[Intro- Heavy boot stomps, gritty electric guitar riff, deep kick drum, hand claps, subtle harmonica, crowd ambience slowly rising.]
(Spoken)
“They said I’d fit in someday…”
(laughs)
“I quit waiting.”
[Verse 1-Tight drums, driving bass, electric guitar, light tambourine.]
I don’t fit inside your little box,
Never cared much for ticking clocks.
Got a loud mouth and a restless soul,
Trying to cage me just feeds the coal.
I’ve worn scars like Saturday nights,
Learned more wrong than I did right.
Call me stubborn, call me strange…
Still standing after every flame.
I don’t apologize for taking space,
Never begged the world for grace.
If I make you uncomfortable…
Maybe that’s your place.
[Pre-Chorus 1- Guitar layers widen, toms build, harmony vocals rise.]
Call me reckless…
Call me loud…
I’ll never disappear inside a crowd.
You can shake your head…
Roll your eyes…
I’m too alive to live disguised.
[Chorus- Full band explodes. guitars, pounding drums, gang vocals, crashing cymbals.]
I’d rather be interesting than easy,
A lightning strike instead of a breeze.
I’d rather leave a mark than fade away,
Even if not everybody stays.
Love me loud…
Leave me free…
Take the whole wild side of me.
I wasn’t born to blend in quietly…
I’d rather be interesting than easy.
[Verse 2- guitar fills, punchy bass, steady kick, tambo accents.]
Some folks polish every word,
Scared they’ll ruffle one small bird.
I ain’t built for walking straight,
I kick open every gate.
Every bruise became a map,
Every loss pushed me back.
Every no became my fuel,
Every fool became a tool.
You can keep your perfect lines,
I’ll keep chasing bigger skies.
I’d rather fail a hundred times
Than never even try.
[Pre-Chorus 2- Bigger tom rolls, layered harmonies, rising electric guitar.]
The world keeps handing out masks…
Mine never fit my face.
I wasn’t born
To shrink myself
Just to make somebody safe.
[Bridge- all drops to bass, floor toms, atmospheric guitar, distant gang chants.]
I’m not everybody’s favorite…
Never planned to be.
The loud ones…
The weird ones…
The dreamers…
The fighters…
We’re the ones
Who leave fingerprints
On history.
So if I make a little noise…
Turn…
Me…
Up.
[Guitar]
[Final Chorus -Biggest part, Twin lead guitars, full gang vocals, tambourine, crash cymbals, thick harmonies.]
I’d rather be interesting than easy,
A wildfire dancing through the trees.
I’d rather shake the ground beneath my feet
Than live a life that’s safe and incomplete.
Love me loud…
Leave me free…
Every flaw’s a masterpiece.
When they write my story let ‘em see…
I’d rather be interesting than easy.
(Repeat bigger gang vocals)
I’d rather be interesting than easy
Too much for some, exactly enough for me.
If I leave this world with nothing but my name,
I hope they remember I never played it tame.
Turn me up
Set me free
This is who I’m born to be.
You don’t have to understand me completely
You just won’t forget me.
[Outro- Spoken)
“They wanted ordinary
I chose unforgettable
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