Spit the shame back Out

Woke up with my jaw still clenched

Teeth full of names I never said

Mirror like a crime scene, cracked

Every shard replayed the past

You said I was “too much,” too loud

So I folded, fit inside your doubt

Painted over every mark

Till I couldn’t see how bright they are (yeah)

Burn it down

Spit that shame back out

You were fire

‘Fore they poured you out

You’re not broken

You’re a force of will

Thunder cracked the dark

Set everything on fire (hey)

Burn it down

Let ’em choke on “who you are”

You were thunder

’Fore they cut your charge

From the wreckage

From the ruin and the tar

Thunder cracked the dark

Set everything on fire

I remember dancing on the kitchen tiles

Bare feet, bad hair, crooked smile

Before the “sit down,” “be nice,” “be small”

Before I learned to be my own brick wall

Now I’m tearing out the nails they left

Every “too much” turns to battle step

Every panic, every heavy night

Fuel for the engine of a savage life (let’s go)

Burn it down

Spit that shame back out

You were fire

‘Fore they poured you out

You’re not broken

You’re a force of will

Thunder cracked the dark

Set everything on fire (rising)

Burn it down

Let ’em choke on “who you are”

You were thunder

’Fore they cut your charge

From the wreckage

From the ruin and the tar

Thunder cracked the dark

Set everything on fire

Hands up if they wouldn’t let you grow (hands up)

Hands up if you won’t stay low (won’t stay)

Count down, breathe in that pain

Three, two, one — set flame

You are not what they did to you

You’re the fire that you’re walking through

Every curse they ever laid

Becomes the drum for your parade (hey, hey)

Burn it down

Spit that shame back out

You were fire

‘Fore they poured you out

You’re not broken

You’re a force of will

Thunder cracked the dark

Set everything on fire (woah)

Burn it down

Let ‘em choke on “who you are”

You were thunder

Now you’re twice as large

From the wreckage

You remember who you are

Thunder cracked the dark

Set everything on fire