[Intro]
She don’t even raise her voice
World falls down in silence
Smile sharp, like it’s a choice
To turn love into violence
[Verse 1]
Met her on a weekday
Empty café, rain in the glass
She said, “You ever wish the whole thing
Would just crack, just crash?”
Ink on her fingers
Names she crossed out long ago
Said, “I tried to hold it gentle
But it slipped, so I let it go”
She got a match in her eyes
Past piled up like gasoline
Every goodbye that she swallowed
Leakin’ out through the seams
She laughs at the headlines
Says, “They always act surprised”
But you can’t keep buildin’ towers
On the backs of tired lives
[Chorus]
She likes it when it burns
Watches every bridge turn black
Says the smoke feels like a sermon
For the ones who ain’t comin’ back
She likes it when it burns
‘Cause nobody leaves her first
If the whole sky falls around her
Then the leaving doesn’t hurt
She likes it when it burns
[Verse 2]
She don’t write love letters
Just lists of every scar and date
Kept every broken promise
Folded tight, turned into hate
Said her father lit a fuse
Walked out, never saw the blast
So she learned to light her own
Make the moment, make it last
She kiss you like a secret
Like the truth is on her tongue
But her hands stay near the curtains
Plannin’ exits, stayin’ young
“Why you always want destruction?”
I ask, but I kinda know
When you never had a future
You just wanna watch it go
[Chorus]
She likes it when it burns
Watches every bridge turn black
Says the smoke feels like a sermon
For the ones who ain’t comin’ back
She likes it when it burns
‘Cause nobody leaves her first
If the whole sky falls around her
Then the leaving doesn’t hurt
She likes it when it burns
[Bridge]
Maybe it’s the way they left her
Maybe it’s the way we stayed
Standin’ in the glow together
Both of us a little afraid
She whispers, “If you really love me
Would you let this city turn?”
And I’m holdin’ on to nothing
While she’s askin’ what I’ve earned
[Chorus]
She likes it when it burns
Watches every bridge turn black
Says the smoke feels like a sermon
For the ones who ain’t comin’ back
She likes it when it burns
‘Cause nobody leaves her first
If the whole sky falls around her
Then the leaving doesn’t hurt
She likes it when it burns
Yeah, she likes it when it burns
[Outro]
Ash in her hair, eyes cold
Sayin’, “This is how we learn”
Hand in mine, heart of coal
Walkin’ off as worlds burn