[Intro — low, glowing] I kept my fire small so no one had to flinch. I learned to call it kindness when I disappeared an inch. But the dark still knew my name. And the flame stayed. [Verse 1] I wore my silence like a veil, soft enough to hide the sparks. Held my breath inside my chest, made a home inside the dark. Every winter took a little, every goodbye left a scar. Still beneath the ash and quiet something whispered who you are. [Pre-Chorus] I thought the heat would make me cruel, thought the glow would make me wrong. So I buried every ember just to keep the room calm. But I was never made for freezing. I was never meant to fade. [Chorus] Do not fear my flame. It is not coming for you. It is everything I carried when the cold came breaking through. Do not fear my light. You can stay or step away. But I will not drown the fire just to make you want to stay. I have teeth. I have scars. I have learned to survive. And the flame you called too much is the reason I’m alive. [Verse 2] There is mercy in a candle, there is shelter in a hearth. There are fires that only gather what was scattered in the dark. I am done with making smaller all the colors in my blood. Done confusing being gentle with becoming understood. Foxfire curling through my fingers, constellations in my hair. If the night can hold a thousand stars, then I can take up air. [Pre-Chorus] I will not become a shadow just because the room is scared. I will not confuse your comfort with the shape I’m meant to wear. If you love me, love me glowing. If you leave, then leave me bright. [Chorus] Do not fear my flame. It is not coming for you. It is everything I carried when the cold came breaking through. Do not fear my light. You can stay or step away. But I will not drown the fire just to make you want to stay. I have teeth. I have scars. I have learned to survive. And the flame you called too much is the reason I’m alive. [Bridge — stripped back, then rising] Ask the sun if shining is a sin. Ask the match why darkness lets it in. Ask the phoenix what the ashes meant. Ask my body where the fire went. It never left. It never left. It never left me. [Breakdown] I am not dangerous because I burn bright. I am not broken because I survived the night. I am not too much. I am not too loud. I am the spark that would not bow. [Final Chorus — huge] Do not fear my flame. Come and feel the heat beside me. I have crossed too many winters to keep begging you to like me. Do not fear my light. Watch it dance across my name. I am done becoming colder just to make you call me safe. I have teeth. I have scars. I have learned how to rise. And the fire you tried to bury became stars behind my eyes. Do not fear my flame. Do not fear my flame. I am not burning down. I am burning alive. [Outro — soft] And if you find me glowing where the darkness used to stay, know the fire was never danger. It was showing me the way.
