I started the fire
That’s what they said
I’m the arsonist
that destroyed everything
I started the fire
But the kindling was already gathered
I was just brave enough
to light the match
I started the fire
Feel the heat
I am warmed by it
I started the fire
See how it spreads
Purify the lies
Expose the ugly truths
I started the fire
It kept me warm
The bridges I burn
Light my way
I started the fire
That’s what they all said
I, the arsonist
That destroyed everything
I started the fire
Born from a spark
Set ablazed in the dark
As I whispered into the flames
I started the fire
to see the embers glow
Reflecting from your eyes
Flickering into my soul
I started the fire
Long, long time ago
Foolishly believing
It would never burn out
I started the fire
It purifies
It destroys
It leaves only what we need to face
I started the fire
Singe by the flames
Fled the black smoke
Before choking on the fray
I started the fire
It took its own path
Carved their fate
Exposed their truths
His sloppy indiscretions
Her secret cries for help
The embers lit the way
Burst into a beautiful display
Out in the open
Collateral damage at its best
I started the fire
You stand smug on your pedestal
Secretly fanning the flames
Black smoke, white dress
The martyr, a temptress
I started the fire
See how far it went
Burned past courtesy
Fleeing like a coward
I started the fire
That lit the faces
Of traitors held so near
And held the iron to the heat
That branded and scorched their betrayal onto our skin