Lyric discussion by moffinwonderland 

Cover art for Uncharted lyrics by Sara Bareilles

Though I may be going down I'll take in flame over burning out kurt Cobain suicide letter reference.

I think the song is about a huge break up, so she up and leaves, reevaluates her entire life, and starts down a new path. "follow if you want" She doesn't care what her family or friends think about this. They are welcome in her life if they want to be.