Kerosene from West Yellowstone by Dylan Griggs

I lit a lantern for you
that I ended up using to find my way back
and got burnt out before it got seen
and one day, I'll go shopping for kerosene

My heartache will lessen with the size of my heart
and though that's a good fit, it doesn't feel good
and though I remember promising I would
I don't think I took care of myself.

And I still got that scar on the side of my thumb
that will always be there but it's healing up nice
from the same night that you borrow my knife
that you used without noticing the blood.

I lit a lantern for you
that I ended up using to find my way back
and got burnt out before it got seen
and one day, I'll go shopping for kerosene

I lost perspective as soon as I could
because my vision has never been great
and though starting now is starting too late
I have learned to play it by ear.

And it'd be romantic to burn it all down
to shred every story and start again new
but I'm afraid that the way that I grew
means that I am sewn into these walls.

I lit a lantern for you
that I ended up using to find my way back
and got burnt out before it got seen
and in the morning, I'll go shopping for kerosene

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