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)
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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)
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
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)
[Chorus]
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
