What The Fire Taught Me| A Sinister Sister Creative Production

[Intro] I used to think the world was waiting For me to become somebody else Now I just try to wake up breathing And recognize myself [Verse 1] Mama said, "Baby, don't chase thunder Just because you like the sound Some things shine because they're broken Some things grow beneath the ground You don't need a crown to matter You don't need their hands to clap Keep a little room inside your heart For the things that won't come back" And I laughed like I knew better God, I thought I knew it all I was busy building castles While the ceiling started to fall [Pre-Chorus] Then the night got cold And the lights went out And I finally heard What the silence was about [Chorus] So hold what you love And let the rest burn Take every scar As a lesson you've earned Don't trade your soul For a seat at their table Stay soft when you can Stay strong when you're able And if you lose your way Don't be afraid of the dark Sometimes the road disappears Just to show you your heart I learned it the hard way But I know it now You don't have to be perfect To make yourself proud [Verse 2] I have slept beside the wreckage Of a thousand almost-dreams I've watched people turn to strangers I've watched strangers become family I've loved with both hands open I've been foolish, I've been brave I've mistaken chains for shelter I've mistaken fear for safe But every door that slammed behind me Left a window somewhere near And every person who betrayed me Taught me what I wouldn't become here [Pre-Chorus] You can carry your past Without living there You can forgive a ghost Without inviting it upstairs [Chorus] So hold what you love And let the rest burn Take every scar As a lesson you've earned Don't trade your soul For a seat at their table Stay soft when you can Stay strong when you're able And if you lose your way Don't be afraid of the dark Sometimes the road disappears Just to show you your heart I learned it the hard way But I know it now You don't have to be perfect To make yourself proud [Instrumental Break] [Warm electric guitar solo] [Hammond organ swell] [Drums gradually build] [Bridge] If I could speak To the girl I was I'd tell her, "Run less And listen more" I'd say, "The world Will call you difficult When you refuse To be small anymore" I'd tell her, "You're gonna lose some people You're gonna lose some skin But don't mistake the breaking For the end of everything" [Breakdown] You are not what they abandoned You are not what they took You are not every bad decision You are every time you got back up [Final Chorus] So hold what you love And let the rest burn Take every scar As a lesson you've earned Don't trade your soul For a seat at their table Stay soft when you can Stay wild when you're able And when the road gets dark Put your hand on your heart You don't need every answer You just need somewhere to start I've learned it the hard way And I'll learn it again But I'd rather be becoming Than pretending I've arrived yet [Outro] The fire took what it wanted But it couldn't take me I don't need to know tomorrow I just need to know I'm free And if you ever lose yourself Come back to where you are You don't have to become somebody To be somebody You already are