This Little Fire

The moon hides its face in a shroud of gray
The stars play shy they've all slipped away

But there's a flicker in the corner of my eye
A stubborn little flame that refuses to die

It hums like a whisper it burns like a spark
In the middle of the chaos it lights the dark

It lights the dark when the shadows scream
A tiny torch chasing every dream
No need for a sun
No need for a mark
This little fire it lights the dark

Footsteps echo down an empty street
The wind sings a song but it skips the beat

Still I carry this glow in my open hand
Like a lighthouse calling from a distant land

It lights the dark when the shadows scream
A tiny torch chasing every dream
No need for a sun no need for a mark
This little fire it lights the dark

A matchstick rebellion against the night
A rebel flame that won't take flight
It's small it's quiet but it won't relent
It's the kind of thing that's heaven-sent