Stay Until the Fire Sleeps

[Intro – Juri, whispered] You don’t have to burn tonight. I’m still here. [Verse 1 – Azula] I wore a crown of sharpened gold, Learned to smile when nights were cold. Every room became a war, Every hand became a door. I kept my heart behind the flame, Turned every wound into a name. But when the silence speaks too loud, Even queens forget they’re proud. [Pre-Chorus – Juri] Let it fall. Let it break. You don’t have to stay awake. [Chorus – Both] Stay until the fire sleeps, Stay when all the darkness speaks. When my hands forget their strength, Hold me through the longest night. If the blue flame leaves my skin, If I lose the war within, Don’t remind me who I was. Just stay close enough to breathe. [Verse 2 – Juri] I laugh before the blade can land, Turn every scar into a brand. Call it madness, call it pride, Anything to stay alive. But you can see beneath the grin, See the empty rooms within. You touch my face without a word, Like I’m something worth being heard. [Pre-Chorus – Azula] Don’t look away. Don’t make a sound. You’re the only one I haven’t burned down. [Chorus – Both] Stay until the fire sleeps, Stay when all the darkness speaks. When my hands forget their strength, Hold me through the longest night. If the purple leaves your eyes, If your laughter finally dies, I will carry what remains. You don’t have to smile tonight. [Bridge – alternating] Azula: What if I become nothing? Juri: Then I’ll sit beside the nothing. Azula: What if I can’t feel the flame? Juri: Then I’ll call you by your name. Azula: What if morning never comes? Juri: Then we’ll make a home in dusk. Both: No throne. No crown. No war. Just us. [Breakdown – whispered over minimal piano] Breathe in. Breathe out. You’re still here. I’m still here. [Final Chorus – Both, growing from quiet to explosive] Stay until the fire sleeps, Stay through every memory. When the walls inside me fall, Don’t rebuild them—let them go. If tomorrow comes in grey, If we have no words to say, Lay your head against my chest. We survived another day. Stay until the fire sleeps. Stay until I’m not afraid. Stay until the night believes We were never born to break. [Outro – Juri, softly] See? The world didn’t end. [Azula, barely audible] Not yet.