Hope From Ashes

There was mutiny in my heart
I did more than rock the boat
I threw you overboard
I took the wheel
I charted my course
I ran aground
I wrecked the ship
And set it ablaze
And I escaped
As one through the flames

The flames - they ate what was left
Greedily licking up all that remained
Matchstick pride and carelessness
An explosive combination
Wreaking utter destruction
Beyond what I could have imaginedI played with more than fire
And ashes mark the grave
Of all that was good - that could have been
Which I destroyed today

But somehow on this forsaken isle
You are already here
And sing a song of my redemption 
It rings faintly in my ears
And somewhere in the distance
A bell is rolling my doom
But it chimes in perfect harmony
With your ever growing tune
And as I sit upon the ash heap
And stare out at the sea
Each crashing wave and rising swell
Sings out your melody

And my heart begins repeating 
The redemption song I hear
And my mind - it starts believing
All the music that I hear
And my spirit - it is rising
Like a Phoenix at rebirth
And my soul is now reprising
And my being filled with mirth

For what burned today, though painful
Was fully worth the loss
You were taking what seemed shameful
And scraping off the dross
You were drawing hope from ashes
As only you can do
You were burning up the last of me
And replacing it with you