Listen & Lyrics: ‘I Burned LA Down’ By Noah Cyrus

Noah Cyrus has launched her new musical era with “I Burned LA Down.”

On Friday, April 7, Cyrus debuted the first single off of her upcoming debut album, The Hardest Part, which will release on July 15.

“Living in California, you’re constantly living with this dread of wildfire season,” Noah Cyrus said of the new track. “At the time, I was reeling from my breakup, and Caldor was dominating the news. All this internal, emotional pain I was feeling was intertwined with the anxiety around this out-of-control fire and climate change in general.”

“The song took shape around the idea that the only way my ex could comprehend the scale of my emotions was if I became this agent of chaos and set the entire city on fire. That idea of your internal struggle manifesting itself in the real world and affecting your surroundings is a big theme of the record,” she added. “And that song feels so much bigger than anything I’ve written before. It’s the perfect introduction to the album.”

Watch the cinematic Actual Objects-directed music video and learn the lyrics to “I Burned LA Down,” below.

Fans can now pre-order her record HERE.

‘I Burned LA Down’ Lyrics By Noah Cyrus:

you left a hole in my chest
when you left
and my heart followed you out the door
and I stood and bled in the hall
watched it all
and the mess that it left on my floor

if I gave you less
would you want me more?
you could’ve said anything at all

embers in the dark
can look just like shooting stars
to a bitter broken heart
I wish I hadn’t burned this city down
cause you didn’t care, no you didn’t care
yeah, I burned LA down and you left me there

I waste my breath on a prayer, you don’t care
I was never a part of your plan
you can’t make a god
of somebody who’s not, even half of a half-decent man

embers in the dark
can look just like shooting stars
to a bitter broken heart
I wish I hadn’t burned this city down
cause you didn’t care, no you didn’t care
yeah, I burned LA down and you left me there