Mary Goes Wild

[Intro] Phoenix dust on a borrowed wristband Rain on the glass, red letters in the dark Mary kept her secrets in a long coat Tonight she leaves them where the amplifiers spark [Verse 1] Hazel-green eyes, changing with the weather Strawberry hair tied high, freckles in the heat Five-ten frame slipping through the crowd Quiet girl with thunder underneath Her friends said, “Mary, you’ll just watch the show” She smiled like she had somewhere else to be Then the first guitar split open the evening And the locked door swung free [Pre-Chorus] She takes a sip, then another one Smoke drifts by and the whole hill turns bright Every careful little rule falls off her shoulders She’s not hiding tonight [Chorus] Mary goes wild on Festival Hill Phoenix burning, and she’s standing still Then she laughs, grabs a hand, says, “Come on, don’t blink” The shy one’s gone before you can think She’s a kiss on the grass, a spark in the crowd A devil-tail souvenir, making her proud Mary goes wild, let the whole world see The girl they knew was only half of me [Verse 2] She flirts with the boys from the old school circle Winks at the drummer on the giant screen Tells her best friend, “You never knew me” Then disappears where the bodies lean Down in the mosh pit, boots hit the ground She comes back laughing with a crooked grin Her friends stare hard at the quiet observer Trying to figure out who let her in [Pre-Chorus] She’s buzzed on the bottle, buzzed on the moment Buzzed on the smoke rolling over the rail Every color in those changing eyes says “Catch me if you can, don’t fail” [Chorus] Mary goes wild on Festival Hill Phoenix burning, and she’s standing still Then she laughs, grabs a hand, says, “Come on, don’t blink” The shy one’s gone before you can think She’s a kiss on the grass, a spark in the crowd A devil-tail souvenir, making her proud Mary goes wild, let the whole world see The girl they knew was only half of me [Breakdown] Who was the quiet one? Not her, not tonight Who kept her head down? Now she owns the lights Hands up, hearts out Let the hillside shake Mary found the wild side And she’s wide awake [Bridge] At the merch stand she buys black cotton Red letters blazing across the back A little devil tail pointing downward Proof she found the nerve she used to lack Her friends say, “Mary, you’re a different woman” She says, “No, I’m the same underneath” “I just stopped waiting for permission To show you all my teeth” [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Mary goes wild on Festival Hill Phoenix burning, and she’s standing still She kisses the grass, then she storms the pit Flirts with the night like she was born for it Black souvenir swinging from her hand Her friends can’t believe what they understand Mary goes wild, let the whole world see The girl they knew was only half of me [Outro] Hazel-green eyes in the festival rain Strawberry hair and a runaway grin Tomorrow she may go quiet again But tonight, Mary let the whole world in