Verse 1
A fire rages deep inside, unseen by wandering eyes,
Its warmth could melt the coldest night, but no one stops to try.
I reach for hands that never come, shadows pass me by,
And all that’s left to show my flame is smoke against the sky.
Chorus
I’m burning bright, but they don’t see,
A quiet storm inside of me.
They walk on past, they never know,
A raging fire, a wisp of smoke.
Oh, a wisp of smoke, a wisp of smoke.
Verse 2
My heart’s a lantern, glowing red, but still it lights no way,
The heat could keep the dark at bay, but none will ever stay.
They see the spark but miss the glow, a fleeting glimpse, a trace,
Of all the fire I’ve held within, that burns without a place.
Chorus
I’m burning bright, but they don’t see,
A quiet storm inside of me.
They walk on past, they never know,
A raging fire, a wisp of smoke.
Oh, a wisp of smoke, a wisp of smoke.
Bridge
And though the flames consume me whole,
They’ll never know the cost.
To carry fire in a lonely soul,
A beacon that feels lost.
Chorus
I’m burning bright, but they don’t see,
A quiet storm inside of me.
They walk on past, they never know,
A raging fire, a wisp of smoke.
Oh, a wisp of smoke, a wisp of smoke.
Outro
So let the fire burn away, until the embers fade,
Perhaps one day someone will stay, and warm within my blaze.
But till that time, I’ll stand alone, with all the love I stoke,
A great fire burning endlessly, seen only as a wisp of smoke.
Michael Forty