Tear It Down

i'm done playing by the rules
that nobody ever made
i'm done smiling at the faces
of the people getting paid
every system every structure
built to keep you in your place
i'm done swallowing the silence
i'm done keeping up the pace

something's burning in my chest
something's finally breaking free
you can keep your empty promises
you don't own a piece of me

tear it down
tear it all down
burn the whole thing to the ground
tear it down
tear it all down
let the walls come crashing down
i'm done
i'm through
i'm finished with you
tear it down

i've been quiet for too long now
watched it rot from inside out
every word they ever fed me
tasted just like dust and doubt
i've been carrying their dead weight
on a back that's nearly broke
i'm throwing off the chains now
i'm done choking on their smoke

something's burning in my chest
something's finally breaking free
you can keep your empty promises
you don't own a piece of me

tear it down
tear it all down
burn the whole thing to the ground
tear it down
tear it all down
let the walls come crashing down
i'm done
i'm through
i'm finished with you
tear it down

i tried to make it work
i tried to play it straight
i tried to find the good in it
but good came way too late

[Guitar Solo]

tear it down
tear it all down
burn the whole thing to the ground
tear it down
tear it all down
let the walls come crashing down
i'm done
i'm through
i'm finished with you
tear it down

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