[Verse 1]
She came in small beneath the leaves and thorns,
A tortoiseshell flame on a golden summer morn,
Gold sparks in her fur like the last light of day,
Too brave for her size, too alive to stay afraid,
Three pairs of little hands reached into the dark,
And she chose them back — that's how she found her heart

[PreChorus]
The tiniest fire still knows how to burn,
And love doesn't measure the time that it earns

[Chorus]
Ember, you were golden, you were more than enough,
Small and full of wonder, fragile and tough,
You came without a reason, you stayed without a name,
Then you left your warmth behind and nothing's been the same

[Verse 2]
She slept in tangled sheets and chased the morning light,
Curled into the breathing of children through the night,
She followed every shadow, she pounced on every sound,
A feisty little spirit on her four-inch rounds,
She didn't ask for much, just a place she could belong,
She gave it all right back and made the whole house warm

[PreChorus]
The tiniest fire still knows how to burn,
And love doesn't measure the time that it earns

[Chorus]
Ember, you were golden, you were more than enough,
Small and full of wonder, fragile and tough,
You came without a reason, you stayed without a name,
Then you left your warmth behind and nothing's been the same

[Verse 3]
She only had a season but she used every day,
Not a single heartbeat wasted, not a moment thrown away,
The Aries moon was rising when the world went still and wide,
Something ancient and revealing filled the last of summer's sky,
Some lives don't need forever just to matter to the bone,
She was only here for summer, but she never left this home

[PreChorus]
The tiniest fire still knows how to burn,
And love doesn't measure the time that it earns

[Chorus]
Ember, you were golden, you were more than enough,
Small and full of wonder, fragile and tough,
You came without a reason, you stayed without a name,
Then you left your warmth behind and nothing's been the same

[Bridge]
An ember doesn't need the sky to prove that it glows,
It just holds its heat quietly and trusts that love knows,
Colton, Carter, Katerina — they'll carry you on,
Somebody's Ember, forever, long after you're gone

[Outro]
You were frightened at the start, you were fearless at the end,
Not just a little kitten — you were family, you were friend,
An ember is a small thing, but it lights what the dark cannot keep,
And you are still burning, love, in every place they sleep