I wrote most of “Burn” only a couple weeks before the shutdown happened. I had been thinking a lot about the past and realized it was holding me back. So that day I decided from there on out I’m going to be super honest with myself and in my music and let all of the rest go. So “Burn” was the first...
[Verse 1]
I'll say the words, I just
Hate that I'm saying 'em first, yeah
What we had worked, I just
Can't watch it get any worse
[Pre-Chorus]
We got red wine stains on the countertop
But we keep our pain all bottled up
How'd we get so cold? Damn, look at us
We're frozen up, so I'm
[Chorus]
I'm gonna let it burn
Even if it hurts (Ooh na na)
Nothing's gonna change until we up in flames
And someone's gotta strike the match first
I'm gonna let it burn
Even if it hurts (Ooh na na)
Nothing's gonna change until nothing remains
It's been too dark to see the light
To see the light we gotta watch it burn
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh, burn
Oh, oh-oh, burn
Oh, oh-oh, burn
It's been too dark to see the light
To see the light we gotta watch it burn
[Verse 2]
Tables turned, ripped the
Roses right out of the dirt, ayy
But for what it's worth
I think what's best for us could mean the worst
[Pre-Chorus]
We got red wine stains on the countertop (Countertop, yeah)
But we keep our pain all bottled up (Bottled up)
How'd we get so cold? Damn, look at us
We're frozen up, so I'm
[Chorus]
I'm gonna let it burn
Even if it hurts (Ooh na na)
Nothing's gonna change until we up in flames
And someone's gotta strike the match first
I'm gonna let it burn (Let it burn)
Even if it hurts (Even if it hurts, yeah, ooh na na)
Nothing's gonna change until nothing remains
It's been too dark to see the light
To see the light we gotta watch it burn
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh, burn (Even if it hurts)
Oh, oh-oh, burn (Burn)
Oh, oh-oh, burn (Woo)
It's been too dark to see the light (See the light)
To see the light we gotta watch it burn
Burn was written by Jonny Price & JHart & AJ Mitchell & Jackson Foote.
Burn was produced by Dan Gleyzer & Jackson Foote.
AJ Mitchell released Burn on Fri Jun 12 2020.
“Burn” was inspired by the idea that I’m moving forward not only as an artist but as a person. It’s about taking what you want from the past and letting go of the rest. Burn is special to me because it meant one thing to me when I first wrote it, then only a few weeks later the whole world stopped a...