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Let 'Em Burn

from American Siren by Emily Scott Robinson

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lyrics

White picket fence, a quiet street
Faithful wife of fifteen years, mother of three
I go to church, I say my prayers
But I have never felt the breath of God in there
I followed every rule and played it safe
And I built myself a beautiful cage

The coffee’s hot, the kids asleep
This is the only time I feel like I can breathe
But late last night I locked the door
And cried myself to sleep on the bathroom floor
‘Cause I lit a match and held it to my yearning
And found out I was a house already burning

I’m on the edge of somethin’ wild
On the edge of somethin’ free
On the edge of somethin’ reckless
I get down on my knees
If you don’t recognize me
When I come back around
It’s cause all the things I thought I’d be
I let ‘em all burn to the ground
I let ‘em burn, I let ‘em burn

I never dreamed I’d start this war
When I was young I was so innocent and sure
I was afraid to be alone
So I wrote every vow of loyalty in stone
But is this the life I want for my own daughter?
Just tryin’ to keep her head about the water?
What if desire is a gift and not a sin?
What if this could be the start and not the end?

I’m on the edge of somethin’ wild
On the edge of somethin’ free
On the edge of somethin’ reckless
Yeah, I get down on my knees
If you don’t recognize me
When I come back around
It’s cause all the things I thought I’d be
I let ‘em all burn to the ground
I let ‘em burn, I let ‘em burn
I let ‘em burn, Mmmmm
I let ‘em burn, Burn, Ooooh—ooooh—ooooh…

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from American Siren, track released September 24, 2021
Writer/Composer: Emily Scott Robinson
Vocals and piano: Emily Scott Robinson

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