[Intro: Layered Reverb] Light me up Let them watch I was never yours to dim [Verse 1] Raised in the silence, dressed in white lies Told I should vanish when I started to rise Dim all the colors, bury the flame Said angels should whisper, not burn down the frame [Pre-Chorus 1] They said angels don’t glow in the dark Said that wings don’t come from a spark But I’m not asking, I’m not tame— I lit the match, I’ll take the blame [Chorus] Burn bright, light up the sky With these neon wings, I’m learning to fly I don’t need saving, don’t need a crown I wear my power like a thorned-down gown I’m not your savior, I’m not your sin I’m everything you tried to keep in Burn bright—let the world see The angel you never wanted me to be [Verse 2] Taught to be quiet, to soften my sound But I found rhythm in the shouts underground You gave me silence—I made it sing And turned your shame into glitter and wings [Pre-Chorus 2] You built a cage and painted it gold But you can't chain what you can’t hold I am the echo you couldn’t erase The halo with fire on her face [Chorus] Burn bright, light up the sky With these neon wings, I’m learning to fly I don’t need saving, don’t need a crown I wear my power like a thorned-down gown I’m not your virtue, I’m not your sin I’m everything you tried to keep in Burn bright—let the world see The angel you never wanted me to be [Bridge: Vocals exposed] I’m not made of feathers and grace I’m made of noise, of glare, of space A halo’s just a warning ring— A target for those who’d clip my wings But I rise like heat, I move like flame And every scar still knows my name [Final Chorus: Extra vocal harmonies, Ad libs] Burn bright, set fire to fear I shine for the ones they told disappear I won’t be holy, I won’t be tame My light was never yours to name Burn bright—this is my sky My neon wings will never lie I’m not your savior, I’m not your sin I’m everything you couldn’t keep in Burn bright—just watch and see The angel I was always born to be [Outro: Echoes, fade out] Light me up... Let them watch… This is my glow, not yours to stop
