Fire and Ice

[Verse 1] I’ve seen a kiss land soft as rain In a mouth that knew how to sharpen pain Seen mercy rise with a split lip smile Seen fury sit still for a little while There’s a chapel and a wrecking ball Both pulling weight in us all Some nights I pray, some nights I reach For the oldest match within my teeth [Pre-Chorus] I wanted one name One clean divide But the truth has always Carried both sides [Chorus] Fire and ice Living under one skin One hand on the door One hand striking flint Fire and ice That’s the beautiful cost Of being made to love And still be capable of loss Fire and ice [Verse 2] I’ve worn calm like a pressed white shirt While a black tide moved under the words I’ve held my child with a shaking jaw Felt terror and wonder at once, in awe I used to think healing meant choosing one Be the moon or be the sun But maybe grace is a stranger art Letting both weather move through the heart [Pre-Chorus] Not every shadow Means I’m unmade Not every spark Needs to become a blaze [Chorus] Fire and ice Living under one skin One hand on the door One hand striking flint Fire and ice That’s the beautiful cost Of being made to love And still be capable of loss Fire and ice [Bridge] I am not ruined By contradiction Not false For having both There’s a river in the nerve And winter in the bone And I’ve spent half my life Trying to exile one from the other [Final Chorus] Fire and ice Maybe that’s the design A little holy water A little gasoline Fire and ice No need to cut it apart I can carry the flame Without burning the heart Fire and ice [Outro]