[Verse 1] They drew their lines in chalk and sand Told me where to break Where to stand Smiled while they tightened the frame Wrote my story Signed their name [Pre-Chorus] But every warning Only feeds the spark Every locked door Teaches me the dark [Chorus] Stand me in the fire Watch me rise I won't bow I won't apologize You can stack your stones I’ll build a throne This is my blood My breath My own You can curse my name I’ll sing it higher You can break my bones I’ll break your choir I was born for this empire of wire Stand me in the fire Watch me rise [Verse 2] They threw their doubts like broken glass Said I'd never leave my past But I wear my scars like steel Proof of everything they failed to kill [Pre-Chorus] Every collapse Became a kind of prayer Every last laugh Echoes in the air [Chorus] Stand me in the fire Watch me rise I won't bow I won't apologize You can stack your stones I’ll build a throne This is my blood My breath My own You can curse my name I’ll sing it higher You can break my bones I’ll break your choir I was born for this empire of wire Stand me in the fire Watch me rise [Bridge] I am not your quiet ending (oh) I am every “never” bending All the times you said I’d fall Hear them shaking in these walls Take your verdict Take your cage I’ll take every drop of rage Turn it into rising sky Watch me as I learn to fly (hey!) [Chorus] Stand me in the fire Watch me rise I won't bow I won't apologize You can stack your stones I’ll build a throne This is my blood My breath My own You can curse my name I’ll sing it higher You can break my bones I’ll break your choir I was born for this empire of wire Stand me in the fire Watch me rise Stand me in the fire Watch me rise
