Lyrics
When we’re small they teach us don’t touch that Fire burns, glass breaks, gravity’s a fact Cause and effect, it’s simple mathematics But somewhere along the way we get too practiced (too confident) We think we’ve got it figured out We think we know what it’s about
Yeah, we learned not to jump from windows high Learned that some things hurt, learned reasons why Dangers are avoidable, or so they said But that lesson never quite stuck in our heads (never quite settled) We keep reaching for the flame Playing the same damn game
Fire burns, we know it burns But we forget, we never learn (we forget, we forget)
This thing between us is like fire Mesmerizing, hypnotic, desire One wrong move and we’re catastrophe Dead or worse, half-dead for eternity We’re playing with fire like children Not thinking clearly about what we’re risking (fire burns, fire burns) We seem to forget that fire burns
Sure, we don’t touch the stove anymore But we light matches, leave embers on the floor Got this security, this confidence inside Think we can control it, think we can ride (the edge, the edge) One little mistake and boom You’re fucked, consumed
Watching it burn wood in the fireplace Quiet and controlled, safe in its space But the wrong gust of wind, the wrong breath And suddenly you’re staring at your death (locked inside, locked inside) Your house burning down with you trapped within Still terrifying, always has been
This thing between us is like fire Mesmerizing, hypnotic, desire One wrong move and we’re catastrophe Dead or worse, half-dead for eternity We’re playing with fire like children Not thinking clearly about what we’re risking (fire burns, fire burns) We seem to forget that fire burns
Fire burns, fire burns, fire burns We forget, we never learn Fire burns, fire burns, fire burns (we seem to forget) Fire burns