Burning Jacob's Ladder

Dreams stripped down beyond firelight
I would go over but my only coat's off-white
And seein' things unreal
God knows what that stain
And what comes crawling back again

Tears a harbor
Down to the thorny altar
I'm afraid I might fade away

It's still of blood we sing and burn
A thousand blackbirds on a string return
There's a solitary sun to lie
Gone without the chosen one, goodbye

Ashes scatter
Burning Jacob's ladder
I'm afraid I might fade away

Rage untethered
A soulless stormy desert I'm
I'm afraid I might fade away