Story Behind The Song
Marriage ending
Song Description
The artist's attempt to catalague the inevitable breakdown of matrimonial harmony.
| Song Length |
3:36 |
Genre |
Country - General |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Shoes, Arrogance |
| Similar Artists |
Marc Cohn, Billy Joel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
DYIN' EMBERS
LOVE CAN START WITH
ONE TINY SPARK
FUELED BY BURNING DESIRE
TWO WOUNDED HEARTS
ALONE IN THE DARK
DESPERATELY FEEDING THE FIRE
ONCE IT'S IGNITED IT TAKES CONTROL
AND WE BELIEVE IT'LL BURN FOREVER
BUT IF LEFT UNATTENDED
THE FIRE GROWS COLD
AND LOVE IS JUST DYIN' EMBERS
TIME HAS A WAY
OF MAKIN' US PAY
FOR TAKIN' TOO MUCH FOR GRANTED
IT CAN BE ROUGH
TENDIN' TO LOVE
WHEN WE DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND IT
IT DON'T COME EASY
IT NEVER DOES
WE'VE GOTTA WORK TO KEEP IT TOGETHER
JUST STARTING THE FIRE
ISN'T ENOUGH
WHEN WE'RE DOWN TO DYIN' EMBERS
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THESE DYIN' EMBERS
WE CAN TRY AND REIGNITE IT
IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE
BUT WE CAN'T STAY UNDECIDED
'CAUSE TIME JUST WON'T WAIT
THEY DON'T COME EASY
THESE LESSONS IN LOVE
WE WERE MEANT TO ALWAYS REMEMBER
JUST STARTING THE FIRE
ISN'T ENOUGH
WHEN WE'RE DOWN TO DYIN' EMBERS
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THESE DYIN' EMBERS
Derrick Procell