Good Girls Start Fires

They took the smile as surrender That’s where they got it wrong Thought I’d stay inside the outline Thought you’d quietly play along They kept talking over thunder Never noticed what was there Funny how a room gets nervous When somebody stops playing fair I learned early What’d you learn? Expectations burn You can call me difficult They’ve used that one before Every label gets smaller Every time you need more Good girls start fires Not the kind that warm your hands The kind that change the conversation The kind that ruin all your plans Good girls start fires Then smile when the ceiling shakes Everybody loves an angel Till the angel stops behaving Watch me Here she goes Good girls start fires They wanted polished and predictable You gave them something else They wanted neat little answers You rewrote the questions yourself Every warning turned into applause Every doubt became a dare Funny how they call it trouble When they see somebody who doesn’t care About fitting In their frame I was never made the same You can call me reckless They’ve used that one before Every box gets smaller Every time you need more Good girls start fires Not the kind that warm your hands The kind that change the conversation The kind that ruin all your plans Good girls start fires Then smile when the ceiling shakes Everybody loves an angel Till the angel stops behaving Watch me Here she goes Good girls start fires I never needed saving Never needed permission Never needed a map To reach a new position They said know your place You said which one? Then took over every room Good girls start fires Not the kind that warm your hands The kind that change the conversation The kind that ruin all your plans Good girls start fires And leave their fingerprints behind Everybody loves an angel Till she finally speaks her mind Good girls start fires And somehow never look afraid The world gets real uncomfortable When a woman stops obeying Watch me Here she goes Good girls start fires Never asked Never waited Good girls start fires