(Verse 1) Packed up the car 'fore the sun was awake, Another promise I was destined to break. This one-street town only speaks my name To whisper 'bout the losses in a losing game. They saw me fall, they never saw me try, So I'm chasing a new patch of empty sky. (Pre-Chorus) But as the radio spits out static and rhyme I hear a voice from a different time... Wisdom I read in my mind 'til the words were worn thin... (Chorus 1) It said, "We are not measured by the battles we win, But by the shadows we dare to walk through, carrying our own fire." It's not about the glory or where you have been, It's the flicker of hope when your world's on the pyre, Yeah, just carrying your own fire. (Verse 2) I heard Unscene cut right through the doubt, Said, "It's not what happens, it's how you deal with it," no way around. Then Suzu's wisdom, simple and true, Just two soft words to see me through. She said, "Be yourself," yeah, the message is clear, To face down the static and conquer the fear. I'm listening now, taking the lead... These are the words I truly need. (Pre-Chorus) Yeah, I'm so tired of just trying to get by, 'Til a joke from that Discord saint catches my eye. Then that digital laugh makes a memory fly... You're a voice in the static, a face I can't place, But you feel more real than this entire damn space. (Chorus 2) His name was Ghost, he burned twice as bright, He never saved a single thing for another night. I can see him now, leaning back in his chair With a devil-may-care grin, just trying to be fair. He let me know when I was full of doubt, He said, "Tomorrow is always guaranteed, but we're not guaranteed tomorrow. So make the best of today while today is still here." (Bridge) Now the engine hums a different tune, Beneath the pale and rising moon. These borrowed words, I'll make them mine, A patchwork quilt of sacred signs. No longer running from the shame, I'm the keeper of my own small flame. (Outro) The road ahead is clear and wide, With all these voices right inside. The static's fading low... And I'm carrying my own fire, now I know. Yeah, carrying my own fire... and miles to go.
