Piece by piece, and bit by bit I'll break this down for you, real slow But I can't whisper all of this And I can't seem to let this go So I'll watch the matches, turn to ashes I'll watch the matches, turn to ashes I can tell as you turn, I smell the sulfur so clear And fire's a beautiful sound And the wings that you burn turn to ashes my dear And ashes just fall to the ground Yeah we're only ashes Part by part and inch by inch You'll have your mile when its through Incinerate what's left of this And torch the part of me that's you So I'll watch the matches, turn to ashes I can tell as you turn, I smell the sulfur so clear And fire's a beautiful sound And the wings that you burn turn to ashes my dear And ashes just fall to the ground Yeah we're only ashes I can tell as you turn, I smell the sulfur so clear And fire's a beautiful sound And the wings that you burn turn to ashes my dear And ashes just fall to the ground Yeah we're only ashes