Lyrics

It takes you by surprise every day
When dusk turns all colors to gray
The tide of sleep sweeps you away
Before you can brace yourself

It seeps under cracks in your doors
Gets under your skin through your pores
The subtle encroachment of war
Before you can brace yourself

Fire burns up while it warms you
And smolders after it's gone
Remember - It's not when the light goes out
It's what you do while it's on
So brace yourself

Once you made wonderful plans
Yeah, you cupped the moon in your hands
Then dropped it for daily demands
Before you could brace yourself

Fire burns up while it warms you
And smolders after it's gone
Remember - It's not when the light goes out
It's what you do while it's on
While it's on

Everyone knows
Everyone knows the light will go out
But no one knows when
No one knows when until it's too late
Don't waste your time
Stop wasting your time

A bear doesn't need to be brave
To sleep for six months in a cave
Imagine the time that you saved
When you could have braced yourself

Fire burns up while it warms you
And smolders after it's gone
Remember - It's not when the light goes out
It's what you do while it's on

Fire burns up while it warms you
And smolders after you're gone
Remember - It's not when the light goes out
It's what you do while it's on
So brace yourself
Brace yourself
Embrace yourself