The Shape of Flame cover artwork by Chad Ray Thorne

Chad Ray Thorne · Tech Hop · atmospheric electronic hip-hop

The Shape of Flame.

The Shape of Flame moves from silence and smoke to reclaimed strength in Chad Ray Thorne’s Tech Hop sound. Watch the full visualizer on YouTube.

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Silence becomes strength in The Shape of Flame. Smoke, winter, rain, and a low pulse trace the narrator’s movement from being diminished to reclaiming their own name.

Artist
Chad Ray Thorne
Version
Original
Length
5:03
Sound
Tech Hop · atmospheric electronic hip-hop
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[Intro] Don't wake the room It's listening Let it hear me breathe [Verse 1] You left the windows open For the winter to get in Thought the cold would make me smaller Thought the dark would wear me thin But I learned the weight of quiet I learned what the shadows keep Every word I never gave you Put another root in me [Pre-Chorus] Now the walls lean closer When I draw the air Something in the silence Knows I'm still here [Chorus] I breathe in the silence I breathe out the flame What you left in pieces Came back wearing my name Soft as smoke around you Heavy as the rain I breathe in the silence I breathe out the flame [Post-Chorus] You can feel it Before you see it The whole room moves When I breathe in [Verse 2] You mistook my mercy For a weakness you could keep I learned power from the water It can carve without a scream Now my pulse is in the concrete Low and patient underneath When the whole floor starts to shudder That is only me breathing [Pre-Chorus] Feel the air grow thinner Feel the pressure change I was gathering a weather You forgot to name [Chorus] I breathe in the silence I breathe out the flame What you left in pieces Came back wearing my name Soft as smoke around you Heavy as the rain I breathe in the silence I breathe out the flame [Breakdown] One breath for the body One breath for the bruise One breath for the woman You were certain I would lose No prayer for permission No hand upon the cage When the heartbeat comes back Let it carry all my rage [Rhythmic Fracture] Breathe Break Breathe Become Breathe Break Breathe Become [Bridge] I was never yours to ruin Never yours to rearrange I can whisper like a warning I can sing until walls shake I was never disappearing I was changing underneath You were waiting for surrender I was only learning to breathe [Final Chorus] I breathe in the silence I breathe out the flame I was never disappearing I was learning the shape of flame Soft as smoke around you Heavy as the rain What you left in pieces Came back wearing my name I breathe in the silence I breathe out the flame Every scar became a doorway Every doorway knew my name Soft as smoke around you Heavy as the rain I breathe in the silence I breathe out the flame [Outro] Don't wake the room It's listening The silence has a pulse now And the pulse has my name Let it hear me breathe

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