[Verse 1] We cut through the alley smoke With scuffed-up shoes and a stolen hope Back when the world felt small enough To kick a hole in and call it tough Mama said, "Girl, keep your head low" But I learned the way the fences go You can paint a smile on the gates Still hear the chain when the whole thing shakes [Pre-Chorus] I remember the names on the wall I remember them laughing at all Now I see it clear in your eyes We were born to be the noise they despise [Chorus] Against the system Against the line We were wild hearts At the wrong time Against the system Hands up high We don't bend, we bite We don't bow, we bite (we bite) [Verse 2] Lunchroom kings in their polished gold Selling fear like a hand-me-down soul We wore bruises like a second skin Still found a way to let the fire in Radio songs tried to tame our flame Put a price tag on every name But your laugh in the back of the van Made me feel like a one-girl band [Pre-Chorus] I remember the names on the wall I remember them laughing at all Now I see it clear in your eyes We were born to be the noise they despise [Chorus] Against the system Against the line We were wild hearts At the wrong time Against the system Hands up high We don't bend, we bite We don't bow, we bite (we bite) [Bridge] Take me back to the busted screen door To the songs we screamed and the gaps in the floor To the nights when the cops drove by And we raised our fists just to touch the sky [Breakdown] Oh-oh, we were never theirs Oh-oh, we were never theirs Oh-oh, we were never theirs And we still don't care [Final Chorus] Against the system Against the line We were wild hearts At the wrong time Against the system Hands up high We don't bend, we bite We don't bow, we bite (we bite) Against the system Still alive We were made for the mess We were made to survive (survive)