Linger

Take the fire
 And bend it into the shape of a child
 And let him sing
 What you've been trying to say for a while
 That there's nothing left
 No bodies to catch the heat of the flame
 There's nothing left
 And every word that's thrown becomes the same
 We made hammers
 To cave in the walls we chose to build
 I'll grasp them both
 Maybe you can honor the bearer of guilt
 But instead
 The white flag smothers the boy
 And shelters the lie
 You were only saved
 Cause you could not be destroyed
 One last time I'll
 Try to tame the beast without breaking skin
 But no solution
 Seems to ever let me in
 If I go on, I'll hold on
 With the weakest grip I can
 But neither warriors, nor humble words
 Can linger in this land