Go on, then. You think I'm harmless, don't you? You come for my people... You come for me. I'm the girl who lets arguments die Bites her tongue when she'd rather reply I'll walk away, let you have the last word But don't mistake my silence for being scared I don't kick doors, I don't make threats I don't go looking for trouble or stress But keep picking at the ones I hold dear And see how quickly I disappear You pull at a thread that's already frayed Then act surprised when the whole thing breaks I've swallowed the spark, kept a lid on the dark But you're playing with a fuse in the dark You come for my friends, you come for me You don't get one without the other, see I'm a coiled-up spring with the tension tight And I'm holding on by a thread tonight I'm not the girl who goes looking for war But don't keep knocking on a locked front door Keep crossing that line, keep pushing your luck But don't act surprised when I've finally had enough I've let things slide that I should've stopped Counted to ten till my patience dropped Made excuses just to keep the peace Hoped you'd get bored and eventually leave I've got a pressure gauge in the red A thousand words going round my head Like a fault line shifting under the ground One more tremor and the walls come down I'm a kettle screaming with the lid held tight A storm cloud building on a clear blue night I don't need to shout to make this clear Just leave my people out of it, hear? You pull at a thread that's already frayed Then act surprised when the whole thing breaks I've swallowed the spark, kept a lid on the dark But you're playing with a fuse in the dark You come for my friends, you come for me You don't get one without the other, see I'm a coiled-up spring with the tension tight And I'm holding on by a thread tonight I'm not the girl who goes looking for war But don't keep knocking on a locked front door Keep crossing that line, keep pushing your luck But don't act surprised when I've finally had enough Here's the thing. I'm timid. I hate confrontation but...... Tell yourself I'm bluffing. One more word. One more cheap shot. The spring's still wound. The wire's near breaking. The fuse is burning. And I'm running out of patience. You come for my friends, you come for me That's a line you don't get to cross for free I've been the calm before the thunder rolls But even quiet water's got an undertow I'm not your target, I'm not your game Don't think I'll smile while you spit their names I don't want a war, but hear me right I'll stand beside them every time You come for my friends, you come for me You don't get to pick us off separately I'm a coiled-up spring and the tension's high One more push and the whole thing might unwind I'm not the girl who goes looking for war But I won't stay silent to keep you sure You can run your mouth, you can test my nerve But don't mistake my patience for what you deserve I don't want trouble, I never did But I'll stand my ground for the ones I live for You know what? I'm still that timid girl. Still hate confrontation. But there's a difference between not wanting a fight... And not being willing to stand up. So leave my friends alone. Because I'm a lot closer to my limit than you think. Don't test the quiet ones.
