Wildfire, Not a Flower

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Alan Able now Hands all stained with doubt Everyone says “grow slow” You’re already burning out They call you fragile Call you soft Like you’re something on a windowsill But you’re smoke on the ceiling You’re a match they can’t keep still [Chorus] You’re Alan Abel Not a flower You’re a wild fire running through the dark They tried to pin you in a corner But you lit up You tore their maps apart You’re not a garden they can water by the hour You’re a wild fire Wild fire heart [Verse 2] They drew lines in the sand Told you where you could stand But you stepped past their chalk Turned the ground into sparks when you walked They wanted petals Wanted pretty Little yeses in a quiet voice But you cracked every mirror in the city Just by making your own choice (oh) [Chorus] You’re Alan Abel Not a flower You’re a wild fire running through the dark They tried to pin you in a corner But you lit up You tore their maps apart You’re not a garden they can water by the hour You’re a wild fire Wild fire heart [Bridge] Let them say you’re too much Too bright Too loud Too strange They’re just scared of the heat Of anything that wants to change [Chorus] You’re Alan Abel Not a flower You’re a wild fire running through the dark They tried to pin you in a corner But you lit up You tore their maps apart You’re not a garden they can water by the hour You’re a wild fire Wild fire heart (yeah)