[Verse 1] I slept beneath a ceiling made of stars In rooms where beauty softened all my scars The breeze was warm, the silence deep And all I craved was sleep [Verse 2] My pen was still, my pulse was slow I didn’t ask where dreams might go But something stirred beneath my skin A voice that whispered, “Begin” [Chorus] The fire woke me From silver songs and painted skies It broke me But now I see with wilder eyes No longer numb, no longer safe I trade the silk for winds and flame The fire woke me And I’ll never sleep the same [Verse 3] The muses smiled, then slipped away They don’t hold hands with those who stay So I rose up and took the leap Into the dark, beyond the sleep [Pre-Chorus] It’s not enough to dream of light You’ve got to walk into the night [Chorus] The fire woke me From silver songs and painted skies It broke me But now I see with wilder eyes No longer numb, no longer safe I trade the silk for winds and flame The fire woke me And I’ll never sleep the same [Bridge – layered, ambient] Let others rest in velvet shade I’ll chase the truth, I won’t be swayed Where pain and beauty intertwine That’s where I write my line [Final Chorus – softer, resolved] The fire woke me From comfort’s arms, from lullaby It spoke me Into a storm, into the why No longer lost in borrowed dreams I walk where fierce creation gleams The fire woke me And now I burn to be alive
