[Verse 1]
I wanted to live
So I pretended to die
I had to shut down, cash out
And get buried alive
Out of the black
And into the daylight
You had to dig me out, dust me off
And pull me off the cross and

[Chorus]
Break me back open
Break me back open, look inside
Break me back open
Break me back open, shine a light
It's gonna be bright

[Verse 2]
It's gonna get loud (it's gonna get loud, it's gonna get loud)
It's gonna get heavy (it's gonna get loud, it's gonna get heavy)
I wanna kiss the ground and lay down
The gospel according to Saint Me
I'm out of the vault (out of the vault, out of the vault)
Where no one can fault me (out of the vault, where no one can fault me)

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not a black box, Fort Knox
Time to change the locks
[Chorus]
And break me back open
Break me back open, look inside
You've got to break me back open
Break me back open and shield your eyes
Yeah, when you kick the door open, kick it wide open
Surprise, surprise
It's gonna be bright

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not a black box, Fort Knox
Smash the locks

[Chorus]
And break me back open
Break me back open, look inside
You've got to break me back open
Break me back open and shield your eyes
Yeah, when you kick the door open, kick it wide open
Surprise, surprise
It's gonna be bright

[Outro]
I wanted to live, (I wanted to live, I wanted to live)
So I pretended to die
Out of the black (out of the black, out of the black)
And into the daylight
It's gonna get loud (it's gonna get loud, it's gonna get loud)
It's gonna get heavy