You Carry Fire - Ayoa & Kaelo - Bennie Mellies

[Cold Open – Kaelo, Male, low spoken-sung] Easy now... No fear inna dis room. Mi see di spark long before you name it. Breathe... The fire is already yours. [Verse 1 – Kaelo, Male] I watched the mirrors call you broken Saw old shadows crowd the glass But underneath the words unspoken There was gold beneath the ash You keep your thunder in a whisper Hold your sunrise out of sight But every step you took toward truth Made the whole dark room ignite [Pre-Chorus – Ayoa and Kaelo alternating] [Ayoa – Female] If I let it rise, will it take me? [Kaelo – Male] No, the flame knows what is true [Ayoa – Female] If I step inside, will I still be me? [Kaelo – Male] More yourself than you ever knew [Chorus 1 – Kaelo lead, Ayoa response] [Kaelo – Male] You carry fire [Ayoa – Female] I can feel it now [Kaelo – Male] You carry fire [Ayoa – Female] But I don’t know how [Kaelo – Male] Not the kind that burns you down The kind that turns the dark around You carry fire [Ayoa – Female] Deep in my soul [Kaelo – Male] You choose the flame tonight [Post-Chorus – Both] Ooh, fire Ooh, fire The flame is yours The flame is yours [Instrumental Turnaround – Horns and Wurlitzer] [Verse 2 – Ayoa, Female] I used to think the heat would name me Leave me nothing but a scar But every spark became an answer Every broken place a star Mi nah run when di shadows call me I hear the rhythm in my bones If this fire is mine to choose now I choose to bring it home [Pre-Chorus 2 – Kaelo and Ayoa alternating] [Kaelo – Male] You don’t need my hand to save you [Ayoa – Female] But you see what I conceal [Kaelo – Male] Take the staff and move beside me [Both] Let the flame reveal what’s real [Chorus 2 – Ayoa lead, Kaelo response] [Ayoa – Female] I carry fire [Kaelo – Male] I can see it now [Ayoa – Female] I carry fire [Kaelo – Male] No more hiding now [Ayoa – Female] Not the kind that burns me down The kind that turns the dark around I carry fire [Kaelo – Male] Deep in your soul [Ayoa – Female] I choose the flame tonight [Breakdown – Drums, Bass and Handclaps] [Kaelo – Male] Step in [Ayoa – Female] Mi step in [Kaelo – Male] Breathe slow [Ayoa – Female] Mi breathe in [Kaelo – Male] Choose it [Ayoa – Female] I choose it [Both] Let the old fear burn away [Kaelo – Male] One spark [Ayoa – Female] One truth [Kaelo – Male] Your heart [Ayoa – Female] Made new [Both] Now the fire knows our names [Bridge – Ayoa and Kaelo in vocal counterpoint] [Ayoa – Female] I am not what happened to me [Kaelo – Male] You are who you choose to be [Ayoa – Female] I am not the fear behind me [Kaelo – Male] Turn and let the shadow see [Both – Building] Every scar, every spark Every road through the dark Brought the flame to our hands Brought the truth to our hearts [Final Chorus – Key Lift, Full Duet] [Kaelo – Male] You carry fire [Ayoa – Female] I carry fire [Both] We carry fire No more hiding now Not the kind that burns us down The kind that turns the dark around [Kaelo – Male] You carry fire [Ayoa – Female] I carry fire [Both] We choose the flame tonight Fire, fire We choose the flame tonight Fire, fire Let the whole dark room ignite [Outro Vamp – Kaelo and Ayoa alternating] [Kaelo – Male] Mi see it in you [Ayoa – Female] I feel it in me [Kaelo – Male] No fear [Ayoa – Female] No hiding [Both] We choose it We choose it [Kaelo – Male] You carry... [Ayoa – Female, alone] I carry it now [Both – Soft Harmony] Fire... [outro piano] [outro whisper] Ben, Ben, Bennie pon di riddim Mmmmhhhh.....