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Pretty When I Burn

Vexa Moon

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Pretty When I Burn

Verse 1

I used to fold myself into your silence
Small enough to fit inside your hands
You called it love, but it felt like violence
Softened edges just to make me stand

I swallowed fire just to keep you calm
Wore your words like they were armor on my skin
But every lie you ever built me on
Is shaking now, and I’m not staying in

Pre-Chorus

You said I’d break without your name
But I was gasoline, not flame

Chorus

I’m pretty when I burn, watch me learn to like the flame
Every scar you gave me spells my name in brighter pain
I don’t need your mercy, I don’t need your shame
I’m pretty when I burn, and I’m never gonna change

I’m lighting up the dark you left inside my chest
If loving me was war, then I’m the aftermath at best
So go ahead and watch me, I become what you regret
I’m pretty when I burn, and I’m not done yet

Verse 2

Now I laugh like thunder in the hallway
Where you used to tell me to be small
I don’t flinch when memories replay
I set them on fire, one and all

You were the match, I was the gasoline
Funny how you never saw the spark in me
Now I’m dancing in the wreckage of your dream
And I finally know what freedom means

Pre-Chorus

You said I’d crawl back into your name
But I learned fire doesn’t behave

Chorus

Bridge

I used to beg for quiet
Now I start the riot
You tried to dim my light
But I turned into a wildfire

No apology, no saving me
I like what I became

Final Chorus (bigger, festival chant feel)

I’m pretty when I burn, watch me learn to like the flame
Every scar you gave me spells my name in brighter pain
I don’t need your mercy, I don’t need your shame
I’m pretty when I burn, I’m the fire you couldn’t tame

I’m lighting up the dark you left inside my chest
If loving me was war, then I’m the aftermath at best
So go ahead and watch me, I become what you regret
I’m pretty when I burn—yeah, I’m not done yet