[Verse 1]
Shadows bend in the heat
Promises crack in hand
Some draw near for warmth
Then vanish when they can’t stand
I don’t chase, I don’t explain
I don’t hand comfort to the hollow
Only those who hold true inside
Feel the fire I follow
[Pre-Chorus 1]
The cold tells me who is real
Who stands firm, who slips away
Not everyone who reaches out
Deserves the light I play
[Chorus 1]
My fire only warms the CINDER-proof
The tested, loyal, and true
Distance proves the quiet hearts
Who stay when the night comes through
[Verse 2]
Lies dress like iron in the dark
Some swear they’ll never break
Till the night unmasks their words
And leaves the hollow in their wake
I read silence more than speech
I trust patience over pain
If you step here by my flame
Bring more than want—bring chain
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The CINDER-proof don’t plead for light
They don’t beg to be let near
They know warmth is earned
It’s the cost of standing within
[Chorus 2]
My fire only warms the CINDER-proof
The tested, loyal, and true
Distance proves the quiet hearts
Who stay when the night comes through
[Bridge / Bloody Loyalty Chant]
Who bleeds to guard my flame?
CINDER-proof…
Who bears the scars of fractured nights?
CINDER-proof…
Who spills blood and holds the line?
CINDER-proof…
Who keeps my fire alive through pain?
CINDER-proof…
[Whispered layers]
Who steadies and does not fall?
Who holds the light in times of need?
Who stands alongside, unbroken?
[Final Chorus]
My fire only warms the CINDER-proof
Not all who claim will last
I guard the warmth I carry
For those steadfast to the past
My fire only warms the CINDER-proof
Stay loyal, stay true
I’d rather guard the flame alone
Than give it to the few
[Outro]
I keep the fire
I keep the CINDER-proof
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