[Verse 1] I used to hear them talk about love How it catches fire, then disappears They’d say a flame can break in two I nodded like I knew what they meant [Pre-Chorus] Now I wake with something split inside And carry it through every room I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy Not even for a moment [Chorus] My broken flame Still burns beneath my skin My broken flame I can’t put it out or let it in If only you could see the way it lights the night So bright, so hard to hold My broken flame Burning where the heart turns cold [Verse 2] I thought the hurt would make me smaller Instead it takes up all the space I keep my hands around the pieces Though they cut me when I try to change [Pre-Chorus] Now I know what those old words were for I feel the truth in every room I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy Not even for a moment [Chorus] My broken flame Still burns beneath my skin My broken flame I can’t put it out or let it in If only you could see the way it lights the night So bright, so hard to hold My broken flame Burning where the heart turns cold [Outro] My broken flame Still burning, still my own My broken flame I carry it alone
