What is “Ignite” about?
"Ignite" is an empowerment anthem about refusing to play it safe, turning every doubt into fuel and building a table of your own instead of waiting for a seat. The narrator strikes matches on the pavement with her heels and speaks directly to anyone who has ever felt invisible, promising to steal back the joy that was taken. It opens Velvet, Opal Sinclair's debut album, and was also released as a standalone single, setting a defiant tone for the record's first stretch.
Ignite lyrics
Yeah, ignite
Set it all on fire
They told me play it safe, I said I'd rather blaze
Turned my limitations into runway days
Every doubt they handed me, I used for fuel
Graduated summa cum laude from the school of cruel
Striking matches on the pavement with my heels
Showing them exactly how a woman feels
When she's tired of waiting for a seat at the table
Built my own and wrote a brand new fable
Ignite, ignite
I'm setting every ceiling on fire tonight
Ignite, ignite
Watch me burn so bright they lose their sight
Nothing gonna stop this light
I ignite
Phoenix in the ashes, diamond in the rough
Polished by the pressure when the world got tough
Leading the parade that no one said I could
Standing on the stage in the neighborhood
Hands up if you ever felt invisible
Now we're undeniable, we're criminal
Stealing back the joy that they tried to erase
Victory is written all across my face
Ignite, ignite
I'm setting every ceiling on fire tonight
Ignite, ignite
Watch me burn so bright they lose their sight
Nothing gonna stop this light
I ignite
Strike the match, let it catch
No more holding back
We're the spark, we're the flame
Nothing's ever gonna be the same
Ignite, ignite
I'm setting every ceiling on fire tonight
Ignite, ignite
Watch me burn so bright they lose their sight
Nothing gonna stop this light
I ignite
Ignite, ignite
Yeah, we're burning
Ignite