Weight of the Flame

(Verse 1)
There’s a shadow where your light used to stand,
I reach for you, but it burns my hand.
You’re the storm I can’t outrun,
A truth that cuts when the day is done.

You spoke my name like a whispered vow,
A fleeting warmth, but it’s cold here now.
I’d give my breath, I’d bleed my name,
But love like this just fuels the flame.

(Chorus)
Oh, the weight of the flame,
Carving scars in my veins.
You don’t even see me crawl,
Through the ashes where I fall.
Oh, the weight of the flame,
Your love’s a ghost I can’t contain.

(Verse 2)
Every word you left is a song unsung,
A thousand cries from a silenced lung.
I’m a prisoner of a one-sided war,
Knocking hard on a bolted door.

I built a shrine where your shadow lies,
Prayed for love, but it never replies.
The fire keeps burning, it won’t let go,
Consumes my heart, but you’ll never know.

(Chorus)
Oh, the weight of the flame,
Carving scars in my veins.
You don’t even see me crawl,
Through the ashes where I fall.
Oh, the weight of the flame,
Your love’s a ghost I can’t contain.

(Bridge)
And I scream into the silence,
But it echoes back with violence.
I’m tangled in this tethered ache,
A heart that bends but will not break.

(Chorus)
Oh, the weight of the flame,
Carving scars in my veins.
You don’t even see me crawl,
Through the ashes where I fall.
Oh, the weight of the flame,
Your love’s a ghost I can’t contain.

(Outro)
If I could drown this love in rain,
Would it cleanse my soul, or leave a stain?
You’re the wound I can’t reclaim,
Forever bound to the weight of the flame.