[Intro Hook] A quiet flame Small enough to carry Strong enough to stay A quiet flame Ash is not the end There’s still a light Waiting here Mm── ah── Mm── ah── Ah── me── Mm──── [Verse 1] The night burned down Every name I called Turned into ash I tied your red ribbon Around my wrist Down by the well The water held the sky With no stars left Still, I reached in And pulled up morning [Pre-Chorus] You can cry Stay here if you need to I won’t move I won’t leave you Here alone [Hook] A quiet flame Ash is not the end A quiet flame Carry this light Past the fire A quiet flame Small enough to carry Strong enough to stay [Verse 2] Let the tears stay They don’t have to go Maybe they remember How the morning felt Before the fire I won’t draw this bow For anger anymore Only for the ones Still breathing Beside me [Hook] A quiet flame Ash is not the end A quiet flame Carry this light Past the fire A quiet flame Come back when you can There’s still a light Waiting here Mm── ah── Oo── ah── Ah── me── Mm──── [Verse 3] I know a road That never leads back home I’ve walked it too So take my hand We’ll start from here One little seed Buried in the ash With these two hands Maybe by sunrise Something green will rise [Build] When the first bird Flies across the ruins And starts to sing We’ll know at last Some light survived the fire [Hook] A quiet flame Ash is not the end A quiet flame Carry this light Past the fire A quiet flame Small enough to carry Strong enough to stay [Bridge] No ninth mark Gets to name me No old scar Gets to choose Who I become If tomorrow Still wants me I’ll be there And if you come too I’ll walk beside you [Final Hook] A quiet flame Come back when you can A quiet flame There’s still a light Waiting here A quiet flame Small enough to carry Strong enough to stay A quiet flame Through all the ash Through all the night Until the morning knows our names [Outro — wordless humming, soft and breathy] Ah──────── ah────── mm──── Ah────── oh────── ah──── Mm──────── [fade into breath]
