Lyrics
[verse]
You lived your life on stages we built around you,
A thousand hungry lenses at your door.
And all you ever wanted was a quiet morning,
A little truth, a love worth waking for.
[chorus]
You were a candle set out in a doorway,
Burning brighter than the chandeliers.
The draft kept tearing at your little fire —
But the light you left still warms us, after all these years.
[verse]
Now they lay white flowers by the iron gates,
Your name is stitched into a century.
You left us in the middle of your blooming —
But hearts across the world became your family.
[chorus]
You were a candle set out in a doorway,
Burning brighter than the chandeliers.
The draft kept tearing at your little fire —
But the light you left still warms us, after all these years.
[bridge]
May you rest where no wind ever reaches,
Where nobody demands a smile for sale,
Where you are simply one soul among people —
No crowns, no cameras, no veil.
[chorus]
You were a candle set out in a doorway,
Burning brighter than the chandeliers.
The draft kept tearing at your little fire —
But the light you left still warms us, after all these years.
