Flames of Truth

I found your letter near the gate
Sealed in wax, signed over fate
Your words were swords, they cut too deep
And woke the fire I tried to keep
I walked through rooms of what we were
Your voice still echoing the slur
You called me blind, you called me brave
But never stayed when I was grave

I read your words, but heard the flame
Each line a spark, each vow a name

Flames of truth, they climb the stairs we never swept
They torch the dreams we never kept
You lit the fuse with every kiss
Now all that's left is smoke and this
Flames of truth, they scorch the lies we used to speak
Reveal the strong, expose the weak
No shield, no spell, no holy proof
Survives the flames of truth

The forest burned behind our vows
And still you wore your love like crowns
You traced your name in shifting sand
Then vanished when I reached my hand
I crossed the fields we used to roam
But found your warmth had turned to stone
The wind replied where you once swore
And left your key outside my door

The flames still flicker in my mind
Burning truths you left behind

Flames of truth, they climb the stairs we never swept
They torch the dreams we never kept
You lit the fuse with every kiss
Now all that's left is smoke and this
Flames of truth, they scorch the lies we used to speak
Reveal the strong, expose the weak
No shield, no spell, no holy proof
Survives the flames of truth

I won't kneel, I won't retreat
Your love was salt beneath my feet
You wore a mask and spoke in charms
But I still burned inside your arms

Flames of truth, no throne, no crown, no final plea
No myth to hide what's left of me
No sacred pact, no fairytale
Just me, and what your silence tells
Flames of truth, no fear, no pride, no place to run
Just me, and all you've left undone
Still standing in the flames of truth

No ash to gather, no words to save
Just silence rising from the grave
The fire spoke what we both knew
All that remains... is the truth