Firebound Liberation
He waits... He waits in the flames.
For me to say the words.
He waits in the flames for me To speak the words that
call him near A name I buried long ago A voice I
swore I'd never hear As I lay there,
cold and still
Covered in the markings of things long forgotten Every scar a broken
vow Every symbol carved into the darkness The room begins to disappear
The walls dissolve beneath my skin
And something ancient whispers low— "You called for me..."
"Let me in."
And the fire starts to crawl Through every wound,
through every scar
I feel the darkness take my hand And lead me where the
lost ones are
HE WAITS IN THE FLAMES FOR ME!
WAITING FOR THE WORDS!
WAITING FOR MY VOICE TO SET HIM FREE!
THE FIRE TAKES ROOT WITHIN MY SOUL!
BURNING THROUGH WHAT I USED TO KNOW!
HIS EYES FALL UPON ME—
AND I AM FREE!
FREE FROM THE CHAINS!
FREE FROM THE PAIN!
FREE FROM THE GOD WHO FORGOT MY NAME!
The markings burn beneath my skin Like memories clawing from the grave
Every forgotten piece of me Is rising from the ash again
I see his eyes across the fire
Two dying stars that never blink And for the first time in
my life I do not fear what waits beneath He reaches out
through smoke and flame His fingers closing around my wrist I hear
the chains begin to break—
One by one...
One by one...
I have carried them for years
Their weight became my skin
But the fire knows my secret
And it knows where I have been I speak the words.
The flames rise higher.
I speak his name.
And become the fire.
No heaven above me.
No hell below.
Only the darkness and the thing I know.
He was never waiting for me to die.
He was waiting
for me to open my eyes.
THE CHAINS—
ARE— BROKEN! THE MARKS— ARE— BURNING!
THE PAST— IS—
DEAD! AND I— AM— FREE!
HE WAITS IN THE FLAMES FOR ME!
NOW I KNOW THE WORDS!
NOW MY VOICE HAS SET HIM FREE!
THE FIRE HAS TAKEN ROOT WITHIN!
IT BURNS AWAY THE LIFE I'VE BEEN!
HIS EYES FALL UPON ME— AND I DON'T LOOK AWAY!
I AM FREE FROM THE CHAINS!
FREE FROM THE PAIN!
FREE FROM EVERYTHING THAT EVER HAD MY NAME!
THE FLAMES CONSUME WHAT I USED TO BE— AND FROM THE ASHES...
I RISE FREE.
He waits in the flames. I
say
the words.
And this time... I do not run.