A song about an inner name carried in silence.
What is learned is never shouted — only lived.

Lyrics

I was born on a road with dust in my name,
fire in my breath, wind in my frame,
I learned how to sing before I could pray,
learned how to lose what I loved on the way.
Silver-string nights, stories and scars,
counting my dreams by the light of the stars.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Life is a song you cannot own,
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
You walk it best when you walk alone.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Laugh when the world cuts deep and slow,
I am Ruh, I am road, I am flame, I am flow.
I learned from hunger, I learned from pain,
from empty hands and from broken gain,
Books and blades both taught me true,
nothing stays kind, nothing stays new.
If you love hard, you will pay the cost,
if you seek truth, you will bleed what you lost.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Life is a song you cannot own,
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
You walk it best when you walk alone.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Sing even lost, sing even low,
I am Ruh, I am road, I am flame, I am flow.
Some call me genius, some call me liar,
some see a boy, some see a fire,
Names are shadows, thin as breath,
they fade in love, they fade in death.
I am not legend, I am not crown,
just a man when the song falls down.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Life keeps burning what you hold,
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Truth grows sharper, never old.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Lose your fear and let it go,
I am Ruh, I am road, I am flame, I am flow.
I know one thing the wise forget:
you live by what you’re willing to let,
Go of pride and go of blame,
go of safety, go of name.
When silence comes and takes its toll,
sing from the bones, sing from the soul.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Life is a fire, not a throne,
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
You carry it best when you stand alone.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Sing it loud, then let it go,
I am Ruh, I am road, I am flame, I am flow.

I was born on a road with dust in my name,
fire in my breath, wind in my frame,
I learned how to sing before I could pray,
learned how to lose what I loved on the way.
Silver-string nights, stories and scars,
counting my dreams by the light of the stars.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Life is a song you cannot own,
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
You walk it best when you walk alone.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Laugh when the world cuts deep and slow,
I am Ruh, I am road, I am flame, I am flow.
I learned from hunger, I learned from pain,
from empty hands and from broken gain,
Books and blades both taught me true,
nothing stays kind, nothing stays new.
If you love hard, you will pay the cost,
if you seek truth, you will bleed what you lost.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Life is a song you cannot own,
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
You walk it best when you walk alone.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Sing even lost, sing even low,
I am Ruh, I am road, I am flame, I am flow.
Some call me genius, some call me liar,
some see a boy, some see a fire,
Names are shadows, thin as breath,
they fade in love, they fade in death.
I am not legend, I am not crown,
just a man when the song falls down.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Life keeps burning what you hold,
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Truth grows sharper, never old.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Lose your fear and let it go,
I am Ruh, I am road, I am flame, I am flow.
I know one thing the wise forget:
you live by what you’re willing to let,
Go of pride and go of blame,
go of safety, go of name.
When silence comes and takes its toll,
sing from the bones, sing from the soul.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Life is a fire, not a throne,
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
You carry it best when you stand alone.
Hey—oh, hey—ah—
Sing it loud, then let it go,
I am Ruh, I am road, I am flame, I am flow.