I Won't Be Burned II

when i said i won't be burned what did i know?

as my mouth produced the words i felt the glow

and her fire so invisible it first began to show

and i was blind but now i see that i'm much blinder than i used to be

i said i won't be burned how could i tell

that my words were but a curse to cast that spell

as my limbs began to bend i counted every leaf that fell

i was tall but now i know that i'm much smaller and i'll have to grow

i said i won't be burned and i was bold

but the tables have been turned and i've been told

by a voice as clear as crystals on the moon and twice as old

that i'll never sleep again the way i used to sleep back when you heard me weep

i wont' be burned in such a tone

that i reap the dying seeds that i have sown

and the honey just goes bitter when i feed myself alone

and i was wise but what'd i think

i'd be a fool to ever think i won't be burned

when i said i won't be burned how i was wrong

and i knew i had it coming all along

there's a place i cannot reach but i believe i once belonged

and i was high when i was there and i had angels in my hair

until i said i won't be burned and now they're gone

so i found the point that's farthest from the sun

and the absence of all light can strike the fear in anyone

and i was strong but now i'm weak i'd be a fool to ever think

i won't be burned