[Verse 1] You were quiet plastic, sealed up tight Living safe in shadows, out of sight Then someone snapped you — clean in two Crack went the silence, and the light broke through Green and electric, you lit up the floor Dancing like fire that nobody could ignore Everyone turned, said “God, look at you glow” Never seen anything shine quite so bold [Pre-Chorus] But the rules are cruel, the chemistry knows The brighter you burn, the faster it goes [Chorus] We only shine when we break Snap the spine to find the flame You gotta crack to radiate But nothing that bright ever stays the same We glow so hard, then flicker and fade Like glow sticks on the rave floor grave Beautiful wreckage, too intense to save We only shine when we break [Verse 2] You said “I’m tired of being half-alive” So you tore the walls down, let the real you arrive Told every secret, burned every mask Stepped into the spotlight, no looking back Friends became strangers, lovers walked out But damn, for a moment you were screaming loud Your colors were violent, your light was obscene The most honest version that you’d ever been [Pre-Chorus] But the rules are cruel, the body remembers Every burst of brightness comes with December [Chorus] We only shine when we break Rip the seams to feel awake You gotta shatter to illuminate But nothing that fierce ever learns to stay We glow so hard, then quietly decay Like morning afters, like yesterday Beautiful wreckage, too much to contain We only shine when we break [Bridge] So here we are, dimming on the floor Chemical ghosts nobody wants anymore You were supernova for a couple of nights I was the loudest when I lost the fight Was it worth it? Yeah, maybe it was To be blinding once Even if the cost [Final Chorus] [soft] [whispered] We only shine when we break Snap ourselves open for heaven’s sake You gotta fracture to finally radiate But nothing that bright was ever meant to stay So raise your fading hands up high To every soul that dared to try We burned like stars, then said goodbye We only shine… when we break
