Tiger in a Burning Tree

A friend of mine woke me up to tell me about his dream

All the lights in the world went black

He felt like a tiger in a burning tree

It was like he was late for something that he did not want to see

His life looks better on paper

He lives like a tiger in a burning tree

Blow out the candles and make a wish

I heard about a woman from a city in the south

She lost her god when the bottom fell out

She sold her life to the deep blue sea

She left a message for the world to see

She knows now what it's like to be

A tiger in a burning tree

Close your eyes and take a big deep breath

Blow out the candles and make a wish

When I was a child I painted my toys

Angel blue, devil red

I broke them into pieces

Set them on fire

And shoved them under my bed

I never learned how to play nice with all the other kids

I never learned how to draw inside the lines

I probably never will

Close your eyes and take a big deep breath

Imagine a world so much better than this

Now close your eyes and jump to a place you're afraid to be

Then you can tell me what it feels like

To be a tiger in a burning tree