You want answers, you need advice,
What can I tell you? It caught me by surprise,
Your friends, they’re masters of disguise,
Buried secrets—a testament to time.

A moment gone so fast,
Feels like we're under attack,
This broken artifact is giving me new light.

It’s like we’re destined to come out of this unscathed,
And in the worst case, we’ll get out before we break,
'Cause I'm a skeptic, avoiding the risk,
And you’re the dreamer, always the optimist,
The ground is shifting under our feet,
But we keep moving, never miss a beat.

Hey—so what are you waiting for?
It’s the calm before the storm, and we’ve got nothing to lose,
There’s no turning back, you know we’ve come so far,
And now we’ve got nothing to lose.

Cha cha cha ching,
Don’t need a diamond ring,
'Cause I only need me,
Yeah, it pays to feel free,
Don’t need nobody else,
I’m good all by myself,
Do what I want, when I want,
I do it so well.

Born to be independent,
If I want it, I’ma get it,
Just something in my genetics,
If I wanna, I’ma spend it,
Born to be independent,
If you wanna learn a lesson,
Get your bag and then finesse it,
Let me show you how to get it,
Independent.

We want it, we get it,
We’re so independent,
So flaunt it, finesse it,
We’re so independent.

Yeah, if they’re dragging your name,
Please don’t care what they say,
Won’t say it to your face,
'Cause they’re so afraid,
'Cause we got what we need,
And we’re out of their league,
They won’t admit that they’ve been staring jealously.

Born to be independent,
If you wanna learn a lesson,
Get your bag and then finesse it,
Let me show you how to get it,
Independent.

We want it, we get it,
We’re so independent,
So flaunt it, finesse it,
We’re so independent.

Born to be independent,
If I want it, I’ma get it,
Just something in my genetics,
If I wanna, I’ma spend it,
Born to be independent,
If you wanna learn a lesson,
Get your bag and then finesse it,
Let me show you how to get it,
Independent.

We want it, we get it,
We’re so independent,
So flaunt it, finesse it,
We’re so independent.

We’re so independent.