Verse 1
Another voice tells me to disappear,
Trade every dream for another year.
They wear surrender like a crown of gold,
Selling broken hearts before they grow old.
They call this living, I call it decay,
Learning to die a little every day.
But every scar beneath my skin
Still remembers where I’ve been.
Pre-Chorus
When the weight becomes a grave,
When the darkness calls my name,
Every promise pulls me through,
Every oath I made burns true.
Chorus
I won’t let the fire die.
I won’t leave these dreams behind.
If I fall into the flood,
I’ll rise covered up in blood.
Break these bones, consume my soul,
You’ll never make this spirit fold.
If I’m the last against the tide,
I’ll carry the fire… until I die.
Verse 2
Every mile steals another piece,
Every breath is borrowed peace.
The silence claws beneath my chest,
A war that never seems to rest.
Still I drag these shattered chains,
Through the ash, through endless rain.
Because the eyes behind my own
Need to know they’re not alone.
Bridge
I refuse to be the proof
That hope was nothing but abuse.
If I surrender, they’ll believe
The lies that taught us all to leave.
So let the mountains crush my spine,
The light inside is still mine.
Final Chorus
I won’t let the fire die.
I won’t drown beneath the tide.
Every wound becomes my name,
Every loss ignites the flame.
You can bury all I know,
Still you’ll never make me go.
Even when the heavens cave,
I will fight beyond the grave.
Outro
When my voice is dust and stone…
Carry the fire.
Carry it home.