I am burning from the inside out
Set ablaze by thunder and lightning
That I shut up in my bones
Thunder - words I do not say
Lightning - pain I keep contained
Inside of me endless rain
Rare a ray of sun
Over and over again
I silence that white-hot heat
That dares my lips to part
And roar with dragon’s flame
I swallow it, let it sear my bones
And scorch my soul
And fill my lungs like smoke
Quietly I burn and choke
Tears that do not fall make it hard to see
Dark and smokey clouds make it hard to breathe
As I start to fade my last words will be
Lord, don’t let this storm and flame be the end of me