Built to Burn

[Verse 1] I wake up swinging at the morning light,

Teeth clenched tight in another losing fight.

Mirror grins like it knows my name,

Same old hunger, same old flame.

I built a throne out of bad decisions,

Crowned myself king of every collision.

Laughing loud while the walls cave in,

Dancing with the wreckage underneath my skin.

[Pre-Chorus] I hear the warning bells,

But I keep feeding the machine.

I know this road too well,

Still I chase the gasoline.

[Chorus] I’m built to burn, but I’m begging for rain,

Running from peace like it’s wearing my chains.

I tear down the bridges, then scream at the sky,

Wondering why I’m alone every night.

I’m not too far gone, I’m not dead in the dirt,

Just a wild heart trapped in a world of hurt.

Built to burn, but I’m learning to breathe,

Before the fire takes the rest of me.

[Verse 2] Red-line thoughts in a blacked-out brain,

Thunder in my chest like a runaway train.

Friends reach out, but I cut the wire,

Then curse the dark while I praise the fire.

Every promise turns to smoke in my mouth,

Every good thing heads straight south.

I wear regret like a second skin,

Still asking where the light gets in.

[Pre-Chorus] I hear the warning bells,

But I keep feeding the machine.

I know this road too well,

Still I chase the gasoline.

[Chorus] I’m built to burn, but I’m begging for rain,

Running from peace like it’s wearing my chains.

I tear down the bridges, then scream at the sky,

Wondering why I’m alone every night.

I’m not too far gone, I’m not dead in the dirt,

Just a wild heart trapped in a world of hurt.

Built to burn, but I’m learning to breathe,

Before the fire takes the rest of me.

[Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Maybe the monster is only a mask,

Maybe the mirror is scared to ask.

Maybe the ruin can still be remade,

Maybe the debt ain’t forever paid.

I’ve been the match, I’ve been the smoke,

I’ve been the punchline to my own joke.

But somewhere under the ash and noise,

There’s still a man with a human voice.

[Breakdown] No more crowns made of rust.

No more gods made of dust.

No more calling chaos home.

No more dying all alone.

[Final Chorus] I’m built to burn, but I’m begging for rain,

Running from peace like it’s wearing my chains.

I tore down the bridges, but I’ll build them tonight,

Stone by stone in the violent light.

I’m not too far gone, I’m not dead in the dirt,

Just a wild heart learning what healing is worth.

Built to burn, but I’m starting to see,

The fire never owned all of me.

[Outro] Built to burn, but not to break,

I still have more than hell can take.

Built to burn, but I still breathe,

The fire never owned all of me.