[Intro]
Smoke in the ribs of night, a little spark inside
Charred memories flicker, tides of ember guide
[Verse]
I walk the edge where shadows drip like molten gold
Footsteps echo on ashes, stories never told
Cinders drift in silence, tiny moons of glow
I cradle a memory where the quiet fires grow
The heat hums a lullaby only nocturnes hear
A bed of embers breathing, warm and near
I lean in closer, feel the pulse in the coal
A heartbeat in the darkness, a secret in my soul
The night leans in with a coppery sigh
Flames curl their fingers, tracing answers in the sky
Eyes half closed, I watch the glow paint my fate
Whispers of warmth slipping through the iron gate
Scattered sparks sneeze in the breath of wind
Every spark a wish I never quite begin
[Chorus]
Heat on my skin, glow on my chest
Stay with me, ember-rest, let me confess
In the dark I find a spark that won’t bow
Keep shining now, keep burning somehow
[Verse]
The world outside is a frost-bitten maze
But here the coal sings in a warm, ruby blaze
I lift a palm to where the fire hums its tune
Let it kiss the corners of a midnight room
Smoke writes letters in a pale blue line
Telling me to breathe slow, to hold the time
I breathe in the copper, I breathe out the ash
In this small furnace, I learn to crash and dash
The glow dresses my silhouette in copper lace
A temporary sunrise on a closed-off face
If dawn forgets me, the coals remember
The night is a runway for a quiet ember
[Chorus]
Heat on my skin, glow on my chest
Stay with me, ember-rest, let me confess
In the dark I find a spark that won’t bow
Keep shining now, keep burning somehow
[Bridge]
What if the smoke could carry a name?
What if the flame would answer the same?
I cup the light, I set it free
A lantern for the parts of me I can’t yet see
Let the warmth rewrite the grammar of fear
In this furnace I’m learning to reappear
[Chorus]
Heat on my skin, glow on my chest
Stay with me, ember-rest, let me confess
In the dark I find a spark that won’t bow
Keep shining now, keep burning somehow
[Outro]
When the night grows thin, the embers sigh
I carry the glow till morning lights the sky
GrizzlyJones
