The First Kindling

[Intro]
Two sparks in a winter bowl,
Leaning close to share a soul.

[Verse 1]
Fire takes, and then it gives,
Like every way a mortal lives.
We fed it whispers, twigs, and names,
Until it learned our little flames.

[Pre-Chorus]
Guard this warmth from desert wind,
Teach it how a home begins.

[Chorus]
The first kindling glow,
Turn our hunger into snow.
Melt the edges of our fear,
Say: “You’re safe. You’re wanted here.”

[Verse 2]
Hands reach out and shadows flee,
Walls remember how to be.
Night will come and we will stay,
Holding light the older way.

[Pre-Chorus]
If the heavens judge our spark,
Let them see we lit the dark.

[Chorus]
The first kindling glow,
Turn our hunger into snow.
Melt the edges of our fear,
Say: “You’re safe. You’re wanted here.”

[Bridge]
Pass the flame from palm to palm,
Make the battlefield a calm.

[Final Chorus]
The first kindling rise,
Write your promise on our skies.
If the winds demand their due,
We will warm each other through.

[Outro]
Ash like stars along the floor
Look: a family, nothing more.