I’m cold. I’ve been told
you are the one who can make me feel bold
Tongues of fire nobody can escape from you.
Warm wood, golden sand,
so much power in the palm of my hand
watch them run watch them all run away from you,
Who said the past is dead?
You get the shovel and you find it, find it
It’s only bones, but bones hold
the truth for us where we can find it find it.
Your fingers read the bones like braille
the facts pile up until they fill the jail
Tongues of fire nobody can escape from you.
A lick for a lick, a lie for a lie
You’ll stand as my stick when I testify.
Watch them run watch them all run away from you.
A powdered form of confidence, I hold it in my hand
Sometimes lies will break like glass and crumble into sand
Well I don’t know, but I’ve been told
You are the man who can make me feel bold
Fill the skies with gold and drive away the blue.
Your fire it comes from down below
You keep shady friends who are in the know now
Watch them run watch them all run away from you.
You follow crumbling pavement to the baddest parts of down
Your hand it holds a notebook where you write each rumor down
You take the stand. You shine like fire.
Speaking truth or lies as the moment requires.
Golden angels bow their heads in awe of you.
20 years to life, no that’s not enough
Thought they’d never see a good man who was tough.
Tongues of fire nobody can escape from you.