All that glows May not grow I won't wax romantic But now I know When the glitter flares When it blinds and scares When you panic, You snuff it there. We were immature A pair of provocateurs Too scared to be the flame We were a candle Never quite a fire Flickering for a moment more than you could A moment more than you could handle Time is such a liar Long enough to burn Not to burn any higher We sparked and expired Leave it on the mantle We were a candle The smoke gets tough When the flame heats up We choke on shadows Hanging over us So douse it fast Don't stir the ash Better to smother Than repeat the past When we lost our mind We were pretty while we shined No blisters and no blame We were a candle Never quite a fire Flickering for a moment more than you could A moment more than you could handle Time is such a liar Long enough to burn Not to burn any higher We sparked and expired Leave it on the mantle We were a candle I was the ignitor Maybe it was you turned me into a fighter Maybe there was something Something more than desire We were a candle Never quite a fire Flickering for a moment more than you could A moment more than you could handle Time is such a liar Long enough to burn Not to burn any higher We sparked and expired Leave it on the mantle You were a candle