My fear is looking for who to blame A lit match ignites an angry flame And when reduced to a smoldering It wants a hot flash of rage like kerosene What's the harm If the fire keeps me warm? The catch is The kindling is my spirit In the end I never burned anything down Only myself From the inside out The inside out In the end I didn't keep safe from the fallout It ate me away From the inside out The inside out The inside out I hold it close like an enemy A fool's cover against uncertainty Wrapped in a shadow that only grows It is a cheap comfort, this devil that I know I wear despair Like a buffer from what's out there The catch is It's smothering my spirit In the end I never burned anything down Only myself From the inside out The inside out In the end I didn't keep safe from the fallout It ate me away From the inside out The inside out The inside out Oh oh oh I've got to let go The tighter I hold The more it's out of control Oh oh oh I've got to got to let go The tighter I hold The more it's out of control In the end I never burned anything down Only myself From the inside out In the end I didn't keep safe from the fallout It ate me away From the inside out The inside out In the end I never burned anything down Only myself From the inside out The inside out The inside out