Let 'Em Burn

White picket fence, a quiet street

Faithful wife of fifteen years, mother of three

I go to church, I say my prayers

But I have never felt the breath of God in there

I followed every rule and played it safe

And I built myself a beautiful cage

The coffee's hot, the kids asleep

This is the only time I feel like I can breathe

But late last night, I locked the door

And cried myself to sleep on the bathroom floor

'Cause I lit a match and held it to my yearning

And found out I was a house already burning

I'm on the edge of somethin' wild

On the edge of somethin' free

On the edge of somethin' reckless

I get down on my knees

If you don't recognize me

When I come back around

It's 'cause all the things I thought I'd be

I let 'em all burn to the ground

I let 'em burn, I let 'em burn

I never dreamed I'd start this war

When I was young, I was so innocent and sure

I was afraid to be alone

So, I wrote every vow of loyalty in stone

Is this the life I want for my own daughter?

Just tryin' to keep her head above the water?

What if desire is a gift and not a sin?

What if this could be the start and not the end?

On the edge of somethin' wild

On the edge of somethin' free

On the edge of somethin' reckless

I get down on my knees

If you don't recognize me

When I come back around

It's 'cause all the things I thought I'd be

Yes, all the things I swore I'd be

I let 'em all burn to the ground

I let 'em burn, I let 'em burn

I let 'em burn, burn, oh