Flame Inside

[Intro] Dark rooms sigh with whispers I can hear but cannot touch A clock bleeds minutes, one by one, into the softest dusk [Verse 1] I carry a world inside my chest, a stone that never rests Wind gnaws through ribs, and every breath feels heavy, pressed Windows of my mind rattle with storms I can’t outrun I trace the map of scars where the old hurts come undone [Pre-Chorus] If sorrow names me, I’ll answer with a tremble and a vow If the night holds me close, I’ll learn to breathe somehow [Chorus] There’s a tiny flame burning in the marrow of my fear A whispered spark saying I’m still here, I’m still here I walk through ash to find a thread of morning near Hope feels stubborn, but it calls me near [Verse 2] Weight like iron clouds press down on a shoreline soul I hollow out a cave for truth, where quiet rivers roll Each memory a letter sealed with rain and stubborn steel I press my palms to chest and beg the hurt to heal [Pre-Chorus] If doubt grows loud, I’ll steel my jaw and soften the ache If I fall again, I’ll rise for every breath I take [Chorus] There’s a tiny flame burning in the marrow of my fear A whispered spark saying I’m still here, I’m still here I walk through ash to find a thread of morning near Hope feels stubborn, but it calls me near [Bridge] I name the weight, I shed the rain, I let the sorrow speak I stitch a line from ache to grace, a boundary I can keep [Chorus] There’s a tiny flame burning in the marrow of my fear A whispered spark saying I’m still here, I’m still here I walk through ash to find a thread of morning near Hope feels stubborn, but it calls me near [Outro] If night returns, I’ll stand inside the dark and listen well Until the quiet becomes a dawn, a story it can tell