You wear your scars like armor,

Built dungeons out of gold,

Chose silence as your kingdom,

A crown too heavy to hold.

Every lash was a language,

Every bruise a prayer,

You swore you’d kneel forever,

But I still found you there.

You said, “I’m not broken, I’m just sealed away.”

You said, “I love the pain, but it’s not where I’ll stay.”

I don’t want to own you,

I don’t need control,

I just want to witness

The fire in your soul.

If you rise, I’ll rise beside you,

If you fall, I’ll take the weight,

Not to bind you in the darkness,

But to help you choose your fate.

You asked me why I chose you,

Why I never turned away,

Because stars don’t beg for shining,

They burn night into day.

Your voice cracked like glass,

But it never broke apart,

And in the silence you gave me,

I heard the beating of your heart.

You said, “I’m not yours, but I’ll let you stay.”

And I swore, “I’ll hold the light, I won’t turn away.”

I don’t want to own you,

I don’t need control,

I just want to witness

The fire in your soul.

If you rise, I’ll rise beside you,

If you fall, I’ll take the weight,

Not to bind you in the darkness,

But to help you choose your fate.

Every chain you wore was made of fear,

Every scream a song I still can hear.

But love doesn’t need to cage the flame,

It just says, “Burn, and never be the same.”

I don’t want to own you,

I don’t need control,

I just want to witness

The fire in your soul.

If you kneel, I’ll never break you,

If you run, I’ll let you go,

But if you shine, I’ll stand in wonder—

That’s the only truth I know.