Verse 1
They don’t lie. A fire is exactly what it is.
Hot, hungry, honest—it never pretends.
I wish I could say the same about me,
‘Cause I smile on the outside while I’m burning underneath.
Everyone feels the warmth I give away,
But nobody sees what the flames have to say.
Pre-Chorus
So answer me this…
What burns all day, but still feels cold inside?
Chorus
I’m the fire I can’t outrun,
Burning long after the setting sun.
Feeding on worries I never speak,
Growing stronger every week.
Here’s my riddle if you want the truth:
What leaves scars without touching your skin?
It’s the battle nobody else can see,
Still raging somewhere deep in me.
Verse 2
Some days I’m just a flicker in the rain,
Some days I’m a wildfire fueled by pain.
I keep throwing pieces of myself into the flames,
Hoping tomorrow won’t look the same.
I laugh with the crowd, I carry the load,
Then walk back home on a smoke-filled road.
Pre-Chorus
Tell me another…
What gets heavier the longer you hide it?
Chorus
I’m the fire I can’t outrun,
Burning long after the setting sun.
Feeding on worries I never speak,
Growing stronger every week.
Here’s my riddle if you want the truth:
What leaves scars without touching your skin?
It’s the battle nobody else can see,
Still raging somewhere deep in me.
Bridge
Maybe I wasn’t made to burn forever.
Maybe every flame needs someone
Who isn’t afraid to stay through the smoke.
Maybe the ashes aren’t the ending…
Maybe they’re where new life begins.
Final Chorus
I’m the fire that’s learning to breathe,
Not every flame is meant to leave.
Some burn away the fear and doubt,
Some light the road when hope burns out.
One last riddle before I’m gone:
What survives after everything else turns to ash?
Maybe it’s faith.
Maybe it’s love.
Maybe… it’s me.
Outro
They don’t lie.
A fire is exactly what it is.
Hot. Hungry. Honest.
I guess that’s why I keep coming back to it…
Because it feels the way I do.
Burning on the inside…
Still giving light to everyone else.
They don’t lie…
A fire is exactly what it is.
Hot… hungry… honest.
You can’t fake a flame.
So tell me…
If the fire tells the truth…
Why am I still hiding mine?
The smoke will clear,
The ashes will fall,
What’s left standing…
Is who I was all along.
They don’t lie…
A fire is exactly what it is.
Hot… hungry… honest.
You can’t fake a flame.
You can bury the embers,
But you can’t bury the heat.
Sooner or later,
The truth will find its way to breathe.
They don’t lie…
A fire is exactly what it is.
Hot… hungry… honest.
You can’t fake a flame.
No… you can’t fake a flame.
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