🦋 something to burn(❤️🔥)
[INTRO — whispered] [VERSE 1] My jaw locks before I speak, my shoulders pull away. My blood is vibrating like a warning I can taste. I don't need to shout. I don't need to break. I've learned how to hold a wildfire without letting it take my place. You might call it patience. You might call it grace. I call it knowing exactly what lives behind my face. [PRE-CHORUS] So listen when I tell you— don't wait until I'm cold. I've given you the warning. I've given you enough. I'm not asking you to fear me. I'm asking you to stop. Because restraint is a choice— Belive it or not. [CHORUS — HUGE] Don't give this fire somewhere to burn, don't push me past the point of no return. I've got a thousand suns behind these eyes— and I've spent my whole life keeping them inside. Don't mistake my silence for surrender. Don't mistake restraint for weakness. I'm holding back because I choose to. Don't make me choose again. [VERSE 2] Betrayal isn't just the knife beneath the skin. It's watching someone become someone you never thought they'd be. I can take disagreement. I can hear what you believe. But don't put words inside my mouth then tell me what I mean. I've told you where the line is. I've told you more than once. I've been patient. I've been gentle. Now enough is enough. [CHORUS — HUGE] Don't give this fire somewhere to burn, don't push me past the point of no return. I've got a thousand suns behind these eyes— and I've spent my whole life keeping them inside. Don't mistake my silence for surrender. Don't mistake restraint for weakness. I'm holding back because I choose to. Don't make me choose again. [BRIDGE — stripped piano + violin] I've learned the shape of a locked door. I've learned what corners cost. Don't mistake the room you're putting me in for somewhere I've forgotten how to leave. And I hate that you made me choose. I didn't want this to end. I wanted the laughter. The softness. The future we could've been. But I won't keep losing myself to keep you. [BREAKDOWN — whispered] Maybe you didn't mean to. Maybe you never meant to. But If that's the road you're taking [BUILD] — I cant follow you. [FINAL CHORUS — FULL FORCE] Don't give this fire something to burn! I've got a thousand suns and they're burning through my bones! I held them back. I held them down. I swallowed every warning just to keep you around. Don't mistake my silence for surrender! Don't mistake my mercy for forever! I would rather burn than live inside a cage! I'd rather lose the bridge than lose myself again! So don't give this fire somewhere to go— Because if I have to burn the bridge, I'll gladly burn to. [OUTRO — piano + violin] And God knows— I didn't want to.
