Flares.
Did you lose what won't return?
Did you love but never learn?
The fire's out but still it burns
And no one cares, there's no one there
She ran towards her car the man following close behind.
He caught up and grabbed her hand. "You can't go there. It's not safe. Listen to me, we have to stay here."
She stopped and turned to him. "But they might- please, I- I need to."
He bowed his head and tugged her back inside.
Did you find it hard to breathe?
Did you cry so much that you could barely see?
You're in the darkness all alone
And no one cares, there's no one there
She cried into his arms. He bowed his head and held her tighter.
"It's my fault. They died because of me. It's all my fault."
"Shh, it's not. You couldn't do anything."
She sobbed harder into his shirt.
But did you see the flares in the sky?
Were you blinded by the light?
Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?
Did you, did you?
Did you see the sparks filled with hope?
You are not alone
'Cause someone's out there, sending out flares
"They're here to see you. They want to help. We all do."
She looked up at him and felt gratitude go through her. She's not as alone as she thought.
Did you break but never mend?
Did it hurt so much you thought it was the end?
Lose your heart but don't know when
And no one cares, there's no one there
It hurt knowing what had happened. They went to the funeral after. Both of them, together. Her 'adoptive' sister came, of course. With her own man too. She had gotten to know them too and was crying.
But did you see the flares in the sky?
Were you blinded by the light?
Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?
Did you, did you?
Did you see the sparks filled with hope?
You are not alone
'Cause someone's out there, sending out flares
Someone's out there, sending out flares
She found out when they contacted her through a letter. Always tough. Always resourceful. When they discovered why she had left they hadn't been mad. They had been proud of her. 'My world saving sister.' They had laughed. She had told them it was for their parents and them. They smiled and asked her if it had anything to do with a certain Irishman she had met. The all-knowing sibling right again.
Did you lose what won't return?
Did you love but never learn?
She had promised that she wouldn't love anyone again. Not after their deaths. But then he came. His face covered, that older man came and stole her heart away from her.
But did you see the flares in the sky?
Were you blinded by the light?
Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?
Did you, did you?
Did you see the sparks filled with hope?
You are not alone
'Cause someone's out there, sending out flares
He stayed with her as she grieved and pushed others away. He muttered about know what it was like to loose family. He told her about him. About his own dead family.
Slowly she healed and let others in. He stayed with her the whole time.
But did you see the flares in the sky?
Were you blinded by the light?
Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?
Did you, did you?
Did you see the sparks filled with hope?
You are not alone
'Cause someone's out there, sending out flares
Ghastly Bespoke and Tanith Low. The beauty and the beast. The assassin and the tailor.