…Going Down in Flames… A Song About Hope

[Intro] If the ship's going down, Let's sink it ourselves. If the world's gonna end, Let's push it off the shelf. [Verse 1] You said "things are getting complicated," I said "complicated's where we shine." If this train is gonna derail spectacularly, At least we picked a hell of a design. They say love is patient, love is kind… But nobody warned me it's also Occasionally completely unhinged, And baby, that's exactly how I like to go. [Pre-Chorus] So if we're gonna mess this up, Let's mess it up with style. If we're gonna lose our minds, Let's make the madness worthwhile. [Chorus] If we're going down, let's go down in flames… Not a wimper, not a fade, but a full-on blaze of glory. If we're gonna crash, let's crash and burn… Make it legendary, make it a story. If we're gonna fall, let's fall to pieces so beautiful They'll write songs about the wreckage we became. If we're going down, let's go down together… At least we'll have someone to blame. [Verse 2] You texted me at 3 AM like "I think I ruined everything," I texted back "Well if you're gonna ruin it, ruin it BIG." Let's not go gentle into mediocrity, Let's burn every bridge and dance on the wreckage like a jig. They said "maybe you should take things slow," I said "slow is for people with a safety net." We jumped without a parachute and on the way down Had the best conversation that we've had yet. [Pre-Chorus] So if we're gonna do this wrong, Let's do it spectacularly. If we're gonna lose control, Let's lose it theatrically. [Chorus] If we're going down, let's go down in flames… Not a wimper, not a fade, but a full-on blaze of glory. If we're gonna crash, let's crash and burn… Make it legendary, make it a story. If we're gonna fall, let's fall to pieces so beautiful They'll write songs about the wreckage we became. If we're going down, let's go down together… At least we'll have someone to blame. [Bridge] Here's what nobody tells you about falling: The falling part is actually kind of fun. It's the landing that'll kill you, But the view on the way down? Unmatched. Unparalleled. Five stars, would fall again. And here's what nobody tells you about burning: Yeah, it hurts. Yeah, it's terrifying. But at least when you're on fire, You're never cold. You're never invisible. You're never wondering if you're alive… Trust me, you'll know. [Verse 3] So we hit the ground and guess what? We didn't die. We just got really good at landing. Now we've got matching scars and inside jokes That require a full PowerPoint presentation for understanding. People see us walking down the street and think "Those two have definitely seen some things." And we smile because yeah, we have, And we're the only ones who know what that really means. [Build] We went to hell and back And bought the t-shirt. We crashed and burned And roasted marshmallows in the aftermath. We fell to pieces And built something better from the parts. We went down swinging And came up laughing And maybe that's the whole point of having a heart. [Final Chorus] Yeah we went down, we went down in flames… Not a wimper, not a fade, but a full-on blaze of glory. Yeah we crashed, we crashed and burned… And now it's legendary, now it's our story. Yeah we fell, we fell to pieces so beautiful They're still writing songs about the wreckage we became. Yeah we went down, but we went down together… And we came back up better, We came back up brighter, We came back up knowing That anything that doesn't kill you Just gives you better material. [Outro] So bring on the disasters, Bring on the absolute chaos, Bring on whatever fresh hell The universe has planned. 'Cause I've got you And you've got me And we've already survived The worst thing we could imagine… Which was almost losing this. So yeah. Let's go down swinging. Let's go out like we lived… Loud, ridiculous, completely over the top, And absolutely, undeniably, Worth it. [End]