In this cage of flesh I reside,
Bound by guilt and fear,
In darkness I wallow,
In pain too deep for tears.

A nameless longing burns in my heart,
A fire in the soul that flickers bright,
Against the dark, my only source of light.
Valiantly burning against the shadows.

When in despair I give in to the dark,
Waging my soul to stop the pain,
I shatter a thousand a pieces, all but destroyed,
Yet this bright flicker yet remains.

This empty aching draws me out,
To seek surcease from the pain and guilt,
When all the world collapses round,
This light remains, my lone companion.

Out of the ashes of my destruction,
This little spark wrought me anew,
Newly forged, bright and shining,
Reflecting the light of this inner fire.

It speaks to me now that I have learned to listen,
Whispering the message of love and peace,
Freeing me from my chains of guilt and fear,
Burning bright with the force of a million suns.

Now I burn for a Love I yearn to hold,
My soul freed sings songs of praise.
This cage of flesh, my prison no longer,
But a vessel to contain this soul of fire.