Foundation to Firmament

Sit and warm up by the fire The room may be drafty But there's always space at the hearth Pour a glass of wine 'Cause sharing with guests Under winter skies brings us to life Pile up the ashes that fall from the sky Trade them for riches when coffers run dry Carve out a pound of your tenderest self The burden of vulnerability paid with your health Fall in, fall out Rise to the challenge but never make a stand The roots run deep So toe the line and pour the wine And kick up those weary legs to sleep Ooh when the shadows surge and the stars emerge And the milky way envelops me I am glad you share this vision Here by my side I can digest your epithet But the precedent is set Try to heed what's decreed But I'm overpowered I know the name of this game But the rules have all changed And the cast list reflects How the tables have turned Too cowardly to take a stand Relinquishing my upper hand But I've learned to never tie my worth To the order of my birth I am falling out of favour now And you're masking holier-than-thou But I still have my self-respect And though it hurts I could never accuse you of willful neglect Though I have wept I must accept When I have lost and I'm outstepped When heels keep digging in the ground I've made a choice to stop my voice From ringing truths; there is no use When heads are buried in the sand Grab a volume from the shelf The pages are dusty But edges still hunger for blood Now revel in our wealth Remember how lucky we made you Compared to the rest Rise to the challenge but never make a stand The roots run deep So toe the line and pour the wine And kick up those weary legs Though I've sworn that I'll never slip again The boundaries creep I've made my bed, and I'll see red But I cannot ever make that leap