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 [? 0:19] 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

And 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!