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)= 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
 * -|Full (Clean)=

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
 * -|Remix=

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.
 * -|"Yellow" Trailer=

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.

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.