A Night in Shining Armor

I walked out into the early light dew still wet on the grass, A bird perched nobly in the tree and thought about how we carry ourselves through the burning ache through the changes Anger knocked at my ribs for years. I let it in, Gave it tea, asked it why it screamed. It said, "Because you cried in despair, and no one noticed." It said, "Because the heart you protect has not stopped loving And it doesn't know how to love safely" (Chorus) A knight in shining armor Brightly glowing like the moon. But what good is a shell of metal when the fire burns inside The fire of all that must burn away These days, my armor is made of song. Of the flame that didn’t kill me but taught me how to burn hot without being consumed by it Singing through the intense heat (Chorus) A knight in shining armor Brightly glowing like the moon. But what good is a shell of metal when the fire burns inside The fire of all that must burn away So now looking up At the starry night in shining armor The planets lean in close like watchful eyes The moon smiles down from Her celestial perch I wear no shield for this heart of fire (Chorus) A knight in shining armor Brightly glowing like the moon. But what good is a shell of metal when the fire burns inside The fire of all that must burn away For the heat from within still burns but notice what the fire has made Much changed, wiser, more discerning I listen to her, that ashen heart of embers And for the next voice of my world, which always sounds a little like mercy