Set The Prarie On Fire Lyrics - Shawn Colvin

S. colvin - elly brown 

Full full moon and 

That same sad nature 

I wanna cover every inch of you 

Like ink on paper 

Like the blind parade of souls 

Consumed by religion 

I can't wait 'til I get you 

In that defenseless position 

Chorus: 

When we set the prairie on fire 

Oh we go down to the water 

Naked and slow 

You and me 

And the heart of desire 

We set the prairie on fire 

How hard will the wind blow 

How far will it go 

When the feeling burns down 

To one solitary color 

The velocity of longing 

Melting into each other 

It's a song our fingers play 

All at once and together 

You can bet we never learned it 

But we've known it forever 

Oh I dreamed that we were flying 

Carried up from the ashes 

Black silhouettes of velvet 

Against the crimson of passion 

We can almost hear the echoes 

From the smoldering meadow 

It's the rapture of the angels 

And the rage of the devil 

Chorus 

In the cool dusk of horses 

Through the rusted wires of sleep 

With our arms around midnight 

We're headed for release 

We go riding in the wind 

We go riding in the dark 

Go riding, riding 

Chorus