[Verse 1]
My hands are cracked and shaking
Cold climbs up my sleeve
The midnight air is waiting
To teach my lungs to leave
But you lean close
Your shoulders
Glow red against the dawn
The dark can have my body
The flame is keeping on
[Chorus]
By the firepit burning strong
I see fire
Dancing in your quiet eyes
Rising higher
If the night keeps dragging on
Let it tire
By the firepit burning strong
I see fire
[Verse 2]
Your coffee’s gone to embers
The cup still warms your palms
You tell me tired stories
In half-forgotten psalms
My teeth still clack like matches
My breath hangs like a ghost
But every word you whisper
Turns closer into hope
[Chorus]
By the firepit burning strong
I see fire
Dancing in your quiet eyes
Rising higher
If the night keeps dragging on
Let it tire
By the firepit burning strong
I see fire
[Bridge]
Let the frost take the chairs
Let the wind shake the trees (oh, my love)
If there’s ash in the air
There is warmth on your sleeve
I am tired
I am torn
Yet I’m drawn to this glow
If I lose every star
You’re the one thing I know
[Chorus]
By the firepit burning strong
I see fire
Dancing in your quiet eyes
Rising higher
If the dark keeps holding on
Let it try her
By the firepit burning strong
I see fire
By the firepit burning strong
I see fire