The sixth track on Riot! is about keeping the faith while in tough times.
In a note to her fans on the LiveJournal Community, lead singer Hayley Williams explained that this song got it’s title only because they were under pressure to come up with a name before they released their album.
“Part II”...
[Verse 1]
What a shame we all became
Such fragile, broken things
A memory remains
Just a tiny spark
I give it all my oxygen
To let the flames begin
So let the flames begin
Oh, glory
Oh, glory
[Chorus]
This is how we’ll dance when
When they try to take us down
This is what we’ll be, oh, glory
[Verse 2]
Somewhere weakness is our strength
And I'll die searching for it
I can't let myself regret
Such selfishness
My pain and oh, the trouble caused
No matter how long
I believe that there's hope
Buried beneath it all and
Hiding beneath it all and
Growing beneath it all and
[Chorus]
This is how we'll dance when
When they try to take us down
This is how we'll sing, oh
This is how we'll stand when
When they burn our houses down
This is what we'll be, oh, glory
[Bridge]
Reaching as I sink down into light (Into light)
Reaching as I sink down into light (Into light)
[Chorus]
This is how we'll dance when
When they try to take us down
This is how we'll sing, oh
This is how we'll stand when
When they burn our houses down
This is what we'll be, oh, glory
Let the Flames Begin was written by Hayley Williams & Josh Farro.
Let the Flames Begin was produced by David Bendeth.
Paramore released Let the Flames Begin on Tue Jun 12 2007.
In a web chat Hayley said:
Let the Flames Begin' is about finding strength in… how do I say this? ‘Let the Flames Begin’ is about finding strength in your weaknesses.