burn bright

Verse 1

Alarm clock hates me, so do my friends

Same black hoodie, weekend again

I swear I’m fine, I swear I’m cool

Just late to life and bad at rules

Your name lights up on my cracked screen

I let it ring like it don’t mean anything

I tell myself I’ve changed somehow

But I’m still here, still burning now

Pre-Chorus

I say I’m done with acting dumb

Then I trip and hit the same old one

Chorus

Hands up, shout it till we lose our voice

Bad decisions, but at least they’re ours

If this goes down, I made my choice

I’d rather burn bright than fall apart

I mess it up, yeah, that’s my art

Young, loud, dumb, with a hopeful heart

Verse 2

Cheap beer stains and parking lots

Big life plans we never plot

You say “slow down,” I say “why?”

We’re only young for a little time

I joke too hard when it gets real

Laugh it off so I don’t feel

Every calm makes me uneasy

Peace was never meant for me

Pre-Chorus

I swear I learn, I swear I grow

Then panic when it starts to slow

Chorus

Hands up, shout it till we lose our voice

Bad decisions, but at least they’re ours

If this goes down, I made my choice

I’d rather burn bright than fall apart

I mess it up, yeah, that’s my art

Young, loud, dumb, with a hopeful heart

Bridge

Maybe someday I’ll get it right

Stop running from a quiet night

But tonight’s screaming my name too loud

And I don’t know how to turn it down

Final Chorus

Hands up, sing it like we don’t care

Every wrong turn got us here

If this is all we ever are

At least we tried, at least we’re scarred

I mess it up, but I play my part

Young, loud, dumb, with a hopeful heart

Outro

Same mistakes, new tattoo

Still chasing something true