Impersonating a Firefighter

We would swim in circles until it became dark
I had command in your presence
Casting long great shadows
Covering you
Dip you in the water until you vanish
If I send for the specter of the old days
Is that enough to keep you captive
You distract me
Or do I tell myself you distract me as an excuse
For a moment
I drift
What was it you said lies beyond these trees
The cinders of your old life
And I counter with a melody I sing for you
If I send for the specter of the old days
Is that enough to keep you captive
With the mountains being pitched into the darkness
Your features fade into the gloaming