If It Had To Burn

Verse 1

I’ve been biting my tongue till it bleeds

Making peace with the monsters in me

I wear silence like armor at night

Smile wide while I’m losing the fight

You don’t see all the cracks in my skin

Every promise I swallow again

I keep saying I’m fine, I’m okay

But I’m screaming inside every day

Pre-Chorus

If I fall, will you catch me or run?

If I break, am I still the one?

I’m tired of standing in the flames

Just to prove I don’t feel the pain

Chorus

So if it had to burn, let it burn

If it comes down to blood, let it hurt

I won’t kneel, I won’t beg, I won’t lie

I’ll go to war just to feel alive

If I lose, at least I tried

I won’t rot just to keep you satisfied

If I’m gonna die on this hill

It’s because I chose it — not the pills, not the guilt

Verse 2

I’ve been dancing with ghosts in my head

Every word you never said

I chased love like it owed me a name

Set myself on fire for a taste

They say I’m too much, too loud, too raw

But they don’t hear me praying on the floor

I built a throne out of all my scars

Still wondering why I feel this small

Pre-Chorus

If I scream, will you hear me now?

Or am I just a ghost in the crowd?

I’m done pretending I’m unbreakable

I just want something real

Chorus

So if it had to burn, let it burn

If it comes down to blood, let it hurt

I won’t kneel, I won’t beg, I won’t lie

I’ll go to war just to feel alive

If I lose, at least I tried

I won’t rot just to keep you satisfied

If I’m gonna die on this hill

It’s because I chose it — not the pills, not the guilt

Bridge (quiet → explosive)

Maybe I’m reckless

Maybe I’m wrong

But I’d rather be shattered

Than numb this long

I’ve tasted nothing

I’ve tasted pain

I’d take the war

Over being safe

Breakdown / Scream Section

Say it’s my fault — say I’m insane

Say I deserved every ounce of the pain

I won’t apologize for surviving hell

I did what I had to — I know it too well

Final Chorus

So let it burn, let it scar

I’ve come too far to stay who you are

I won’t fade, I won’t drown, I won’t hide

I’ll go to war just to feel alive

If I fall, write my name in fire

Not as a victim, but a fighter

If I’m gonna die on this hill

It’s because I chose it —

And yeah… I’d choose it still