I will not compromise

A fire burns in my soul
It asks for no permission
The heat seeps to the bone
And there will be no restraint

My heart will not bow
It will not learn to fear
Every wound of mine cries out
That I must move on


And even if the door closes
I keep looking on
For my desire never rests
I yearn to see it all

Every stone, every sign
Every secret depth
All that seeks to live within me
Steps onto the same path


I will not compromise
I will not compromise
My heart will not give up

I will not compromise
I will not compromise
My fire will carry me all the way


My mind craves the infinite
The question, the open space
Every facet of me, every silence
Everything not yet understood

If the world turns harsh
I draw even closer
For the unknown reaches out for me
And I come to meet it

My heart is a single beat
That asks for no mercy
And the flame burning in my soul
Will brook no half-measures


And even if the door closes
I keep looking on
For my desire never rests
I yearn to see it all

Every stone, every sign
Every secret depth
All that seeks to live within me
Steps onto the same path


I will not compromise
I will not compromise
My heart will not give up

I will not compromise
I will not compromise
My fire will carry me all the way


Tell me, what remains when the noise falls silent?
I am still here
Lifting up from the depths
That which makes me human

I ask for no lesser sky
I ask for no easy sign
What the soul desires
Must be... to know


I won't compromise
I won't compromise
My heart won't give up

I won't compromise
I won't compromise