[Verse 1]
Black boots on the kitchen tiles
Mom said, "Boy, you better learn to smile"
I carved my name in the window frame
"Too loud, too proud," but I never changed
[Pre-Chorus]
Every rule they wrote in red
I turned to ash inside my head (yeah)
If I don’t fit their little frame
I’ll burn the picture, keep my name
[Chorus]
I was born a rebel
Cut my teeth on breaking lines
Staring down the devil
Every scar became a sign
I won’t bend, I won’t settle
You can curse me, I’ll be fine
I was born a rebel
Not your story, never your design
[Verse 2]
Old friends in their Sunday best
I showed up in a thrift-store vest
They shake hands, I shake the walls
They chase crowns, I chase the fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Every quiet they called peace
Felt like chains around my feet (hey)
If comfort means I lose my spine
I’ll take the storm, I’ll draw the line
[Chorus]
I was born a rebel
Cut my teeth on breaking lines
Staring down the devil
Every scar became a sign
I won’t bend, I won’t settle
You can curse me, I’ll be fine
I was born a rebel
Not your story, never your design
[Bridge]
So light me up
If I’m too much
I’d rather burn
Than turn to dust (woah)
They say "grow up"
I say "wake up"
Your perfect world
Was never us
[Chorus]
I was born a rebel
Cut my teeth on breaking lines
Staring down the devil
Every scar became a sign
I won’t bend, I won’t settle
You can curse me, I’ll be fine
I was born a rebel
This wild heart is mine, is mine