From the recording In The Afterlife Of Promises
The son looks back on a lifetime of crushes and loves—from a distant teacher to a best friend’s sister to a redheaded girl who reinvented herself—seeing them all as a mix of burning desire and cold distance. Now standing at the edge of “life & death” with someone who says she’s his, he still feels like he’s auditioning for adulthood, longing to be loved enough to finally feel like a king. Hey, that sounds like me.
Lyrics
Fire & ice
Like the teacher I had a crush on
No surprise
By the time I saw she was long gone
O but I’ll always recall that mood
Cos I’m still auditioning for adulthood
Heaven & hell
The elder sister of my best friend
In love I fell
Though I didn’t know what it meant
O but I keep dreaming of a new start
Cos I still dot my I’s with a big big heart
The redheaded girl who hid her eyes behind a faint smile
Became a bee-hived blonde who wore her makeup in style
A one-girl group who cried a heartbreak hotel of fame
In the end she could look in the mirror without shame
Fire & ice
Fire & ice
Fire & ice
Life & death
With the woman who says she’s mine
No more breath
Guess we reached the end of the line
O but I still need to hear her sing
Cos all I want is to feel like a king
Fire & ice
Fire & ice
Fire & ice