BURN THE PLAYBOOK [Verse 1] Give me a villain Give me a flag Give me a slogan Put my anger in a bag Tell me who's guilty Tell me who's clean Tell me which version Of the truth I'm supposed to believe Give me a jersey Paint it red or blue Tell me everybody wearing theirs Is coming after you Keep me pissed Keep me scared Keep me staring at the screen Then call it freedom When I'm choosing Between two sides of the same machine [Pre-Chorus] Same fucking actors Same fucking stage Same little match Looking for gasoline and rage I've seen this show before I know every fucking bit So here's my ticket back I'M DONE WITH THIS SHIT [Chorus] BURN THE PLAYBOOK TEAR UP THE SCRIPT I'M FUCKING DONE PLAYING ALONG WITH THIS SHIT NO MORE RED TEAM NO MORE BLUE IF YOUR WHOLE DAMN PLAN NEEDS ME TO HATE HIM THEN FUCK YOUR PLAN TOO BURN THE PLAYBOOK BREAK THE ROUTINE YOU CAN'T RUN THE GAME IF I WALK OFF THE FUCKING TEAM [Verse 2] Tell me my neighbor Is ruining my life Tell him I'm the reason He can't sleep at night Give us both a microphone Let everybody scream While somebody counts the money Somewhere neither one can see Tell me compromise is weakness Tell me listening means defeat Tell me anybody changing sides Should be dragged into the street Nah I've heard enough I've swallowed enough I've carried your anger Till I'm fucking sick of the stuff [Pre-Chorus] Same fucking actors Same fucking stage Same little match Looking for gasoline and rage You need me furious You need me convinced That man across the street Is why my life went to shit [Chorus] BURN THE PLAYBOOK TEAR UP THE SCRIPT I'M FUCKING DONE PLAYING ALONG WITH THIS SHIT NO MORE RED TEAM NO MORE BLUE IF YOUR WHOLE DAMN PLAN NEEDS ME TO HATE HIM THEN FUCK YOUR PLAN TOO BURN THE PLAYBOOK BREAK THE ROUTINE YOU CAN'T RUN THE GAME IF I WALK OFF THE FUCKING TEAM [Bridge] I KNOW THE HOUSE I KNOW THE GAME I KNOW THE MACHINE I KNOW WHO PROFITS FROM THE FLAME I KNOW THE HEADLINES I KNOW THE FEED I KNOW THEY'LL GIVE ME EVERY FUCKING THING I NEED TO STAY MAD TO STAY SCARED TO STAY CERTAIN TO STAY THERE I know the algorithm Knows exactly what I'll do BUT NONE OF THAT SHIT FUCKING WORKS IF I REFUSE TO HATE YOU [Breakdown] WHO SHOULD I HATE? NOT HIM WHO SHOULD I BLAME? NOT HER WHO'S MY ENEMY? YOU DON'T GET TO CHOOSE RED? FUCK YOUR RED BLUE? FUCK YOUR BLUE WHAT IF I DON'T PLAY? THEN WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GONNA DO? [Final Chorus] BURN THE PLAYBOOK TEAR UP THE SCRIPT WE'RE FUCKING DONE PLAYING ALONG WITH THIS SHIT NO MORE RED TEAM NO MORE BLUE IF YOUR WHOLE DAMN PLAN NEEDS US TO HATE EACH OTHER THEN FUCK YOUR PLAN TOO BURN THE PLAYBOOK BREAK THE ROUTINE YOU CAN'T RUN THE GAME WHEN WE WALK OFF THE FUCKING TEAM BURN THE PLAYBOOK LET THE WHOLE THING FALL YOU CAN KEEP YOUR FUCKING SIDES I DON'T NEED ONE AT ALL [Outro] You needed me angry You needed me scared You needed an enemy So I'd stay right there But there's one little problem You forgot I can choose Not To Play
