Dyin' Flame – English Lyrics

• By: Tayler Holder, T-Pain
• Album: Dyin' Flame (feat. T-Pain)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm drinkin' whiskey

you're sippin' reposado

you ain't here with me but by the bottom of the bottle

it'll all go south, south, south

and what wind comes around, 'round, 'round

You ain't no angel

Nah, girl, I ain't no saint

We turn each other

into something that we ain't

swore you off like I always do

somehow after midnight blue

We're throwin' matches at a dyin' flame

Goin' half insane

shootin' down all the warnings

Shadow dancin' on the bedroom wall

Till your silhouette crawls on out in the mornin'

You, baby, you

ain't nobody do it like

you, baby, you

That's the cold hard truth

We feel the heat but it don't burn the same

We're throwin' matches at a dyin' flame

You said you hated me

Like I give a damn

'cause baby, lately

I'm not sure you know who I am

I thought it was the same as before

But that flame that you came with ain't blamin' no more

That's why

we're throwin' matches at a dyin' flame

Goin' half insane

shootin' down all the warnings

Shadow dancin' on the bedroom wall

Till your silhouette crawls on out in the mornin'

You, baby, you

ain't nobody do it like

you, baby, you

That's the cold hard truth

We feel the heat but it don't burn the same

We're throwin' matches at a dyin' flame

You ain't no angel

Nah, girl, I ain't no saint

We turn each other

into something that we ain't

Swore you off like I always do

but somehow after midnight blue

We're throwin' matches at a dyin' flame

Goin' half insane

shootin' down all the warnings

Shadow dancin' on the bedroom wall

Till your silhouette crawls on out in the mornin'

You, baby, you

ain't nobody do it like

you, baby, you

That's the cold hard truth

We feel the heat but it don't burn the same

We're throwin' matches at a dyin' flame

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flame /fleɪm/ A1	noun - the part of a fire that is seen as a bright light and that gives heat
throw /θroʊ/ A1	verb - to send something through the air with force
match /mætʃ/ A1	noun - a thin stick with a tip that produces fire when rubbed on a rough surface
dyin' /ˈdaɪɪn/ A2	verb - present participle of die, informal or dialectal form
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B1	adjective - mentally ill or crazy
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A1	noun - a dark area where light does not reach
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move the body and feet to music
silhouette /ˌsɪlʊˈɛt/ B2	noun - the dark shape of someone or something against a lighter background
crawl /krɔl/ A2	verb - to move on hands and knees or with the body close to the ground
heat /hit/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot
burn /bɜrn/ A1	verb - to be harmed or destroyed by fire
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God
saint /seɪnt/ A2	noun - a person recognized for their exceptional goodness
midnight /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/ A1	noun - 12 o'clock at night
warning /ˈwɔrnɪŋ/ A2	noun - a statement telling someone about a possible danger or problem
whiskey /ˈwɪskɪ/ A2	noun - a strong alcoholic drink made from grain

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm drinkin' whiskey

  ➔ Present Continuous (progressive) with contraction

  ➔ The verb ""am"" + present‑participle (drinkin') shows an action happening now.

• you ain't here with me but by the bottom of the bottle

  ➔ Negative contraction "ain't" (present simple)

  ➔ ""ain't"" replaces "am not / is not / are not" in informal speech.

• We turn each other into something that we ain't

  ➔ Pronoun + verb + reciprocal object + relative clause

  ➔ ""turn"" takes "each other" as a reciprocal object, followed by a relative clause "that we ain't".

• Swore you off like I always do

  ➔ Past simple verb + object + comparative clause "like"

  ➔ ""Swore"" is the past simple of "swear"; "like" introduces a comparison ("like I always do").

• I'm not sure you know who I am

  ➔ Negative present simple + subordinate noun clause "who I am"

  ➔ ""I'm not sure"" expresses doubt; the clause "who I am" functions as the object of "sure".

• We feel the heat but it don't burn the same

  ➔ Coordinating conjunction "but" + subject‑verb agreement error (informal "don't")

  ➔ ""don't"" is used instead of the standard "doesn't" after the singular subject "it" (colloquial).

• You said you hated (me) like I give a damn

  ➔ Past simple reporting verb "said" + indirect speech clause + idiomatic expression "give a damn"

  ➔ ""said"" introduces indirect speech; the idiom "give a damn" means "care at all".

• We're throwin' matches at a dyin' flame

  ➔ Present continuous with progressive gerund "throwin'" + prepositional phrase "at a dyin' flame"

  ➔ ""throwin'"" (throwing) describes an ongoing action; "at" introduces the target of the action.