[Verse 1]
Gray walls, gray coffee, gray skin
Same chair, same clock, same day again
They nod when I speak in the right tone
A cardboard cutout they can leave alone
Smile for the camera, stay in the lines
No heat in the blood, no light in the eyes
Just a shape on the wall, easy to ignore
Two dimensions, and nothing more

[Chorus]
So I struck the match on my own chest
Let the room go quiet while I burned the rest
They called me a joke, called me out of my mind
But the cold was worse than looking ridiculous
A man who’s not on fire is nothing
No warmth, no light, just a flat outline
Flame’s gotta live somewhere
Or there’s nothing left behind

[Verse 2]
Walked out barefoot in the pouring rain
Said the wrong thing to the right face
Paint still wet on my hands and my name
They laughed when the edges started to fray
But the streetlights looked gold for the first time
And the noise in my head finally matched the street
Even the bruises felt like proof I was breathing
While they took notes on how bad I looked

[Chorus]
So I struck the match on my own chest
Let the room go quiet while I burned the rest
They called me a joke, called me out of my mind
But the cold was worse than looking ridiculous
A man who’s not on fire is nothing
No warmth, no light, just a flat outline
Flame’s gotta live somewhere
Or there’s nothing left behind

[Bridge]
You can keep the safe silhouette
Frame it, hang it, dust it clean
I’d rather choke on the smoke of it
Than freeze in a life that never means
The dark doesn’t care if you stay polite
It just takes the heat when you won’t ignite

[Final Chorus]
I’m the fool with the fire now
Half alive and half insane
Better this than the perfect nothing
Better the burn than the empty frame
A flame must burn somewhere
Even if it makes you look like a joke
I’m burning
I’m burning
And for the first time
I’m not cold

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