Light the Fuse

Lyrics

Style: Rock • R&B Rock • Lo-Fi Rock Tempo: 84 BPM • Key: E Minor Mood: Brooding, emotional, explosive, soulful with gritty guitars and atmospheric textures. [Intro] (0:00–0:18) Soft vinyl crackle. Clean electric guitar with distant piano. Breathy female vocal. Mm... Yeah... You don't get to rewrite the fire... [Verse 1] (0:18–0:48) Don't dare look at me like I'm crazy after everything you pulled, If you light the fuse like that, don't complain when shit explodes. (Explosive delivery) You kept striking every match then blamed the smoke inside my lungs, Turned my silence into weakness, twisted every word I sung. You'd push until I'd finally break, then point and say, "See? There she goes." Never showing all the bruises hidden underneath your throne. [Pre-Chorus] (0:48–1:04) You drew the target on my skin, Then asked me why I learned to flinch. Painted me the villain in your masterpiece of lies... [Chorus] (1:04–1:34) You made a storm then cursed the rain, Said I was poison, fed me pain. Called me unstable every time I found my voice. You broke the mirror, blamed my face, Kept moving every finish line I chased. No... reactive isn't random— It's what survives your war. [Verse 2] (1:34–2:03) Every "joke" had sharpened edges dressed in velvet and perfume, Every apology came wrapped inside another kind of wound. Love became a moving target I could never hit just right, You kept changing all the rules then swore I loved to start the fights. [Verse 3] (2:03–2:33) You'd starve me of affection just to watch me beg for crumbs, Then laugh about how "needy" I'd become. Every boundary I'd build became another thing you'd test, Till I forgot the sound of peace and called surviving "doing best." [Bridge] (2:33–2:58) (Half-time drums. Ambient guitars swell.) The truth doesn't scream— It waits... While the lies need an audience. I was never hard to love... You were impossible to satisfy. [Verse 4] (2:58–3:27) Now I hear my heartbeat louder than the echo of your name, Learning healthy love won't feel like trying to outrun the blame. I don't need to prove my story to the crowd you hypnotized, Healing doesn't ask permission from the ones who weaponized. [Pre-Chorus 2] (3:27–3:43) You built the cage with your own hands, Then mocked me for not learning flight. Funny how the daylight makes your shadows disappear... [Chorus] (3:43–4:14) You made a storm then cursed the rain, Said I was poison, fed me pain. Called me unstable every time I found my voice. You broke the mirror, blamed my face, Kept moving every finish line I chased. Reactive isn't random— It's what survives your war. [Verse 5] (4:14–4:44) Now your version's losing color every time the truth gets told, Turns out all that fake control was fear disguised as solid gold. You mistook my shattered patience for a chain around my feet, Didn't know I'd forge the pieces into something you can't reach. [Verse 6] (4:44–5:15) I don't carry your reflection when I walk into the light, I don't owe another lifetime trying to make your wrongs seem right. You can keep rewriting history; I'll keep writing something real, Some fires don't destroy you— Some remind you how to heal. [Final Chorus] (5:15–5:55) You lit the fuse and watched me burn, Never thought the flame would turn. Now I'm rising from the ashes that you swore would be my grave. You don't get to name my scars, Or pretend you never dealt the cards. The smoke has finally cleared... And I remember who I am. [Outro] (5:55–6:20) Clean guitar and soft piano fade. Don't call it madness... When you manufactured the chaos. Don't call it anger... When all I ever wanted... Was peace.