Kill the Lights

I kept my rage in a mason jar
Smiled real pretty, hid every scar
Did everything nice, did everything right
Bit a hole through my lip every single night
But good little girls don't get to leave
They just get quieter, learn to grieve
So I'm trading the halo in for a spark
And I'm painting this whole damn town in the dark

No more asking for permission
No more shrinking my ambition
Light the fuse, watch it climb
I've been a bomb the whole damn time

Kill the lights, let it burn tonight
Everything they built, set it all alight
I'm done playing careful, done playing small
One struck match and I'll take it all
Watch the whole horizon glow
Prettiest fire this town'll know
Kill the lights, let it burn tonight
It feels so good to ignite

They lit every fuse and called me insane
When I finally went off to end the pain
Every be grateful was a lock on the door
Every calm down was a foot on the floor
So here's my thank-you, here's my reply
A skyline of orange against the black sky
You can call me a monster, call me a threat
I'm the best mistake this town won't forget

No more asking for permission
No more shrinking my ambition
Light the fuse, watch it climb
I've been a bomb the whole damn time

Kill the lights, let it burn tonight
Everything they built, set it all alight
I'm done playing careful, done playing small
One struck match and I'll take it all
Watch the whole horizon glow
Prettiest fire this town'll know
Kill the lights, let it burn tonight
It feels so good to ignite

Burn, burn, let it burn
Some girls rise, some girls turn
Burn, burn, climbing higher
Kill the lights, I'm the fire

They wanted me soft, they wanted me sweet
They wanted me quiet and dead on my feet
But I found the gasoline under my skin
So step back, baby, let the fire begin
I'm the wildfire loose on this town
Burn it down, burn it down

Kill the lights, let it burn tonight
Everything they built, set it all alight
I'm done playing careful, done playing small
One struck match and I'll take it all
Watch the whole horizon glow
Prettiest fire this town'll know
Kill the lights, let it burn tonight
It feels so good to ignite

Burn, burn, let it burn
Some girls rise, some girls turn
Burn, burn, climbing higher
Kill the lights, I'm the fire