Before the dawn Before the name A trembling light A living flame A shelter built Against the cold A thousand stories Never told I give the night A place to see I turn the dark Into a home I ask for nothing I claim no throne I burn And I am not alone I touch the hands That tremble in the rain I warm the earth I ease the weight of pain I paint the walls With shadows made of gold I keep alive What darkness cannot hold But every spark Contains the endless rise A hidden force Beneath the quiet skies No hand can know How far the flame will reach No voice can tell What fire will leave Am I the warmth That lets you stay? Am I the force That takes it all away? The same flame burns The same light falls The same fire answers Every call I give you light I give you breath I stand between The cold and death I cross the line I take the sky I leave no promise I leave no why I am the fire I am the change I am the beauty You cannot tame I am the beginning I am the end I take what breaks And burn again Feed me the forest Feed me the air Give me a kingdom I will go there The wind becomes The breath I take The earth becomes The world I change And still I carry The light you knew The warmth that once Was shelter to you You call me mercy You call me flame You give me glory You give me blame The hand that reaches For my light— May watch the whole Horizon ignite— No good No evil No crown No blame Only the force That bears my name I give you light I give you breath I stand between The cold and death I cross the line I take the sky I leave no promise I leave no why I am the fire I am the change I am the beauty You cannot tame I am the beginning I am the end I take what breaks And burn again From the first spark To the final glow— From what we cherish To what we let go— I am the warmth Beneath your skin— I am the silence When flames grow thin— NOTHING IS MINE NOTHING IS LOST NO FLAME CAN COUNT THE FINAL COST I RISE I FALL I CHANGE I REMAIN I REMAIN— The light is gone… Or out of sight… The ash is cold… Or holding light… Can you hear it? Not the flame… What comes after… Is not the same.
