[Verse 1]
We cut the trees, then called it growth
Filled the rivers with our own smoke
Took the ground, took the bite, took the rest
Then asked the earth to keep the test
Walls got higher, hearts got cold
Hands stay busy, truth stay sold
We built tall cages out of greed
Then fed the fire and called it need
[Pre-Chorus]
And it keeps on spinning
Even while we're losing
Every scar we made
Still feels like choosing
[Chorus]
Step up, little flames
Step up, little flames
You can break the chain
You can break the chain
Raise your hands now
Don’t let it sink down
Step up, little flames
Step up, little flames
[Verse 2]
We taught the kids to scroll and cope
While the sea kept swallowing hope
Made a game out of the deepest pain
Put a price tag on the rain
Now the sky looks bruised and thin
And the old lies keep crawling in
Same old mouths, same old greed
Same old ash on the things we breed
[Pre-Chorus]
But I see eyes wide open
I see fists unbroken
If the whole world fell
You’d be the ones to hold it
[Chorus]
Step up, little flames
Step up, little flames
You can break the chain
You can break the chain
Raise your hands now
Don’t let it sink down
Step up, little flames
Step up, little flames
[Bridge]
No more waiting on the cracked-up kings
No more faith in the wreck they bring
Take the wheel when the road goes wrong
Turn that ruin into something strong
[Chorus]
Step up, little flames
Step up, little flames
You can break the chain
You can break the chain
Raise your hands now
Don’t let it sink down
Step up, little flames
Step up, little flames