Lyric

I wake with a scar that still shines

Like moonlight trapped in a jar

I carry my weight in my pocket

And still I go where the people are

Small hands, old hands, all the same

Same ache in a different frame

We learn to bend, we learn to stay

We learn to soften what the day will name

And I have been broken and mended

By the slow turning of hours

I found that the wound can be weather

And the storm can grow into flowers

Keep me near the flame

Keep me near the flame

When the whole sky shakes

I will call your name

Keep me near the flame

Keep me near the flame

I was made to rise

I was made to stay

The work is a river of gravel

Still I lay my feet in line

I trade my breath for a little shelter

I trade my fear for a little light

Some days are iron, some days are glass

Some days move like a prayer

But every heart is a field of sparks

And every bruise can teach us care

So I lean toward the open window

Let the hard thing lose its crown

I am not made for a perfect ending

I am made for turning around

Keep me near the flame

Keep me near the flame

When the whole sky shakes

I will call your name

Keep me near the flame

Keep me near the flame

I was made to rise

I was made to stay

If the road turns sharp

If the sky goes thin

I will bring my hurt

And let the light come in

Not too far, not too late

Just enough to begin

Every heart can learn

How to bloom again

[Final Chorus]

Keep me near the flame

Keep me near the flame

When the whole sky shakes

I will call your name

Keep me near the flame

Keep me near the flame

I was made to rise

I was made to stay

Keep me near the flame

Keep me near the flame

Every scar says yes

Every scar says stay