You Wanted Quiet, You Got War

Verse 1 I’ve been walking straight lines With a storm in my chest Smiling at the people Who never guessed the rest I’ve been counting the hours Like a sentence in my skin Doing time for being quiet While the walls kept closing in They say, “Look at her, she’s fine” Like they know what fine means Like I haven’t swallowed thunder Just to keep the peace Pre-Chorus But patience has a breaking point And mine is wearing thin You kept pushing on the glass Now watch the cracks begin Chorus I’ve been following the rules I’ve been doing time While everybody whispered “Oh, she’s just fine” No, you pushed me to my edge Now I’m done keeping score I don’t care about the rules Not anymore I won’t bow, I won’t bend I won’t bleed just to blend in You wanted quiet, you got war I don’t care about the rules Not anymore Verse 2 I kept my hands clean Kept my voice low Let them call it healing When it felt like control I gave grace to the guilty Gave silence to the loud Let them build their little kingdoms While I disappeared in the crowd But there’s a wild thing waking Underneath my ribs And she doesn’t ask permission To remember how to live Pre-Chorus You mistook my self-control For something you could break Now every chain around my heart Is starting to shake Chorus I’ve been following the rules I’ve been doing time While everybody whispered “Oh, she’s just fine” No, you pushed me to my edge Now I’m done keeping score I don’t care about the rules Not anymore I won’t bow, I won’t bend I won’t bleed just to blend in You wanted quiet, you got war I don’t care about the rules Not anymore Bridge This isn’t madness This is me coming back This isn’t danger This is truth dressed in black I’m not here to destroy I’m here to be free And if my freedom scares you Then you never knew me Final Chorus I’ve been following the rules I’ve been doing time While everybody whispered “Oh, she’s just fine” No, you pushed me to my edge Now I’m opening the door I don’t care about the rules Not anymore I won’t crawl, I won’t plead I won’t shrink so you can breathe I found my voice, I found my roar I don’t care about the rules Not anymore Outro No more silence No more shame No more playing Their little game You pushed me here Now hear me swear I’m still alive And I don’t care.