[Intro] There’s a fire that doesn’t warm us, There’s a flame that gives no light. And the longer we embrace it, The more confused our minds. [Verse 1] It starts with something spoken, A betrayal or a scar. A hurt we keep reliving, Till it changes who we are. We give the hurt a reason, We give the anger room. And slowly what was wounded Becomes where evil blooms. We call it being righteous, We say we’ve earned the right. But every time we feed it, Something tender dies inside. [Pre-Chorus] And the enemy knows the doorway Of a heart that will not yield. He doesn’t have to break the spirit When the wound becomes its shield. [Chorus] Oh, don’t let the fire take you, Don’t let the darkness make its home. There’s a freedom in forgiveness That a bitter heart can’t know. For the rage that feels like power Is a chain beneath the skin. And the enemy keeps winning Every time we let it in. Jesus, come and break the silence, Where Your love has ceased to grow. Take the fire that consumes us, Let Your living waters flow. [Verse 2] There’s a prison without windows, There’s a lock without a key. And the walls are built from memories We refuse to set free. We rehearse another’s failures, We remember every wrong. Till the voice of our resentment Is the voice that’s growing strong. And somewhere in the distance Is the peace we used to know. Not because our Savior wandered, But we made a throne of stone. [Pre-Chorus] How quietly the darkness Can persuade a wounded soul That holding tight to anger Is what keeps us in control. [Chorus] Oh, don’t let the fire take you, Don’t let the darkness make its home. There’s a freedom in forgiveness That a bitter heart can’t know. For the rage that feels like power Is a chain beneath the skin. And the enemy keeps winning Every time we let it in. Jesus, come and break the silence, Where Your love has ceased to flow. Take the fire that consumes us, Let Your living waters flow. [Bridge] Lord, search the rooms within us Where resentment learned to stay. Where we locked away compassion And let mercy slip away. Show us what we’ve been defending, What our anger made us blind to. How a heart can speak of heaven While forgetting how to love You. [Build] We cannot serve two masters, Cannot nourish hate and peace. Every chain we choose to cling to Binds the wounds we should release. So tear down every stronghold, Every lie that rage has fed. Let the Spirit breathe forgiveness Into places we thought dead. [Final Chorus] Oh, let Your mercy find us, Where the darkest embers lie. Let the truth of Your compassion Bring the wounded back to life. For the rage that felt like power Was a prison all along.... But the chains are broken, Jesus,... Where Your perfect love is strong. [Outro] The enemy can have the anger… But he cannot have our soul. We lay the fire at Your feet, Lord... Let Your living waters flow
