Peat Fire

Verse 1

Fingerpicked guitar and low voice

Your grandmother cut it from the bogStacked it by the gable wallSaid a flame is for the youngAn ember's for the ones who stayI didn't understand her then

Pre-Chorus

Anyone can burn too bright, loveI just want to keep you warm

Chorus

Love me like a peat fireLow and slow and never outSmoke in the curtains for daysLove me like a peat fire

Verse 2

Rain comes sideways off the AtlanticTakes the roof tiles, takes the roadWe sit with our boots offThe room smells like the ground

Pre-Chorus

Anyone can burn too bright, loveI just want to keep you warm

Chorus

Upright bass and slide guitar enter

Love me like a peat fireLow and slow and never outSmoke in the curtains for daysLove me like a peat fire

Bridge

Soft breathy falsetto, close and quiet

Let the others blaze and vanishWe'll still be glowing in the morning

Final Chorus

The band swells, warm and full

Love me like a peat fireLow and slow and never outSmoke in the curtains for daysLove me like a peat fireLove me like a peat fireLow and slow and never outSmoke in the curtains for yearsLove me like a peat fire