Hear the Fire

A woman's final revelation before being burned at the stake in an era where seeing, healing, and connecting to the source brought immediate stigma. She is unjudged and unfearful. She is ready.🔥🔥🔥 [Intro] I Already Hear the Fire I already hear the crackling fire And the restless anger of the crowd The smug smiles upon their faces Certain they have conquered evil now [Verse 1] Yet today they still walk the forest trail To seek me in the fading light I know their secrets I know their fears Though they hide them from their own sight Poor souls... They do not know the darkness they pursue Lives deep beneath their skin Feeding on their sorrow Growing from within [Refrain] Hear the fire Hear it call I will return Beyond it all Beyond the flames Beyond your fear I will return [Verse 2] They call me strange A stranger, perhaps not even human (And truth be told, they're right) Yet the stranger dwells within them too They fear me Because I read their thoughts Like an open book beneath the sun Oh, how much hatred How much fear How much suffering carried by everyone The darkness does not sleep within the night As they believe it does They hunt for it beyond themselves And think a burning witch Will somehow make them whole [Refrain] Hear the fire Hear it call I will return Beyond it all Beyond the flames Beyond your fear I will return [Break] They call me servant of the Devil Yet when their wounds begin to bleed They come to me for healing And I give them what they need I brew the teas I mix the salves I know the ancient ways of root and stone The animals still speak to me And I understand their tongues They do not fear me The forest knows my name The meadow knows my face Among the wild things I have always found my place [Bridge] I already hear the crackling fire The heat is rising through the air How many pyres must I walk toward For carrying the ancient flame I bear? How many deaths must I endure? How many times condemned by fear? When will the hearts that chase me now Awaken and finally see clear? Of course I know the answer The question serves no other role For I can see the road ahead Along the path of mortal time's slow flow [Refrain] Hear the fire Hear it call I will return Beyond it all [Chorus] I already hear the crackling fire And the crowd's triumphant cry "There is the evil!" "Let her burn!" "Let the flames consume the lie!" Only a few lower their eyes Guarding secrets they cannot reveal Relieved to watch them vanish Into smoke they hope will heal But I do not fear the fire For the same ancient fire Burns within me I know the day will come When I shall leave this borrowed skin When this earthly chapter closes And another shall begin The potion is prepared Its gift is gentle and kind And without pain I step beyond The final doorway of the mind [Verse 3] My spirit dances already For I hear my homeland call The place before beginnings The place beyond it all My name will linger in memory Long after these ashes are gone [Climax] And when I return in another form A song will carry my story on A song from a vanished age A whisper from a forgotten shore [Final Refrain] Hear the fire Hear it call I will return Beyond it all Beyond the flames Beyond your fear I will return In another voice In another age In another song [Outro] And another veil shall fall away As countless veils Have fallen before