The Fire That Stayed

The fire burned, but never died

I walked alone where the cold wind calls
Silent ground and empty halls
No voice remained, no hand to guide
Just embers left that would not die

The world moved on, the storms grew wide
But something here refused to hide
Not flame that roars, not blaze that strays
But quiet heat that always stays

You feel it there beneath the skin
Not loud, but never dim
We are the fire that stayed

Not lost, not swept away
Through ash and time we remain
Unbroken by the flame
I am, I am, I am

I see it now in distant eyes
The same old spark that never lies
Not forged in ease, not born in light
But carried through the longest night
No horn was blown, no banner raised

No songs were sung to mark our days
But still we stand, though none may say
We are the ones who chose to stay
No need for crowns, no need for name
We carry something none can take

We are the fire that stayed
Through every storm we faced
Not loud enough to fade
But strong enough to stay
I am, I am, I am

Elderly fear
Heliot dog jooped
Engin said
An hunter true

We are the fire that stayed
Through shadow, ash and pain
Not gone, not washed away
We are the fire that stayed

I am, I am, I am
Still here
I am, I am, I am
Still here
Still here