Ashes & Fire

Album: Ashes & Fire (2011)
Play Video
  • As he stared past the fire,
    His hunger to leave well it gnawed his poor heart alive,
    Her skin smelled like black cherry, blossom perfume,
    The sail boats they all sailed by
    And a river she cried.

    And the wind was suddenly sweeter? than Roosevelt pine,
    The windows broke out and the cigarette smoke drifted by,
    The bums on the bowery were swallowed in the lights as cars rumbled by in the night
    Screaming run for your life.

    With cool and silvery eyes
    And a heart was fit for desire,
    Drowned in a river of tears
    Oh a river? she cried left her with a heart
    Made of ashes and fire.

    One day there was a silence and it washed through the town,
    There was no reason to speak and no one made a sound,
    Her eyes were indigo and the cats were all calico
    And the sail boats they all sailed by
    And a river she cried.

    With cool and silvery eyes
    And a? heart that was fit for desire,
    Drowned in a river of tears
    Oh a river she cried left her with a heart
    Made of ashes and fire
    Ashes and fire
    Ashes and fire
    Ashes and fire Writer/s: RYAN ADAMS
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Gene Simmons of Kiss

Gene Simmons of KissSongwriter Interviews

The Kiss rocker covers a lot of ground in this interview, including why there are no Kiss collaborations, and why the Rock Hall has "become a sham."

Michael Schenker

Michael SchenkerSongwriter Interviews

The Scorpions and UFO guitarist is also a very prolific songwriter - he explains how he writes with his various groups, and why he was so keen to get out of Germany and into England.

Daniel Lanois

Daniel LanoisSongwriter Interviews

Daniel Lanois on his album Heavy Sun, and the inside stories of songs he produced for U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan.

Spooner Oldham

Spooner OldhamSongwriter Interviews

His keyboard work helped define the Muscle Shoals sound and make him an integral part of many Neil Young recordings. Spooner is also an accomplished songwriter, whose hits include "I'm Your Puppet" and "Cry Like A Baby."

Songs Discussed in Movies

Songs Discussed in MoviesSong Writing

Bridesmaids, Reservoir Dogs, Willy Wonka - just a few of the flicks where characters discuss specific songs, sometimes as a prelude to murder.

Max Cavalera of Soulfly (ex-Sepultura)

Max Cavalera of Soulfly (ex-Sepultura)Songwriter Interviews

The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.