Burning Down the Setlist (Version 2)

Verse

Lungs burning, throat parched from the smoke ring

Sixth show of the week and the lights won't stop blinding

Sweat dripping down my face like it's trying to say something I know is true

Every night the same, every crowd just a blur, but you still manage to see me through

I'm stuck in this cycle where the only way out is through

Five more minutes of screaming before we get back home to you

The room starts spinning and my knees turn weak

But I won't drop it yet because that's what they want to see

(Can I get a little louder? Can I get a little loud?

No, no, no, baby, let me get a little proud...

Chorus

I'm burning down the setlist, one song at a time

I won't drop it yet 'cause that's what they want to find

I'm burning down the setlist, every single night

Gonna leave this all behind when I make it right

I don't need an encore 'cause I already know how it ends

One last hit of adrenaline and then we'll pretend

That the noise in my chest was just the crowd, not me

And for one more moment, that's where I wanna be

Verse

Fourteen hundred people screaming at the top of their lungs

I'm stuck between two verses trying to find my voice again

Backstage is a war zone and so are my eyes

Every fan I meet says they believe in this thing we're writing down tonight

But the more they chant our name, the further it feels like I'm going out the door

And the only way for me to stay here is to let the noise take over once more

Bass drops low and I drop too, but not because I want to

It's just a little too real when this many people think you're something to believe in

I catch your eye across the room and we hold it like a lifeline

Cause if I don't get through to one more person before I lose my mind... then what's the point of all this?

Chorus

I'm burning down the setlist, one song at a time

I won't drop it yet 'cause that's what they want to find

I'm burning down the setlist, every single night

Gonna leave this all behind when I make it right

I don't need an encore 'cause I already know how it ends

One last hit of adrenaline and then we'll pretend

That the noise in my chest was just the crowd, not me

And for one more moment, that's where I wanna be

Bridge

So let's get this over with before it tears us apart

Give them what they came for and watch the room fall to pieces again

I won't look back, I won't question why we're here

Just play every chord, every word until the very last tear

(Can you hear that? Can you feel that? No, no, baby, it's not just... us. It's something more.)

Chorus

I'm burning down the setlist, one song at a time

I won't drop it yet 'cause that's what they want to find

I'm burning down the setlist, every single night

Gonna leave this all behind when I make it right

I don't need an encore 'cause I already know how it ends

One last hit of adrenaline and then we'll pretend

That the noise in my chest was just the crowd, not me

And for one more moment, that's where I wanna be

Outro

...one last hit of adrenaline.