Embers of Dawn

I held my breath through the longest night A spark stayed warm

where the fear would bite

The ground kept shaking under every step

I learned to move while my hands still trembled A thousand warnings

ringing in my chest Still I kept one promise unassembled

If the dark can press against my skin

It can never name the fire within

I am not the ruin of this pain

I am what remains

When the walls lean in,

I lift my eyes When my knees give way,

my spirit climbs All this weight becomes a wing tonight I will

rise through the fire

Carry light through the storm

With a heart like a river

I am still moving on

Hear the sky open wider

Feel the fear losing form

I will rise through the fire

I was made to endure

Every scar became a map in my hands

Every loss drew a line to tomorrow

I can hear the future calling my name Through the iron taste

of doubt and sorrow Let the thunder circle overhead There is mercy

in the path ahead

If I fall, let me fall into grace

If I break, let me break into change From the ache,

from the ache, I become I will rise through the fire

Carry light through the storm

With a heart like a river

I am still moving on Hear the sky open wider

Feel the fear losing form

I will rise through the fire

Hope is calling me home I will rise through the fire Even

stronger than before

Oh oh, I remain

Oh oh, I remain