[Verse 1]
Holes in our shoes
Sharpie on our backpacks
Detention slips stuffed
In the same cracked Vans
Parents on the porch
Talking like we’d vanish
We were on the curb
Turning fear into damage
[Pre-Chorus]
Every slammed door
Every hot shout
They called us lost kids
We were just found out
[Chorus]
We were loud for a reason (hey!)
Screaming just to stay breathing
Every curse
Every cracked front tooth
Was a prayer said wrong but it still came true
We were wild
We were bleeding
Breaking rules like we needed them
Didn’t know what we were fighting back then
Now I’d do it again
I’d do it again
[Verse 2]
Burned our tongues
On gas station coffee
Split one pizza
Paid in loose change and sorry
Promises made
Under flickering signs
You said
“If this is failure
I want it for life”
[Pre-Chorus]
Every cheap night
Sleeping on floors
Broke our own hearts
Then kicked down more doors
[Chorus]
We were loud for a reason (woah)
Screaming just to stay breathing
Every scar
Every late-night dare
Was a flare shot up saying “We’re still here”
We were wild
We were needing
Every bad choice to mean something
Didn’t know what we were saving back then
Now I’d do it again
I’d do it again
[Bridge]
They said “you’ll regret it”
Guess this is regret then
Smiling in the mirror
At the mess I’m in
You held my wrist
When the world felt sharp
Said
“If we’re going under
Let’s tear it apart” (tear it apart)
[Chorus]
We were loud for a reason (hey!)
Screaming just to stay breathing
Every bruise
Every bright red eye
Built a spine that bends but it won’t comply
We were wild
We were dreaming
Turned our chaos into meaning
Didn’t know we were learning to live
Now I’d do it again
I’d do it again