[Verse 1]
Louder than the rest
You push your way through the crowd
You want your piece of the world
And you need the girl

[Pre-Chorus 1]
The story's still untold
How will the hero unfold?
Dreams you can fly
It isn't real

[Chorus]
You better check yourself and back up, baby
We're locking the doors
I've seen the play before, but hold up
You started the war
Who told you that the feelings are laid out
For you to decide?
You can't have what you can't have, that's right
Cold to survive

[Verse 2]
The party unwinds
The tipsy nod to the door
You're misreading the signs
Crushing cups on the floor
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You follow four steps behind
You think what's hers is mine
Dreams you can fly
It isn't real

[Chorus]
You better check yourself and back up, baby
We're locking the doors
I've seen the play before, but hold up
You started the war
Who told you that the feelings are laid out
For you to decide?
You can't have what you can't have, that's right
Cold to survive

[Chorus]
You better check yourself and back up, baby
We're locking the doors
I've seen the play before, but hold up
You started the war
Who told you that the feelings are laid out
For you to decide?
You can't have what you can't have, that's right
Cold to survive
[Outro]
Oh, it's not yours
It's never yours