[Verse 1] I met you by the fence Cutting through the rules You had oil on your hands And fire in your shoes Your name on my tongue Like a match to a fuse They want neat little lives We want broken-in truth [Pre-Chorus] They lock the gate We shake it loose They draw the line We step right through [Chorus] Against the system Against the system You and me, we bite back (bite back) Against the system Against the system Love on the run, no cage can catch (no cage can catch) [Verse 2] My boss says "sit down" I say "watch me stand" My mom says "be safe" I say "hold my hand" You kiss my split lip In the parking lot rain Laughing at the whole damn world Calling it by name [Pre-Chorus] They sell us fear We spit it out They sell us silence We shout it loud [Chorus] Against the system Against the system You and me, we bite back (bite back) Against the system Against the system Love on the run, no cage can catch (no cage can catch) [Bridge] If they write our ending Let them choke on the page We were born in the cracks We were made for the blaze Hold my torn-up jacket Hold my stubborn heart We don't need permission To fall apart [Final Chorus] Against the system Against the system You and me, we bite back (bite back) Against the system Against the system Love on the run, no cage can catch (no cage can catch) Against the system Against the system We don't kneel, we don't match (we don't match)