[Verse 1] You brought a grin like a match to the doorway Told me the dark had a claim on my name I found a joke in the dust of the hallway Held it up high while you fumbled your flame [Pre-Chorus] No, I won't bow for a cheap little fright I know the difference between wrong and right [Chorus] Try to scare me—watch me turn it into a chorus Try to shame me—hear the whole room sing before us You can rattle every window, you can thunder at the door But the louder that you laugh, the louder we become We sing back, we sing back [Verse 2] You drew a crown from a handful of rumors Passed it around like a rule from above We traded fear for a table of neighbors Left you a chair, but we answered with love [Pre-Chorus] No, I won't feed what is hungry for pain We'll keep our mercy and sharpen our refrain [Chorus] Try to scare me—watch me turn it into a chorus Try to shame me—hear the whole room sing before us You can rattle every window, you can thunder at the door But the louder that you laugh, the louder we become We sing back, we sing back [Bridge] When the old joke lands, we write a better ending When the cold wind rises, every hand starts clapping Not a fist, not a blade, not a heart made hard Just a thousand open voices lighting up the yard [Breakdown] You say run! We say stand! You say silence! We say sing! You bring the night! We bring each other! [Final Chorus] Try to scare me—watch me turn it into a chorus Try to shame me—hear the whole room sing before us You can rattle every window, you can thunder at the door But the louder that you laugh, the louder we become We sing back, we sing back [Outro] When the devil laughs, we don't become his kind We answer with a song and leave the fear behind We sing back, we sing back
