I Burn

"**I Burn**" is a song from the animated webseries *RWBY*. The song reflects the views of Yang Xiao Long as she boasts that she is unstoppable and willing to fight at a moment's notice. The song serves as her theme and was partially played in the series' "Yellow" Trailer.

The song was performed by Casey Lee Williams and Lamar Hall.

## Lyrics

* Full (Explicit)
* Full (Clean)
* Remix
* "Yellow" Trailer

Come at me

And you'll see

I'm more than meets the eye

You think that

You'll break me

You're gonna find in time

You're standing too close to a flame that's burning

Hotter than the sun in the middle of July

Sending out your army, but you still can't win

Listen up, silly boy, 'cause I'm gonna tell you why

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

Reign supreme?

In your dreams

You'll never make me bow

Kick my ass?

I'm world-class

And Super Saiyan now

You're starting up a fight that you just can't finish

Watch the little hearts while they scrape you off the floor

Bringing out your rockets? Well, shoot 'em up, baby

High as you can go, but I'm the one who's gonna soar

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

It doesn't have to be this way

Let's kiss and make up, then you'll learn

You can fight your life away

I get what I want, so don't bother and just watch me burn

Hotter than the sun

Feel my fire

Pyromaniac: my desire

Thought that you could see the truth

'til I just burned down the booth

Human Torch can't f\*ck with me

Johnny Blaze: Suspect B

Strike 'em quick, lightning fast

Melt them b\*tches down to ash

Gasoline, kerosene

Strike a match, ignite the scene

Sh\*t will never be the same

Feel the fury of my flame

Beg for mercy, it won't help

Embrace the ending you were dealt

Seems you f\*cks will never learn

Now sit back and watch me burn

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down.

Come at me

And you'll see

I'm more than meets the eye

You think that

You'll break me

You're gonna find in time

You're standing too close to a flame that's burning

Hotter than the sun in the middle of July

Sending out your army, but you still can't win

Listen up, silly boy, 'cause I'm gonna tell you why

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

Reign supreme?

In your dreams

You'll never make me bow

Kick my ass?

I'm world-class

And Super Saiyan now

You're starting up a fight that you just can't finish

Watch the little hearts while they scrape you off the floor

Bringing out your rockets? Well, shoot 'em up, baby

High as you can go, but I'm the one who's gonna soar

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

It doesn't have to be this way

Let's kiss and make up, then you'll learn

You can fight your life away

I get what I want, so don't bother and just watch me burn

Hotter than the sun

Feel my fire

Pyromaniac: my desire

Thought that you could see the truth

'til I just burned down the booth

Human Torch can't mess with me

Johnny Blaze: Suspect B

Strike 'em quick, lightning fast

Melt them britches down to ash

Gasoline, kerosene

Strike a match, ignite the scene

Things will never be the same

Feel the fury of my flame

Beg for mercy, it won't help

Embrace the ending you were dealt

Seems you chumps will never learn

Now sit back and watch me burn

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down.

Come at me

And you'll see

I'm more than meets the eye

You think that

You'll break me

You're gonna find in time

You're standing too close to a flame that's burning

Hotter than the sun in the middle of July

Sending out your army, but you still can't win

Listen up, silly boy, 'cause I'm gonna tell you why

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

Reign supreme?

In your dreams

You'll never make me bow

Kick my ass?

I'm world-class

And Super Saiyan now

You're starting up a fight that you just can't finish

Watch the little hearts while they scrape you off the floor

Bringing out your rockets? Well, shoot 'em up, baby

High as you can go, but I'm the one who's gonna soar

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

It doesn't have to be this way

Let's kiss and make up, then you'll learn

You can fight your life away

I get what I want, so don't bother and just watch me burn

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down

I burn!

Can't hold me now

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want

Like a fever I will take you down.

Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest.

White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test.

Black the beast descends from shadows.

Yellow beauty burns gold.

Mirror, tell me something,

Tell me who's the loneliest of all?

Fear of what's inside of me,

Tell me can a heart be turned to stone?

Born with no life,

Into subjugation.

Treated like a worthless animal,

Stripped of all rights,

Just a lesser being,

Crushed by cruel ruthless Human rule.

When it started,

All we wanted was a chance to live our lives.

Now in darkness,

Taking everything we want and we will rise.

We'll rise.

We'll rise.

From shadows,

We'll descend upon the world.

Take back what you stole.

From shadows,

We'll reclaim our destiny,

Set our future free.

And we'll rise.

And we'll rise.

Above the darkness and the shame.

Above the torture and the pain.

Above the ridicule and hate.

Above the binding of our fate.

Come at me,

And you'll see,

I'm more than meets the eye.

You think that,

You'll break me,

You're gonna find in time,

You're standing too close to a flame that's burning,

Hotter than the sun in the middle of July.

Sending out your army, but you still can't win;

Listen up, silly boy, 'cause I'm gonna tell you why...

I burn!

Can't hold me now,

And you're not stopping me

I burn!

Swing all you want.

Like a fever I will take you down.

## Other Appearances

* The song that appeared in the "Yellow" Trailer (titled "I Burn ("Yellow" Trailer)"), is a series of remixes of the other character themes of the series. It was released as a single and on the album *RWBY, Vol. 1 Soundtrack*.
* The full version of the song originally had explicit lyrics. For the CD and iTunes releases, the song was altered to include clean lyrics. The latter version was featured on the *RWBY, Vol. 1 Soundtrack*.
* A remix that omitted Hall's rap was featured on the *RWBY, Vol. 1 Soundtrack*.

## Videos

I Burn (feat. Casey Lee Williams & Lamar Hall)Full (Explicit)I Burn (feat. Casey Lee Williams & Lamar Hall)-2Full (Clean)I Burn Remix (feat. Casey Lee Williams)RemixI Burn (Yellow Trailer) (feat. Casey Lee Williams)"Yellow" Trailer
## Trivia

* During PAX East 2016, Jeff said that the explicit version of "I Burn" was a mistake. He incorrectly believed the foul language to be permissible as long as it was not included in the show, but was informed by Rooster Teeth after the album had already gone public that the soundtrack should not include profanity. This is why certain lines of the album version had to be changed.
* An instrumental version of the song is used as background music in "RWBY Volume 2: Production Diary 4".
* The song contains references to heroes from other media, such as Goku and the Saiyans from the *Dragon Ball* franchise, and the Human Torch and Ghost Rider from Marvel Comics.