Carry It Like Fire

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[Verse 1]
You woke up heavy
Heart like a stone in your chest
Mirror says “tired”
But your eyes say “not done yet”
All of these doubts
Talk like they live in your head
Tie up your laces
Walk past the voice that you dread

[Chorus]
Carry it like fire
Not like a weight
You’re gonna bend
You’re not gonna break
Every small step
Is shaking the ground
You’re not lost
You’re working it out
Carry it like fire
Carry it like fire now (oh)

[Verse 2]
People will tell you
“Maybe this dream is too big”
They never saw you
Learning to run as a kid
You had your stumbles
You’ve tasted gravel and grass
Still you kept moving
Turned every scar into glass

[Chorus]
Carry it like fire
Not like a weight
You’re gonna bend
You’re not gonna break
Every small step
Is shaking the ground
You’re not lost
You’re working it out
Carry it like fire
Carry it like fire now (yeah)

[Bridge]
You don’t have to shine every second
You don’t have to win every fight
Just keep your feet in the daylight
Let hope ride the edge of the night
When all that you’ve got is a whisper
Breathe it out steady and slow
“I’m not where I want to be yet
But I’m not where I was before”

[Chorus]
Carry it like fire
Not like a weight
You’re gonna bend
You’re not gonna break
Every small step
Is shaking the ground
You’re not lost
You’re working it out
Carry it like fire
Carry it like fire now
Carry it like fire
You’re gonna light this town