(Verse 1) I’ve been wearing these shadows like a second skin
Counting every failure, letting the cold air in
I built a house out of "maybe" and "not quite yet"
Living in the wreckage of a life I regret
But the floorboards are creaking under the weight
Of a version of me that’s decades late.
(Pre-Chorus) I’m tired of the safety, I’m bored of the grey
I’m striking a match to the "yesterday"
It starts with a flicker, it starts with a choice
To drown out the echo and find my own voice.
(Chorus) So let it burn, let it turn into ash
I’m leaving the wreckage, I’m done with the crash
Watch the old me go up in a pillar of white
I’m a wildfire dancing in the middle of the night
I’m not breaking down, I’m breaking through
Feeding the flames to find something new
From the dust and the embers, the best of me grows
I’m the phoenix that the fire chose.
(Verse 2) There’s a silence that follows when the walls come down
No more hiding in the noise of this ghost town
The "I can’t" and the "should’ve" are smoke in the wind
Finally seeing where the real me begins
It’s a terrifying beauty, it’s a heavy cost
But you can’t find the kingdom until you get lost.
(Chorus) So let it burn, let it turn into ash
I’m leaving the wreckage, I’m done with the crash
Watch the old me go up in a pillar of white
I’m a wildfire dancing in the middle of the night
I’m not breaking down, I’m breaking through
Feeding the flames to find something new
From the dust and the embers, the best of me grows
I’m the phoenix that the fire chose.
(Bridge) They say the heat is what makes the gold pure
I’m testing the limits of what I can endure
I’m not a victim of the flame, I’m the spark
I’m the light that’s rewriting the dark!
(Guitar/Instrumental Solo - High Intensity)
(Outro) The smoke is clearing now...
The sky is wide and blue...
Everything I was is gone
For everything I’m meant to do.
The best version of me...
(Fades out)
Just getting started.
