take my august take a match give it life hand me ashes with a smile watch the collapse of a tower that once stood high with a frown, walk away when offered truth burn a flag that now means nothing to me help me collect all the pieces that represent... one month one day one year one life a life that is equivalent to misery a fragmented sentence never made so much sense take my august take a match take my life watch my ashes take my august take a match light it up and give it life so take my august take a match take my life watch my ashes burn a flag that now means nothing to me help me collect all of the pieces that represent your life