[intro]
Sit with the flame ‘til the wick says when
Fed by the loss, not the where or the win
Truth ain’t deep, it’s juss dumb it's juss near
In the breath, in the blink, in the muddled fear

[verse 1]
Cup full of nothin’, sip slow, taste fate
Chasin’ some peace like it owes me, mate
Clouds don’t answer, but the puddle knows
Reflections lie while they wear my clothes

I walked through fire with a grin and some tea
Burnt both lips tryna sip belief
Let go, they say, like ain't that neat
But I’m stitched to the itch by the prayer beneath

[pre-chorus]
Mind like a maze in a paper bag
Breath go deep, but the thoughts come back
Truth ain’t loud, it’s the space between
The word I said and the one I mean

[chorus]
Burn me slow, make the fire wise
Carve my name in the smoke, not skies
Ashes fall in the shape of me
Purpose ain’t found, it’s what you bleed

Fill my bowl with empty things
Hunger’s a bell when the silence rings
Sip what’s left of the echo’s song
Suffering taught me where I’m from

[verse 2]
Big man talk with a pebble tongue
Flexed on fate, got a lesson sung
Humbled fast like a monk with rent
Chose stillness ‘cause the war was spent

I bowed to a lamp post, thanked the fog
Made peace with the glitch in good
Still search deep like a lost regret
Found a pearl in this cigarette

[bridge]
I don’t want grace, I want real
I don’t want hope, I wanna feel
I don’t want faith, I wanna fall
I don’t want gold, I want it all

[chorus]
Burn me slow, make the fire wise
Carved my name in the smoke, not skies
Ashes fall in the shape of me
Purpose ain’t found, it’s what you bleed

Fill my bowl with empty things
Let the silence crown the king
I came with a wound and left with a grin
Still sufferin' but I let light in

[outro]
Hunger makes a better God
Than comfort ever did

Empty Bowl

Very little is ever just one thing...

--BEWARE--
Unearned Wisdom
-and-
Smiling Glad-Hands

Empty Bowl

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