I kept my boots on steady ground Watched the wild ones leave this town Told myself I knew the score What’s the point of wanting more I saw sparks in other eyes Heard the restless in their lines But I chose the safer wire Far from anything like fire No risk, no fire No flame in the night You can play it safe forever Never learn to fight No fall, no wire No edge to the wire But you don’t feel alive With no risk, no fire I built walls that wouldn’t shake Never gave more than I’d take Kept my name clean and dry Let the bigger chances slide But heat don’t come from standing still And steel don’t bend without the will You can guard what you admire Or you can step into the fire No risk, no fire No burn on your hands You can hold your ground forever Never take a stand No scars, no choir No higher desire But you don’t feel alive With no risk, no fire You can lose and still be whole You can fall and find your soul There’s a difference you can’t deny Between surviving and being alive I’d rather bleed a little truth Than rust away in bulletproof I’d rather shake and climb higher Than fade without a fire No risk, no fire No heat in the vein You can keep your world unbroken Still feel the chain No spark, no pyre No heart climbing higher I’m done standing cold No risk, no fire If I burn, let it be real If I fall, let it be steel But I won’t grow tired With no risk, no fire
