[Verse 1]
I’m a temple of the soul
Scuffed shoes on a cracked stone floor
Got scars in my Sunday clothes
But I’m walking like I’m asking for more (oh yeah)
Not just flash or fading bone
I’m the drum in a tired old heart
I’m the hush when the crowd goes home
And the spark that refuses the dark
[Chorus]
Guard the flame through joy and sorrow
Hold it close when the night runs long
Don’t trade today for easy tomorrow
Don’t sell your truth for a safer song
I’m a link in an endless chain
Keep the light
Keep the light through pain
Guard the flame through joy and sorrow
Let it dance
Let it dance again
[Verse 2]
Every shortcut whispers “come”
Sweet talk in a neon grin
But I’ve buried too many suns
Chasing gold that was paper-thin
So I spin in the smoke and glow
Sweat salt on my lips like rain
Every step says “I won’t let go”
Every beat pulls tight on the chain (hey!)
[Chorus]
Guard the flame through joy and sorrow
Hold it close when the night runs long
Don’t trade today for easy tomorrow
Don’t sell your truth for a safer song
I’m a link in an endless chain
Keep the light
Keep the light through pain
Guard the flame through joy and sorrow
Let it dance
Let it dance again
[Bridge]
If I fall
If I break
Teach my bones how to bend
Not fade
If I shake
If I stray
Call me back through the dark
By name (oh)
I’m a temple of the soul
Built from every hand that came before
Every heartbeat tolls and tolls
I’m the door
I’m the open door
[Chorus]
Guard the flame through joy and sorrow
Hold it close when the night runs long
Don’t trade today for easy tomorrow
Don’t sell your truth for a safer song
I’m a link in an endless chain
Keep the light
Keep the light through pain
Guard the flame through joy and sorrow
Let it dance
Let it dance again