Closer to the flame

I remember crawling through the cold of my mind,

Shadows still whisper, but they’re falling behind

Scars on my knuckles from the walls I fought,

Every step forward cost more than I thought

The night still breathes down the back of my neck,

But I’m not the same man I was at my wreck

I’ve tasted the dark, I’ve lived in the pain,

Now the fear feels weaker every time I stand

I was drowning in silence, screaming inside,

Now I hear my heartbeat cutting through the night

I’m still broken, yeah, I won’t deny,

But the light feels real when I look in its eyes

I’m closer to the flame, I can feel the heat

Still walking on glass, but I’m back on my feet

The dark still calls me by my name,

But it don’t own my soul, I’m closer to the flame

I bled for the truth, I burned through the pain,

I’m not out yet—but I’m closer to the flame

Every doubt I carried still rides in my head,

Like ghosts of the words that were better left dead

I trip, I fall, I still lose my way,

But I don’t stay down like I did yesterday

The mirror don’t lie, I see cracks in my face,

But through all the damage, there’s strength in the break

I’m learning the weight of the breath in my chest,

Learning survival ain’t about being blessed

I’ve stood on the edge, felt the pull of the void,

Heard every reason screaming “just destroy”

But something inside me refused to decay,

A spark in the dark that wouldn’t fade

I’m closer to the flame, I can feel the heat

Still walking on glass, but I’m back on my feet

The dark still calls me by my name,

But it don’t own my soul, I’m closer to the flame

I bled for the truth, I burned through the pain,

I’m not out yet—but I’m closer to the flame

If the night comes back, I’ll face it again,

I’ve learned how to suffer without giving in

I’m not healed, I’m not whole, I’m not saved,

But I’ve earned every breath, every step that I take

The light ain’t perfect, it flickers and bends,

But it’s mine to protect till the very end

I’m closer to the flame, yeah I’ve come this far

From choking on shadows to chasing the spark

Let the dark remember my name,

As the one who survived, who stood through the rain

I’m still fighting demons, still breaking the chain,

I was searching for the light—

Now I’m closer to the flame