[INTRO] I don't have orders anymore But I know now who I'm fighting for [VERSE] I bite my tongue and sit on my hands I watch and I learn where this plan lands I am too broken to lead right now Something only fractured hearts understand I can handle my own line But can't seem to be able To control my own mind Looking for a way to turn the table [BUILD] Burn off the unstable Leave the capable I don't know — am I fuel or fire? I don't know — can I walk the wire? [CHORUS] This is a controlled burn Buried in my chest I keep it all contained So you don't see the rest This is a controlled burn Stripping down the skin Burn away the bullshit Till I remember what's within This is a controlled burn Barely held in place If I ever let it loose It'll burn away the cage [VERSE] I watch, I listen, I learn the scars Everybody's fighting from where they are I bite my tongue when the lines get crossed Trying to count what can still be lost I see the cracks behind every face The fear that we hide, the wars that we chase We all think we're right when the pressure gets high But somebody's gotta see through the lie [Build] I don't know — am I fuel or fire? I don't know — can I walk the wire? You want the truth? Cut it from within We need a way to shed dead skin [CHORUS] This is a controlled burn Buried in my chest I keep it all contained So you don't see the rest This is a controlled burn Stripping down the skin Burn away the bullshit Till I remember what's within This is a controlled burn Barely held in place If I ever let it loose It'll burn away the cage [BRIDGE] I spent my whole life waiting for a sign Someone else's voice telling me it's time Now the choice is mine, and I'm scared to choose But I've got something I refuse to lose I don't need to know where this road will go I just need to know I'm not walking alone [BREAKDOWN] BURN IT DOWN BURN IT OUT BURN THE FEAR BURN THE DOUBT BURN THE OLD BURN THE CAGE BURN THE WEIGHT TURN THE PAGE BURN IT DOWN BURN IT OUT BURN THE FEAR BURN THE DOUBT BURN THE OLD BURN THE CAGE BURN THE WEIGHT TURN THE PAGE CONTROLLED. BURN. (CONTROLLED.) (BURN.) [FINAL CHORUS] This is a controlled burn Buried in my chest I keep it all contained So you don't see the rest This is a controlled burn This is a controlled burn
