[Verse 1][intimate, pulled back, guitar fingerpicked or light strumming] They said I burned too bright Too hot to hold, too hard to handle Said I was the kind of person Who’d set everything on fire just to keep someone warm I used to think they had a point Used to dial myself back down Turn the flame to something smaller Something safe that wouldn’t make a sound
[Pre-chorus][tension rising, rhythm tightens] But maybe I was never meant to simmer Maybe I was built to blaze
[Chorus][full band opens up, vocal soars] I’ve got a gasoline heart Don’t strike a match unless you mean it And I’m done trying to contain it You wanted warmth and got an inferno Not sorry, that’s not my fault I don’t burn, I ignite I’m not the fire I’m the gasoline heart
[Verse 2] You tried to pour your water on me Thought you could make me cool and quiet But every time you pushed me under I came up burning even brighter You called it too intense, unstable Said I was a liability But you were always just too frightened Of me, who burns this beautifully
[Pre-chorus] I’m not the spark, I’m not the timber I’m the thing that feeds the flame
[Chorus] I’ve got a gasoline heart Don’t strike a match unless you mean it And I’m done trying to contain it You wanted warmth and got an inferno Not sorry, that’s not my fault I don’t burn, I ignite I’m not the fire I’m the gasoline heart
[Bridge][drops to almost nothing, then final line hits hard] I spent so long Apologizing for the heat Making myself smaller So you’d feel complete Not anymore Not anymore Strike a match and step back
Watch me go.
[Final Chorus] I’ve got a gasoline heart Don’t strike a match unless you mean it And I’m done trying to contain it You wanted warmth, you wanted something easy That was never me I don’t burn, I ignite I am the fire I’m the gasoline — heart
[Outro][slow, proud, final] This is my heart Gasoline and glory This is my fire And it’s mine to keep