**"Keep the Candles Burning" - By Darkstar** *[Acoustic guitar intro - soft, intimate fingerpicking]* [Verse 1 - Acoustic, vulnerable] Guess things didn't go the way we planned I miss the days when you'd understand The way I am You have me feeling lonely and detached Every time I'm moving forward We take two steps back I need to have a moment to myself Clear my mind, find some peace with someone else Besides myself Alone inside this room, I'm overwhelmed I need to find the difference in how I feel and how I felt [Chorus - Light build, drums and bass enter softly] Keep the candles burning And maybe I'll find my way back home Keep the candles burning I took this space to be alone Keep the candles burning 'Cause I'm lost somewhere inside the dark Keep the candles burning So I can find you when I fall apart *[Instruments building - electric guitar enters]* [Verse 2 - Fuller sound, more intensity] I wish I could get back to the way things were When we were close, never lost, so damn sure But now that's all a blur I miss the way we always used to talk Now we talk in circles till we forget why we fought These shadows keep me company at night Every mirror shows a stranger in my sight Can you find me? Drowning in the space between my thoughts Trying to remember all the peace that I forgot [Chorus - Building to pop-punk energy] Keep the candles burning And maybe I'll find my way back home Keep the candles burning I took this space to be alone Keep the candles burning 'Cause I'm lost somewhere inside the dark Keep the candles burning So I can find you when I fall apart *[Full band breakdown - post-hardcore intensity]* [Bridge - Screamed/intense vocals] I'M TRYING TO FIND MY WAY! (Let them burn, let them burn) THROUGH ALL THIS PAIN! (Let them burn, let them burn) I'M NOT THE SAME! (Let them burn, let them burn) BUT I'LL BE OKAY! (Let them burn, let them burn) *[Massive instrumental break - full post-hardcore sound]* [Final Chorus - Most intense, layered vocals] Keep the candles burning And maybe I'll find my way back home Keep the candles burning I took this space to be alone Keep the candles burning 'Cause I'm lost somewhere inside the dark Keep the candles burning So I can find you when I fall apart Keep the candles burning (I'm coming home) Keep the candles burning (Don't let me go) Keep the candles burning So I can find my way back to your heart *[Music strips back to acoustic guitar]* [Outro - Soft, hopeful] Guess things didn't go the way we planned But maybe now you'll understand The way I am Keep the candles burning I'm finding my way back *[Final acoustic chord, fade to silence]*
