[Verse 1] Every silence holds a weight, time carves rivers in the stone. Patience is the hidden flame, a seed that grows when left alone. [Verse 2] I was born beneath the desert sky, spines of glass, a crown of dust. A hundred winters watched me breathe, still I stand, because I must. [Pre-Chorus] The sun has burned, the night has torn, yet roots remember every storm. A secret fire beneath the sand, a memory that never bends. [Chorus] I keep the ember slow, deep under skin and bone. I keep the ember slow, and it keeps me alive. [Verse 3] I have seen the shadows crawl, heard coyotes sing of thirst. I have split my skin to bloom, a sudden gift, a holy burst. [Bridge] Ashes fall, but I remain, the quiet keeper of the flame. Not for glory, not for show, just the strength of ember slow. [Chorus] I keep the ember slow… through the endless years it glows. I keep the ember slow… and it keeps the desert alive. [Final Chorus] I keep the ember slow… through the endless years it glows. I keep the ember slow… and it keeps the desert alive. [Outro] Ashes fall, but I remain, the quiet keeper of the flame. Not for glory, not for show, just the strength of ember slow.
