Embers

Quiet now Just the static and the dark Carried this weight so long I forgot it had a shape Called it strength, called it patience, called it a mistake Every room I walked through, I left a piece of me behind Thought that’s what it meant to keep somebody else’s peace of mind But the fire’s been building, quiet under my skin I can’t hold it in much longer, I don’t wanna hold it in So let me burn it down, let me let it go Every year I carried this, I didn’t have to hold I’m not what broke, I’m not what’s left behind I’m the ember that survived, the fire in my mind Kept apologizing for taking up the room Kept shrinking down to fit inside somebody else’s view Not anymore, not another second, not one more year I found the version of myself I buried out of fear And the fire’s been building, quiet under my skin I can’t hold it in much longer, I won’t hold it in So let me burn it down, let me let it go Every year I carried this, I didn’t have to hold I’m not what broke, I’m not what’s left behind I’m the ember that survived, the fire in my mind I AM NOT THE ASHES I AM WHAT’S LEFT BURNING I AM NOT THE SILENCE I AM DONE WITH SHRINKING LET IT BURN LET IT ALL BURN DOWN So let me burn it down, let me let it go Every year I carried this, I didn’t have to hold I’m not what broke, I’m not what’s left behind I’m the ember that survived, the fire in my mind Still burning Still here