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I remember when in church, the pastor'd say

Don't build your house on the sand, it'll wash away

So I took those words to heart, made a note

Tore apart everything I built on my own

Had a hard restart at twenty-one

Realized that my house of stone had come undone

See I thought I built my house on a firm foundation

But had it backward, there were cracks at the bases

Had to take time to clean my hands in the basin

And find some new land for me to put my name in

Started reconstruction after burning all the pages

Jump starting change, with an unction I was saved

Used the oil I was given to help me fan the flames

Toiling away, using brush to keep it burning through the days and the nights

My house is on fire, otherwise, all is fine in my life

On the ashes of my youth, I'll build a home worthwhile

My house is on fire

At twenty-two I thought I knew all that I needed

Lost some friends and lost some family

Spent the whole of that year grieving intermittently

Intravenous prayers keep me pushing, see the symmetry

And parallels, my life is a parable, not the whimsy of a fairytale

But it's all good

To tell the truth, I wouldn't have it any other way

Boyhood stripped away

Firewood to keep it going

For the sake of my safety, had to take a step away

Now I'm twenty-three and see that everything is never what it seems

But make the choice to hold to hope, cuz deep down in my soul I still believe that good things take time

My house is on fire otherwise everything in my life is just fine

My house is on fire