Quite Flame

Intro (piano/guitar softly arpeggiated)

| G | Em | C | D |

Verse 1 (soft, breathy vocals)

Chords: G – Em – C – D
We laugh under (G) streetlights, like boys chasing (Em) time,
Your smile feels like (C) sunlight that I’ll never call (D) mine.
I hide it in (G) silence, a truth I can’t (Em) say,
A love in the (C) shadows that won’t fade (D) away.

Pre-Chorus (gentle rise)

Chords: Am – Em – C – D
Every word you (Am) speak cuts deeper than you (Em) know,
Every careless (C) touch, I feel it over**(D)**flow.

Chorus (fuller, emotional lift)

Chords: G – D – Em – C
But you’ll never (G) see this quiet (D) flame,
Burning in a (Em) heart I cannot (C) name.
I’m standing here (G) between the (D) lines,
A friend in the (Em) day, but in the (C) night you’re mine.
I carry this (Am) love, though it feels so (C) wrong,
Living in the (G) silence of a (D) secret song.

Verse 2 (gentle, intimate again)

Chords same as Verse 1
I’m cheering beside you, though my voice shakes inside,
A storm in my chest that I’m forced to hide.
If friendship’s the only place we can be,
I’ll guard this devotion like a lock with no key.

Pre-Chorus (slightly stronger vocal tone)

Same chords as before.

Chorus (repeat with more passion)
Bridge (dramatic pause, soft piano, almost whispered)

Chords: Em – C – G – D
Maybe one (Em) day I’ll be brave e**(C)nough,
To lay down the (G) fear and call this (D) love.
But until (Em) then, I’ll keep it (C) veiled,
A story of (G) longing that quiet(D)**ly sailed.

Final Chorus (soaring, emotional climax)

Chords same as Chorus, but fuller instrumentation

So you’ll never see this quiet flame,
But it keeps me alive just the same.
I’ll stay your friend, though my soul belongs,
To the secret fire of a hidden song.

Outro (fade out softly)

Chords: G – Em – C – D
(whispered, almost acapella)
…the secret fire of a hidden song.