Cigarettes - Illy, Hue Blanes

He draws out, the cigarette smoke trail spins

Thoughts crowd the room till' it’s only him

He feels it, lives for it, spent half a life pushing it forward

What he wouldn’t give for it

Saw naysayers put in their places

Feels like he’s scaling foothills to greatness

Holding all four aces, he braced for the next few years being some for the ages

No time to heed, pride comes before the fall

For now he shines.

all rose, no thorn

Full bloom like his plans fool proof

High noon, sun beaming, spoke too soon

The dark clouds scream towards his door

And a house of cards can’t stand in a storm

Wind picked up, sunshine stopped

The world came down with the very first drop

So light me up like a cigarette and just let me burn

Catch fire and burn, catch fire and burn

Light a spark and ignite it

In the dark, so when I’m no more

They’ll know I was here, so let me just burn

He still gunning, beaten but refused to be broken

What some call delusional

What others call focus man

He’s focused, came back for the re up

Now’s not the time to kick back with his feet up

Stands in the rain with his face to the heavens and his arms outstretched from

the pain that he let in

World keep kickin' hard, ain’t gonna get him

He’s willin to fight and die for the path that he heads in

And that’s a bittersweet faith

Knowin' highs and lows will come boy but them’s the breaks

It’s pride it’s madness, it’s seein' what others can only imagine and then

reachin' out to grab it

And sayin «I can say whatever comes hapens

But I follow my heart goddamn it»

Exposing reality to magic

It’s hope, that’s all it is

He walked through fire, Its all he came back with, saying

So light me up like a cigarette and just let me burn

Catch fire and burn, catch fire and burn

Light a spark and ignite it

In the dark, so when I’m no more

They’ll know I was here, so let me just burn

Come what may some memories fade

But some stay as vivid as the moment they were made

Dreams of the days where he stood like a mountain

It’s been a while since then but who’s countin'?

He lies awake, lies in wait

For the light of the mornin' to bless him and shine again

Summon the rise of the fallen

Laces tied, comeback trail still walkin'

Lives for it, lifetime on a mish for it man

There ain’t thing he didn’t give for it

Make a bet til' his last sun sets

He’ll be pushin' for the light mate he ain’t done yet

Head held high slow danced through his hell

Still a point there gotta prove to himself

And, the beat drops same songs on next

So he sparks up a cigarette takes a deep breath and says

So light me up like a cigarette and just let me burn

Catch fire and burn, catch fire and burn

Light a spark and ignite it

In the dark, so when I’m no more

They’ll know I was here, so let me just burn

So light me up like a cigarette and just let me burn

Catch fire and burn, catch fire and burn

Strike a spark and ignite it

In the dark, so when I’m no more

They’ll know I was here, so let me just burn

Let me burn

Let me burn