Choose the Fire

[Verse 1] Some powers never truly sleep They study wounds the soul still keeps The dark is patient, sharp, and cold And waits for hearts that lose their hold [Chorus] Choose the fire or choose the night Stop calling dimness living light The lukewarm soul dissolves in gray Half turned to God, half turned away Prayer is war beneath the skin Fasting breaks the noise within Give all you are before the end No soul survives by half pretend [Verse 2] Some spirits cling with iron hands Like armies moving through the land While most men drift from day to day Too tired to fight, too numb to pray [Chorus] Choose the fire or choose the night Stop calling dimness living light The lukewarm soul dissolves in gray Half turned to God, half turned away Prayer is war beneath the skin Fasting breaks the noise within Give all you are before the end No soul survives by half pretend [Verse 3] Cold hearts may still awaken flame But warm decay forgets God’s name The deepest chains are softly worn Until the will itself is torn [Final Chorus – double] Choose the fire or choose the night Stop calling dimness living light The lukewarm soul dissolves in gray Half turned to God, half turned away Prayer is war beneath the skin Fasting breaks the noise within Give all you are before the end No soul survives by half pretend Choose the fire or choose the night Before your eyes adapt to blind The war is closer than your breath And every road still ends in death Stand awake and do not bend Darkness does not play pretend Heaven never asked for parts It asks the whole of who we are © Sergio Eduardo Maurer