The Fire Escape

[Intro]
[Verse]
Chipped mug on the wood
Did everything I could
Drinking cold, bitter tea
Waiting for you to see
I made my body small
Leaning against the wall
Just a ghost in the hall
Quiet as a doll
[Pre-Chorus]
Drafting notes in the dark
Trying to find a spark
Letters of 'I'm so sorry'
Telling the same old story
But the ink starts to bleed
On the life that I lead
[Chorus]
Now I’m stepping out
Hear me finally shout
Rain hits the rusted steel
This is how I really feel
No more shrinking down
I’m taking back the crown
Watch me burn the town
Yeah, I’m coming around
[Post-Chorus]
I am loud
I am proud
Break the shroud
Leave the crowd
[Verse]
You took the best of me
While I lived on my knee
Measuring every word
So I wouldn't be heard
But the silence is loud
Heavier than a cloud
I was lost in your shadow
In a field left to fallow
[Pre-Chorus]
Crumple up the white page
Step out of the bird cage
I’m done with the 'sorry'
It’s a different story
Now the ink’s running dry
I’m not asking you why
[Chorus]
Now I’m stepping out
Hear me finally shout
Rain hits the rusted steel
This is how I really feel
No more shrinking down
I’m taking back the crown
Watch me burn the town
Yeah, I’m coming around
[Bridge]
(Cello swells deep)
My lungs are filling up
I’m breaking every cup
The ceramic hits the floor
I don’t need it anymore
No more pleasing
No more freezing
Just this breathing
And this teething
I am biting back at last
Leaving all the ghosts in the past
[Chorus]
Now I’m stepping out
Hear me finally shout
Rain hits the rusted steel
This is how I really feel
No more shrinking down
I’m taking back the crown
Watch me burn the town
Yeah, I’m coming around
[Post-Chorus]
I am loud
I am proud
Break the shroud
Leave the crowd
[Breakdown]
Fire escape under my feet
Cold metal meets the heat
Of a heart that’s waking up
I’m done with the empty cup
The sky is turning black
There is no going back
No, there's no going back
[Chorus]
Now I’m stepping out
Hear me finally shout
Rain hits the rusted steel
This is how I really feel
No more shrinking down
I’m taking back the crown
Watch me burn the town
Yeah, I’m coming around
[Outro]