You took my light, you drained me down...

But that was then and this is now

Now look at me, I'm sparkling A firework, a dancing flame You won't ever put me out again I'm glowing, oh, whoa So you can keep the diamond ring It don't mean nothing anyway In fact, you can keep everything Yeah, yeah, except for me

This is the part of me That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no Throw your sticks and your stones Throw your bombs and your blows But you're not gonna break my soul This is the part of me That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

You chewed me up and spit me out Like I was poison in your mouth You took my light, you drained me down But that was then and this is now Now look at me