[Intro – soft electric guitar, distant room noise] [Verse 1 – relaxed, intimate male vocal] We wrote our names on the garage wall Like we were certain we’d outlive it all Three broken amps and a borrowed drum Waiting for something good to come I wore bad jokes like a second skin You’d roll your eyes, then let me in The summer hummed through an open door Back when tomorrow still meant more [Pre-Chorus – drums slowly enter] There’s a light beneath my ribs And it takes more than it gives But I know what I’ll do When it comes down to you [Chorus – warm, soaring, layered vocals] Take all the warmth I have Every spark beneath my hands I can keep you from the cold Even if I can’t grow old Take all the warmth I have Turn the dark to burning gold I don’t need to make it last Just don’t let me hold it back [Post-Chorus – dreamy backing vocals] Oh, let it burn Oh, let it burn [Verse 2 – slightly more energetic] I made a guitar out of flame Played one chord and forgot my name You said, “That looked a little intense” I said, “Yeah, but it matched the set” Some nights my heartbeat skips the beat I leave black ashes in the sheets Still, every morning feels brand-new There are worse things I could burn into [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] There’s a fire in my lungs Singing songs I haven’t sung And I know what it costs But I won’t count what is lost [Chorus – fuller guitars] Take all the warmth I have Every spark beneath my hands I can keep you from the cold Even if I can’t grow old Take all the warmth I have Turn the dark to burning gold I don’t need to make it last Just don’t let me hold it back [Bridge – instruments drop away, vulnerable vocal] I’m not trying to disappear I love it too damn much down here Your stupid laugh, the songs we play The way you never look away I want the years I’ll never see I want you growing old with me But if the fire asks me to choose You know exactly what I’ll lose [Instrumental Break – echoing guitar solo, gradually distorting] [Final Chorus – explosive but bittersweet] Take all the warmth I have Every future I had planned Build a shelter from the glow Hold each other when I go Take all the warmth I have Sing it louder than the flames I don’t need to leave untouched Just remember I was loved Take all the warmth I have There was never any more Leave the lights on in the garage Leave the amp beside the door [Outro – soft group vocals, fading instruments] Oh, let it burn But don’t let me fade Oh, let it burn And play our song again [spoken softly] I’ll be fine. Probably.
