Ashes - Yo La Tengo

I put spots on a bird of paradise, snake eyes on a domino

When the bird devours the flower then you know

Blow on the fire ashes blow away

Blow on the fire ashes blow away

Twisted branch of an aging sycamore

Spider veins across its leaves

Once I stood in its shadow, watched the fire breathe

Blow on the fire ashes blow away

Blow on the fire ashes blow away, ashes blow away