Crying over spilled milk

For the past 10 days we have been watching this Xmas candle brighten up our fireplace and also diminish as the festive season draws to a close.
Tonight, it melted through and spilled gently like flowing lava through the decorations onto the hearth.It's walls collapsed like a Norah Batty stocking.
Family agreement is that it will be kept going until it's either as flat as a pancake or it heads for the carpet!