The city never asked my name Still, I walked They counted echoes I counted miles They looked for answers I stayed awhile Every closed door Became a frame Every quiet scar Forgot its name No borrowed fire No borrowed flame The night remained Yet I remained Unsullied pride Needs no crown Needs no witness Standing now No voice can reach What lives inside Nothing can stain Unsullied pride Every passing face Left something true Not as a burden But a different view The road grew longer The sky grew wide Not everything Needs to be justified I stopped asking To be understood Some things Simply are Unsullied pride Still remains Beyond the voices Beyond the names If tomorrow calls I'll answer still Not for applause Not to prove Only because This light is real The night moves on So do I
