I never cared about caring much before I rolled my eyes and even texting was a chore I was your average heartless kid Then one day Mrs. Werring handed me a book and said "Here, read this book" "The book is by some guy who's dead" I read it, and I'm glad I did It was by a person who I never knew But the words made sense, and the message, too And it made me fired up, and made me care And I wasn't scared, I was not alone Made me wanna make something of my own Something wired up that I could share And that person I would never see, just totally affected me Is that legacy? I assume Kaboom Kaboom I never cared about fireworks before I thought that they were just for babies, nothing more I was your average fucking kid But then I started giving things a second look And realized fireworks were kind of like that book And I'm really glad I did 'Cause they're a thing that you hold in your hand And they're dangerous, but you understand If handled with intelligence and care The explosion and the crashing sound Can be seen and felt for miles around It reaches folks who weren't even there Even though I didn't see the blast I watched glitter in the sky blow past That's legacy The bloom Kaboom Kaboom I look around and think about the stage I'm on And whether anyone will notice when I'm gone What do I leave behind? Which is why we gotta make a spark Which makes a flame and then will leave its mark For someone else to find And that person who lived dangerously Makes me braver than I used to be And now I'm fired up and how I care And I always squeeze my bloody heart And I let it drip into my art And, wow, I'm fired up I see a flare And the light that shines on the distant shore Is the light I will be aiming for, forever So bright There's a great, green light Across the ocean And it's where I want to go There's a great, green light Across the ocean And I'm gonna reach it This I know There's a great, green light Across the ocean And it's where I want to go There's a great, green light Across the ocean And I'm gonna reach it This I know Oh, on with the wonderful show Kaboom! Kaboom! Kaboom!