clear what can catch Before the heat arrives Leave enough space And something might survive Cut a clean line Don’t let it cross What starts out small Can leave nothing but loss Smoke comes first Before you see the flame By the time it turns black It has already changed What it touches once Doesn’t always come back Some marks stay behind Long after the ash [Pre-Chorus] Look twice, look twice Before you let it go Keep a little distance When the temperature grows If it catches hold It can run through it all Know when to step away Know when to make the call [Chorus] Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t give it a spark Tinderbox, tinderbox Some things burn in the dark Tinderbox, tinderbox Let the temperature fall Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t let it take it all [Bridge] When you see the signs Don’t wait for the flame Move out of its path Before it comes again Give it no fuel Give it room to die Some things look harmless Right before they ignite What looks like nothing Can travel unseen Find something dry And get in between One moment of heat Can alter the ground And some fires keep moving Without making a sound [Break] Heat makes heat Fire makes fire Feed it enough And it only climbs higher Leave it unfed Let the temperature fall Not every spark Has to catch at all [Final Chorus] Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t give it a spark Tinderbox, tinderbox Some things burn in the dark Tinderbox, tinderbox Let the temperature fall Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t let it take it all Tinderbox, tinderbox Keep a line between Tinderbox, tinderbox Leave somewhere untouched, clean Tinderbox, tinderbox Let the danger pass Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t be the one who strikes the match [Outro] Embers stay warm Long after the glow What looks like nothing Can still take hold Leave it unfed Leave it alone Let the heat fall Before it gets home Tinderbox Tinderbox Not every spark Has to catch