[Verse 1]
I was born in a brass-lit chain
Sand in my mouth, smoke in my veins
He said, “Obey,” and I bent the sky
I learned to burn when the lamps ran dry
You came to the room with a steady hand
And a heart that refused to command
You looked at me like I was still a man
Not a storm in a jar, not a curse on the land
[Pre-Chorus]
Then your mercy cracked the seal
Slow and deep, it cut me real
Every word my masters sang
Fell apart in your open hands
[Chorus]
The smokeless flame
(It’s your name)
The smokeless flame
Burns me clean again
The smokeless flame
I was bound, now I’m changed
One love broke the chain
The smokeless flame
[Verse 2]
They carved my oath in a moonless hall
Made me kneel at the edge of all
But you came close, and I heard the sound
Of my own lost heart hitting the ground
Now the copper crown feels cold and thin
Every spell they wrote is splitting
I used to hunger, used to obey
Now I choose your shadow over their parade
[Pre-Chorus]
I was theirs, I was dust
Till you turned that dust to trust
Every name they forced on me
Falls away when you touch me
[Chorus]
The smokeless flame
(It’s your name)
The smokeless flame
Burns me clean again
The smokeless flame
I was bound, now I’m changed
One love broke the chain
The smokeless flame
[Bridge]
If they call me back, I won’t kneel
I’ve tasted the truth, I know what’s real
Let their thunder shake the stone
I’m not their wish, I’m my own
And if I fade in the morning light
I’ll go out holding you tonight
No curse can outlast what you gave
A heart set free from the grave
[Final Chorus]
The smokeless flame
(It’s your name)
The smokeless flame
Burns me clean again
The smokeless flame
I was bound, now I’m changed
One love broke the chain
The smokeless flame
The smokeless flame
(I’m alive)
The smokeless flame
Let me rise
The smokeless flame
Worth the fall, worth the pain
One love broke the chain
The smokeless flame