[Intro - Male, close and emotional] I mistook my light for yours I gave you more than you gave back Now I know what I was seeing Was the fire I already had [Verse 1 - Tyler] I kept giving you the best of me Like I had something left to prove You took the warmth right out my hands Then asked me why the room felt cold I used to bend so you could breathe I used to break so you could glow But I can finally see it now You only loved me when I burned slow [Build - Tyler] Now I’m standing in the smoke But I’m not choking anymore You can reach for what we had But I’m not feeding it no more [Drop] [Chorus - Male] I won’t be your fire I won’t be your flame I won’t keep on burning Just to keep you safe I won’t be your fire I won’t take the blame You can miss the warmth But you don’t get the pain I mistook my light for yours But now I see the truth You were only shining From the fire I gave to you I won’t be your fire tonight I won’t be your fire tonight [Verse 2 - Female ONLY] You wanted light without the heat Wanted truth without the scars You called it love when it was easy Then ran when it got hard I’m not the boy inside your shadow I’m not the spark you get to use I found myself inside the ashes And I’m not coming back to you [Pre-Chorus - Female] You can say you need me now You can say you’ve changed your mind But I survived the cold you left And I won’t burn a second time [Chorus - Both] I won’t be your fire I won’t be your flame I won’t keep on burning Just to keep you safe I won’t be your fire I won’t take the blame You can miss the warmth But you don’t get the pain I mistook my light for yours But now I see the truth You were only shining From the fire I gave to you I won’t be your fire tonight I won’t be your fire tonight [Bridge - Tyler then Female] Male: I gave you every spark I had Female: I made it through the dark alone Male: You watched me turn myself to ash Female: Now I’m the one who made it home [Final Chorus - Both, bigger and defiant] I won’t be your fire I won’t be your flame I won’t keep on burning Just to keep you safe I won’t be your fire I won’t take the blame You can miss the warmth But you don’t get the pain I mistook my light for yours But now I see the truth You were only shining From the fire I gave to you I won’t be your fire tonight I won’t be your fire tonight [Outro - Tyler, resolved] I mistook my light for yours But the fire was always mine
