"The House We Built Is Burning" lyrics

So the story goes, I've heard it like a thousand times
Taking off our clothes won't fix what'd broken you and I
Sometimes, the beautiful changes in the blink of an eye
I wish we could make it, but, baby, no, we're not getting out alive

The house we built is burning, it's time to walk away
We've done all we can, now, there's nothing left to say
So, hold me as it falls down, tell me it's OK
Oh, before we go up in flames

The house we built is burning, burning, burning
The house we built is burning, yeah

So the story goes
The end is always hard to see
Choking on the smoke
There's nothing here for you and me

We're holding the matches
It happens, no, it's nobody's fault
When love turns to ashes
It's sad, but at least, we got to love it all

The house we built is burning, it's time to walk away
We've done all we can, now, there's nothing left to say
So, hold me as it falls down, tell me it's OK
Oh, before we go up in flames

The house we built is burning, burning, burning
The house we built is burning, yeah
The house we built is burning, burning, burning
The house we built is burning, yeah

I wish I could say something profound
Something that makes the pain sound like poetry
But the end of something isn't always the beginning
Sometimes it's tragic
Not all pain is meant for art
It doesn't have to be beautiful
It doesn't have to be anything
Sometimes, the best you can do is sit back and watch it burn