Feeding the Fire

[Verse 1] White knuckles on the wheel Teeth grit through the steel rain Counting cracks in the concrete Like prayers I never say I’ve been choking on the embers Of every word I never spit Now my jaw’s full of gasoline Dare you to flick that lit match [Chorus] I’ve been feeding the fire Feeding the fire Every scar Every slight Every liar Stack it higher Higher Higher Till the smoke spells out my name I’ve been feeding the fire Feeding the fire Every failure just fuels my desire Let it burn Let it bite Let it wire Every nerve to stay awake [Verse 2] Cold eyes in the boardroom glare Polished shoes on my bare neck They talk in decimal daggers Cut my worth into a paycheck I drag my doubts to the scaffold Line them up in a straight row One spark under the gallows Watch ‘em vanish in the glow [Chorus] I’ve been feeding the fire Feeding the fire Every scar Every slight Every liar Stack it higher Higher Higher Till the smoke spells out my name I’ve been feeding the fire Feeding the fire Every failure just fuels my desire Let it burn Let it bite Let it wire Every nerve to stay awake [Breakdown] [Clean guitars bloom Drums drop to spacious halftime] Soft ash in my lungs I’m so tired of the rage But the smallest little kindness Still lands on a burning page So I’ll carve out a quiet flame Let it warm Let it guide Not blind me (oh) I can shine I can scorch I can change I decide what the heat refines in me [Chorus] I’ve been feeding the fire Feeding the fire But I choose what survives in the pyre Let it purge Let it carve Let it lift me higher Till the smoke spells out my name I’ve been feeding the fire Feeding the fire Turn this anger into something brighter Let it burn Let it break Let it rewire Every nerve to rise again