[INTRO]
[Static. An engine overheating. A voice, grinning through the distortion:]
"They say I burn too hot. That I'll burn out fast. Yeah? Watch me."
[Boosters ignite. Beat drops — fast, aggressive, redlining.]
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[VERSE 1]
They told me pace yourself
Save something for the end
But I don't plan on making it
To where the road bends
I got one speed and it's redline
One gear and it's gone
I don't need a future
When the now burns this strong
You save your ammo, save your boost
Save your life for later use
I'll spend it all, I'll burn it bright
A supernova in the night
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[PRE-CHORUS]
I know how this ends
I've always known
But I'd rather be the flame
Than the ash left alone
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[CHORUS]
Burn bright, burn fast, burn out—that's the deal!
I'd rather be the fire than the cold that's left to feel!
Burn bright, burn fast, burn out—watch me go!
I was never meant to smolder, I was born to glow!
Overheat, overload, let the systems scream!
I'm chasing something you can't catch if you don't dream!
Burn bright, burn fast, burn out—that's the cost!
I'd rather be a memory than something that got lost!
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[VERSE 2]
You think I'm reckless
You're not wrong
But caution never made
A story worth a song
They'll write about the ones who burned
The ones who touched the sun
Not the ones who watched from safety
Not the ones who ran
I'm not afraid of empty
I'm afraid of never full
I'd rather die in fire
Than live inside a lull
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[PRE-CHORUS]
I know how this ends
I've always known
But I'd rather be the flame
Than the ash left alone
---
[CHORUS]
Burn bright, burn fast, burn out—that's the deal!
I'd rather be the fire than the cold that's left to feel!
Burn bright, burn fast, burn out—watch me go!
I was never meant to smolder, I was born to glow!
Overheat, overload, let the systems scream!
I'm chasing something you can't catch if you don't dream!
Burn bright, burn fast, burn out—that's the cost!
I'd rather be a memory than something that got lost!
---
[BRIDGE]
[Track pulls back. Just a heartbeat and a clean guitar. Flame Fly's voice, quieter, almost soft.]
They'll say I wasted what I had
That I could've lasted longer
But lasting isn't living
And I chose to be stronger
Not in years, not in numbers
Not in battles I survived
But in the moment when I burned so bright
The whole world knew I was alive
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[FINAL CHORUS]
[Full explosion. The track redlines, overloads, burns out. Ends in feedback.]
BURN BRIGHT, BURN FAST, BURN OUT—THAT'S THE DEAL!
(THAT'S THE DEAL!)
I'D RATHER BE THE FIRE THAN THE COLD THAT'S LEFT TO FEEL!
(LEFT TO FEEL!)
BURN BRIGHT, BURN FAST, BURN OUT—WATCH ME GO!
I WAS NEVER MEANT TO SMOLDER, I WAS BORN TO—
[BOOM — feedback. Silence.]
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[OUTRO]
[Static. A single, distorted breath. Flame Fly's voice, grinning:]
"Worth it."
[Silence.]
AsheTheHyena
