I Am The Flame (feat. 3 American Roses)

Don't tell me to be quiet When my blood was born to sing Don't tell me to be gentle When my heart comes with a sting I've walked through fire smiling Turned my bruises into bloom Every step I take is louder When the world says, "Not for you" I don't wear pain like a secret I let it dance with me You see the wound-I see the rhythm It keeps me on the beat I am the flame, not the shadow I bring the heat, not the sorrow You can't tame what's wild tomorrow This soul don't beg-it borrows From storms that made me strong I am the flame all along I don't need your validation To rise up on this floor I don't follow your directions I break patterns, not the law This body holds rebellion This voice was built to burn Don't need crowns or invitations Every scar was something learned I don't whisper when I'm aching I shout it through the walls You see the fire as danger But I see it as a call I am the flame, not the shadow I bring the heat, not the sorrow You can't tame what's wild tomorrow This soul don't beg-it borrows From storms that made me strong I am the flame all along Strike the floor with what I've been Let the rhythm cleanse my skin Not a dancer, I'm the drum Not the silence-I'm the sun I am the flame, not the shadow I bring the heat, not the sorrow You can't tame what's wild tomorrow This soul don't beg-it borrows From storms that made me strong I am the flame all along I am the flame, not the shadow I bring the heat, not the sorrow Let me blaze through your tomorrow With soul too loud to follow Born of rage and dust and song I am the flame all along