Lyrics
[verse]
They told me safe is smart, they told me play it slow
Keep your head down low, don't let the passion show
But a life spent watching from the sidelines rail
Is just a slower way of learning how to fail
I'd rather burn a little bright and fast
Than live forever in the shadow of the past
[chorus]
I won't stand outside the flame and watch it burn
I'm walking through it, that's the only way to learn
Life is not a spectator's game
You gotta risk the heat to feel the same
As the ones who lived instead of just survived
I'm not standing outside the fire, I'm alive
[verse]
Comfort's got a pretty face but a hollow core
Keeps you warm but leaves you wanting more
I've seen the ones who never took the leap
Grow old regretting promises they didn't keep
Better to fall reaching for the sun
Than to never have started the run
[chorus]
I won't stand outside the flame and watch it burn
I'm walking through it, that's the only way to learn
Life is not a spectator's game
You gotta risk the heat to feel the same
As the ones who lived instead of just survived
I'm not standing outside the fire, I'm alive
[bridge]
Some will call it reckless, some will call it brave
Either way I'd rather live than just behave
I'll take the burn over the empty ache
Of a heart that never learned to break
[chorus]
I won't stand outside the flame and watch it burn
I'm walking through it, that's the only way to learn
Life is not a spectator's game
You gotta risk the heat to feel the same
As the ones who lived instead of just survived
I'm not standing outside the fire, I'm alive
