Maude - Mideau

I watched in awe of the violent flames

It was a work of art, my focus hard to break

I rebuilt the boards that fell apart

from a swing set marked in chalk on Central Park

Maude, you made me cry —

I was only six years old

Maude, you left me alone —

it was much too hard, you know

So let’s go back before it started

You make them work for what they want to hear

Your feet in the fire

I’m on my way to find some answers

in the ashes on the avenues

With fear in your eyes

I barely know it anymore

The incidental truth of things once hoped for

A flashlight in force reveals a face

That had a voice, but never had a name

Maude, you made me cry —

I was only six years old

Maude, you left me alone —

it was much too hard, you know

So let’s go back before it started

You make them work for what they want to hear

Your feet in the fire

I’m on my way to find some answers

in the ashes on the avenues

With fear in your eyes

So let’s go back before it started

You make them work for what they want to hear

Your feet in the fire

I’m on my way to find some answers

in the ashes on the avenues

With fear in your eyes