Kaboom
George Salazar
Tom: Dm
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[Verse 1: George Salazar]
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I never cared about caring much before
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I rolled my eyes and even texting was a chore
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I was your average heartless kid
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Then one day Mrs. Werring handed me a book and said
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"Here, read this book. The book is by some guy who's dead"
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I read it and I'm glad I did
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It was by a person who I never knew, but the words made sense and the message, too
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And it made me fired up and made me care
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And I wasn't scared, I was not alone
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Made me wanna make something of my own
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Something wired up that I could share
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And that person I would never see, just totally affected me
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Is that legacy?
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I assume
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Kaboom!
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Kaboom!
[Verse 2: George Salazar and Joe Iconis]
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I never cared about fireworks before
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I thought that they were just for babies, nothing more
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I was your average fucking kid
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But then I started giving things a second look
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And realized fireworks were kind of like that book
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And I'm really glad I did
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'Cause they're a thing that you hold in your hand
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And they're dangerous, but you understand
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If handled with intelligence and care
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The explosion and the crashing sound can be seen and felt for miles around
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It reaches folks who weren't even there
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Even though I didn't see the blast
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I watched glitter in the sky blow past
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And that's legacy
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The bloom
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Kaboom!
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Kaboom!
[Verse 3: George Salazar and Joe Iconis]
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I look around and think about the stage I'm on
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And whether anyone will notice when I'm gone
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What do I leave behind?
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Which is why we gotta make a spark
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Which makes a flame and then will leave its mark
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For someone else to find
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And that person who lived dangerously
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Makes me braver than I used to be
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And now I'm fired up and how I care
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And I always squeeze my bloody heart
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And I let it drip into my art
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And, wow, I'm fired up
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I see a flare
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And the light that shines on the distant shore
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Is the light I will be aiming for, forever
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So bright
[Verse 4: George Salazar and Joe Iconis]
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There's a great, green light
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Across the ocean
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And it's where I want to go
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There's a great, green light
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Across the ocean
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And I'm gonna reach it
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This I know
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There's a great, green light
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Across the ocean
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And it's where I want to go
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There's a great, green light
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Across the ocean
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And I'm gonna reach it
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This I know
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Oh, on with the wonderful show
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Kaboom!
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Kaboom!
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Kaboom!