Tiger In A Burning Tree Lyrics - Invisible Stars - Everclear

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 looked better on paper, he lives like a tiger in a burning tree 

Blow out the candles and make a wish 

I thought about a woman from a city in the South 

She lost her car 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 better what its 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 and 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 line and 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 would think to be 

Then you could tell me what it feels like to be 

A tiger in a burning tree