Don't Touch The Fire
(whispered) Come closer No— Don't
You already know what happens
You felt it from the doorway
Before you knew my name
Something in the silence
Started changing shape
You watched me like a warning
I watched you watching me
Funny how the body knows What the mind won't let it be
You could've stayed right there You could've walked away
But curiosity has teeth And you like the way they taste
Slow down
Look closer
You feel that?
That's the heat
Don't touch the fire
You know what happens next
You knew it was fire
You came closer anyway
Don't touch the fire
Don't say you didn't know
You felt it getting warmer You still wouldn't let it go
You knew it was fire
You came closer anyway
Maybe it's the mystery
Maybe it's the risk
Maybe you just want to know
What happens when you give in
You call it fascination
You call it chemistry
But something in you recognized Something you came here to see
I never told you
You had to cross the line
I only stood here burning You were the one who stepped inside
Slow down
Look closer.
You feel that?
That's you.
What if I told you
I'm not the flame?
What if the thing you're reaching for Has always had your name?
What if I only held the mirror And you recognized the light?
What if you weren't chasing me?
What if you were chasing
What comes alive inside?
Don't touch it.
Feel it.
Don't name it.
Know it.
That pull.
That heat.
That moment
Before you leap.
You can walk away.
You can stay.
But don't pretend
You didn't feel it.
Don't touch the fire You know what happens next
You knew
it was fire You came closer anyway
Don't touch the fire
Now look at what you found The thing you thought would burn
you Was already burning underground
You knew
it was fire You came closer anyway And maybe I'm not the
danger.
Maybe I'm the proof.
Maybe what you came to touch
Was always inside you.
Don't touch the fire.
(ahhhh) Unless
you're ready
to know what
made you reach.