Heart Fire

An original song by Amnara the Savage, Armiger, in honor of all those keeping the Dream alive during the plague. Inspired by Gwendolyn the Graceful's Lyric Writing Workshop at the Known World Cooks and Bards 2021.

Music and lyrics by Amnara the Savage

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Lyrics:

It was only with greatest reluctance we left
Out of will to protect our friends and our kin
Togetherness stolen, a most heartless theft
As we fought not to let the plague win

But the toll that it took, it was heavy indeed
And our heart fires dwindled to coals
Yet we are not beaten, those embers we’ll feed
‘Til we regain our joining of souls

So keep the coals glowing, for the fire will return
A thousand songs strong with the lessons we learn 
We fight for the future for which we all yearn
For oh!  How our heart fire shall burn!

So sing out your sorrows and write down these wrongs
The moments we mourn, we mourn them as one
Remember these moments, embodied in songs
They will fuel us 'til this battle’s won

And once we are together, once our fire’s aflame
All these moments of sacrifice mean all the more
We call on compassion, we call it by name
We reclaim it! We will win this war!

So keep the coals glowing, for the fire will return
A thousand songs strong with the lessons we learn
We fight for the future for which we all yearn
For oh!  How our heart fire shall burn!

So commemorate kindness, hearthfire warm
Immortalize innovation, how we weather the storm
And honor our hardships, and how they transform
Prime the bellows for when we reform

And keep the coals glowing, for the fire will return
A thousand songs stronger for lessons we learn
We fight for the future for which we all yearn
For oh!  How our heart fire shall burn!

So keep the coals glowing!
The fire will return!

To listen to this song as performed by Amnara the Savage, please follow this link: https://youtu.be/b3Rh1s5yzrY