[Verse 1] That which we long for Stands just out of reach Like rain on the window And salt on the beach We hold out our hands To a shape in the dark A small dying ember Still bright in the heart [Pre-Chorus] We chase it through tomorrow We name it in the night We wear the ache like armor And call it something bright [Chorus] Silent fire, silent fire Keeps me burning on Silent fire, silent fire Till the wanting's gone (Still I reach) (Still I reach) [Verse 2] That which we seek Leaves a trace in the air A door in the distance A chair still waiting there We dream it into daylight Then lose it in the sun And every step toward it Says I am not done [Pre-Chorus] We chase it through tomorrow We name it in the night We wear the ache like armor And call it something bright [Chorus] Silent fire, silent fire Keeps me burning on Silent fire, silent fire Till the wanting's gone (Still I reach) (Still I reach) [Bridge] Maybe love is measured In what we cannot keep Maybe hope is just the shape Of the heart still deep If I never hold it Still I know it's real It lives inside the reaching In the wound I feel [Final Chorus] Silent fire, silent fire Keeps me burning on Silent fire, silent fire Till the wanting's gone (Still I reach) (Still I reach) Silent fire, silent fire I’m alive because I burn
