Hey, Paige, Be fire where there’s darkness

I'm not letting you fade away- 
I'm betting you're strong enough.
You were the first one to inspire me,
I love the crazy that you're made of.

Once 
Caustic nothingness had filled me 
all the way out to my skin
and now I'm bold, 
unstoppable, 
impossible to fight against.

Remember being bitter
Striking back against your lot?
The shitty hands we're dealt were fodder
for a fire that wouldn't stop.
A fire strange and black and spitting
coals that sparkled and that singed.
Seems that now that fires ashed
it's cold
we're gonna let them win.

You taught me

I don't wanna be seen as sweet
I wanna be seen as rough
I don't wanna be seen as weak
I take this pain inside and rip it up

A thousand needles sit inside my stomach, 
rise against my throat
I'll spit them at the fools who pity me 
like it's my antidote

The pain and shame we carry?
They're not yours to bear, not mine
burdened by some selfish assholes
as they wormed inside our minds

buried slowly by the ever-present weight of what they've wrought
Let me proselytize - be a fireball
That shits still flammable.