Let Them Burn

[Verse 1 — Soft, intimate]
I've seen the devil in a friendly face
I've seen the truth get thrown away
They talk about the love we make
Like we're the ones who should be ashamed
You wear your heart beneath your skin
I see the scars they left within
And if the world won't let us in
We'll build a place they've never been
[Pre-Chorus — Building tension]
Oh, they don't know
What it's like to feel this way
They throw their stones
But we're still standing anyway
[Chorus — Explosive, emotional]
So let them burn
Let them say what they wanna say
We got a love they can't explain
And I don't wanna run away
Let them hate
Let them try to tear us down
If heaven falls and hits the ground
I'll still be yours when no one's around
Oh, let them burn
Let them burn
[Verse 2 — Darker, more rhythmic]
Everybody's got a mouth full of lies
Pretty little smiles with a knife behind
They wanna see us on our knees
'Cause they're afraid of what we could be
And I don't care who's wrong or right
I only want your hand in mine
If loving you's a fucking crime
Then I'll be guilty all my life
[Pre-Chorus — Almost whispered]
Oh, they don't know
How it feels to lose control
When all you've got
Is someone you can't let go
[Chorus — Full band]
So let them burn
Let them say what they wanna say
We got a love they can't explain
And I don't wanna run away
Let them hate
Let them try to tear us down
If heaven falls and hits the ground
I'll still be yours when no one's around
Oh, let them burn
Let them burn
[Bridge — Vulnerable, stripped back]
And if you break
I'll break with you
If you fall
I'll fall there too
'Cause all these people
Come and go
But you're the only home
I've ever known
(Pause)
And I don't need the world to understand...
[Final Chorus — Raw, almost screaming]
LET THEM BURN!
LET THEM SAY WHAT THEY WANNA SAY!
THEY CAN TAKE THE SKY AWAY
BUT THEY CAN'T TAKE OUR LOVE AWAY!
LET THEM HATE!
LET THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD COME DOWN!
IF THERE'S NOTHING LEFT AROUND
I'LL STILL LOVE YOU WITHOUT A SOUND!
[Outro — Soft, fading]
They can talk
They can lie
They can watch our world collide
But if the stars forget to shine
I'll still be yours
And you'll be mine
Let them burn...
Let them burn...