Fire and Gasoline

[Verse 1]
We were sparks in a basement show
Too loud for what we didn’t know
Your smile cracked like a broken amp
Still ringing in my skull
We talked big dreams, cheap cigarettes
Thought we’d outrun every doubt
But the city got inside your head
And you found a different way out
[Pre-Chorus]
You said my name like an afterthought
Like it didn’t weigh a thing
Funny how the quiet hurts the most
After all that noise we made
[Chorus]
I loved you like a reckless song
Played too hard, played too fast
Now I’m screaming into empty rooms
Trying not to miss the past
You were fire, I was gasoline
Guess we burned out instead
Now every streetlight knows your name
And every night’s stuck in my head
[Verse 2]
Your shadow’s still on every wall
In bars we swore we’d never leave
I see you in a stranger’s laugh
Like the world’s just mocking me
You said “I need to feel alive”
Like I was holding you down
But I was building us a home
While you were chasing the sound
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep your jacket in my trunk
Like it’s proof you were real
Some things don’t fade with distance
They just learn how to steal
[Chorus]
I loved you like a reckless song
Played too hard, played too fast
Now I’m screaming into empty rooms
Trying not to miss the past
You were fire, I was gasoline
Guess we burned out instead
Now every streetlight knows your name
And every night’s stuck in my head
[Bridge]
If I see you at another show
I’ll pretend I’m doing fine
I’ll sing along to all your favorite bands
And leave you back in time
[Final Chorus]
I loved you like a reckless song
No regrets, no disguise
If heartbreak’s just the price we pay
Then I paid it twice
You were fire, I was gasoline
Yeah, we burned but we felt alive
Now I’m turning this pain up loud
Just to hear myself survive
[Outro]
The feedback fades, the lights come on
I walk home with the sound
You were the best mistake I made
And I’d make it again right now

indie rock, alternative rock