Kaboom

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!