[Verse 1] I watched the warning signs line up in a row I had the words to stop it - let them go Told myself it wasn’t mine to fight Settled in and watched it from the side
[Pre-Chorus] There’s something in me that loves the edge The second right before it all breaks down I called it curiosity - it’s not It’s just a coward wearing someone else’s crown
[Chorus] The pyromaniac in me Stood back and let it be Called it not my problem, not my place Watched the whole thing fall from a safe space I had a move to make I had a choice to own The pyromaniac in me Left them alone
[Verse 2] The damage hits different in the daylight Real faces in the debris, I can name I can’t keep calling myself a bystander Holding the missing piece to make this puzzle complete
[Pre-Chorus] There’s nothing left to justify the watching When people you could reach are going under I dressed it up as giving them their space But absence is a choice — and I made mine
[Chorus] The pyromaniac in me Stood back and let it be It wasn’t my problem, nobody understands Watched the whole thing fall from a distance I had a move to make I had a choice to own The pyromaniac in me Well, I left them alone
[Bridge - confession, bare] What do I do with the part that waited? The one who saw it coming, sat still - - stayed? I can’t undo the ground that burned beneath them But I can change the choice I make today
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus - resolved] There’s something in me done with the edge Done watching people fall apart It wasn’t curiosity - I know It was fear with a very clever heart
[Final Chorus - key lift, ownership flip] No more pyromaniac No more standing by The part of me that watched it burn Doesn’t get to drive Next time smoke rises I’m moving, not watching Done. Watching. I. Show. Up.
[Outro][Spoken declaration] I declare that I have turned a new leaf, leaving my past bewilderment in watching and setting fires behind. I am no longer a pyromaniac, and I am fully committed to self-control, safety, and a life free from the destructive compulsion to start and just observe fires. This I swear, so help me God.