[Intro — Female, low] You built your walls inside my head Fed me doubt and called it truth Left me choking on every word But I’m not yours to use [Verse 1 — Female] I wore the weight like a second skin Let it dig, let it press, let it break me thin Every warning hit like a nail in bone Every room got colder when I stood alone You talk like pain is a thing I chose Like I should smile while the pressure grows But I got a pulse like a loaded gun And I’m done being told what I should become [Pre-Chorus — Female + Male echoes] You want silence (shut it down) You want weakness (on the ground) You want ashes You want scars You won’t get that far [Chorus — Female lead + Male layered] Burn the fear Let it choke in the fire I’m still here And I’m climbing higher Break the lock Break the chain Break the hand around my name Burn the fear I won’t wear it again [Verse 2 — Female] I know the taste of the bitter dark Every dead-end prayer, every blackout spark I know the sound of a closing door And I know what it means when they still want more You can push, you can pull, you can tear, you can pry But I don’t stay buried and I don’t stay quiet Every bruise turned mean, every cut turned clear Now the thing that you built is the thing I sear [Pre-Chorus — Female + Male echoes] You want silence (shut it down) You want weakness (on the ground) You want ruins You want shame Don’t say my name [Chorus — Female lead + Male layered] Burn the fear Let it choke in the fire I’m still here And I’m climbing higher Break the lock Break the chain Break the hand around my name Burn the fear I won’t wear it again [Bridge — Female, tense] I bent I cracked I bled I learned I lost I burned But I came back harder than the last time Now your shadow doesn’t fit in my light [Breakdown — Male screamer + Female answers] Set it off (Female: let it go) Cut it out (Female: let it show) All the poison, all the doubt, all the years Put a match to it Burn the fear [Final Chorus — Both] Burn the fear Let it choke in the fire I’m still here And I’m climbing higher Break the lock Break the chain Break the hand around my name Burn the fear I won’t wear it again Burn the fear Let it fall from my shoulders I stand up And I only get colder No retreat No disguise No more living half-alive Burn the fear Watch me step through the flames [Outro — Female] You made your home inside my head Now I burn it to the ground
