I'm stirring up the ashes
Of an old flame of mine
Stomping any ember
That may still be left behind
If I find the spark still glowing
From the love that we once knew
Then I'll keep stirring ashes
Till I've forgotten you
When flames of love are leaping
They seem to seek the sky
But a wisp of wilting water
Was your each and every lie
The flame that once was raging
Has simmered to the ground
And I'm stirring ashes
To be sure you're not around
I'm stirring up the ashes
From an old love affair
To be certain nothing lingers
To be sure that I don't care
A coal left unattended
May be tempted by the wind
To flame up in a romance
That I never want again
I was just a sacrifice
To your lover's power
A lamb led to the slaughter
As my hopes reach high and higher
Something subtle may be buried
In those ashes deep and gray
So I'll keep stirring ashes
To be sure you stay away