When the darkness suffocates you and you want to retire,
But you find the strength to shout out “no”,
It’s one ember but it’s enough to start a fire.

Keeping your mouth shut because you fear the word liar.
You want to write a note, leave your things and go.
When the darkness suffocates you and you want to retire.

Your sister hugs you and you know you’re the one she admires.
She smiles with missing teeth and her whole aura glows.
It’s one ember but it’s enough to start a fire.

Always reaching for something that can take you higher,
Hiding in your room with music on trying to lie low.
When the darkness suffocates you and you want to retire.

But your best friend always calls trying to inspire.
Always saying the same thing, “I still love you though”.
It’s one ember but it’s enough to start a fire.

You want to scream out the phrase “I’m tired”,
But you push through the struggle to stick to the status quo.
When the darkness surrounds you and you want to retire,
It’s one ember but it’s enough to start a fire.