Strike a match and watch it burn
See what the light lets you learn
Are you loved or are you reviled
Are you talked to like a stupid child
Strike a match and watch it burn
Is the destruction really your concern
What if everything you worked for was a big mistake
Maybe destruction is the chance you must take
Strike a match and watch it burn
Is there anything left to learn
From people who treat you with great contempt
And all of your self confidence they try to preempt
Strike a match and watch it burn
Maybe this bridge wasn’t meant to endure
Is that a flaw in the basic design
Or is it merely the wearing of time
Strike a match and watch it burn
When will it be your turn
You get to think you are ok
Even if that’s something they won’t say
Strike a match and watch it burn
Sometimes fire is needed for the turn
From hatred to growth and life
It doesn’t have to be about spite
Strike a match and watch it burn
Even though it makes your stomach churn
Don’t let them put you on the funeral pyre
Even if they do it with a smile
Strike a match
And
Watch
It
Burn