Fire In Me – English Lyrics

• By: John Newman

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and John Newman's "Fire In Me" offers a great opportunity to connect with English on an emotional level. The song's clear and repetitive chorus, centered around the empowering phrase "I still got a fire in me," makes it easy to sing along and remember key vocabulary related to strength and perseverance. The lyrics tell a story of overcoming challenges, providing a compelling narrative that can enhance your understanding of English expression and metaphor.

[English]

♪ NEVER GONNA LET IT GO, I'M ♪

♪ NEVER GONNA LET IT GO, I'M ♪

♪ I'M STARTING WITH MY INTUITION ♪

♪ I'M STARTING WITH MY STRENGTHS ♪

♪ I'M GETTING BACK MY OLD AMBITIONS ♪

♪ RETURNING ONCE AGAIN ♪

♪ MY KNUCKLES ARE SO RED AND RAW ♪

♪ FROM BREAKING THROUGH THESE WALLS ♪

♪ SICK OF ALL THE OTHERS TALK ♪

♪ AND THE LAUGHTER OF MY FALL ♪

♪ I WAS A SPARK IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ BUT YOU DROWN ME OUT ♪

♪ SO I'LL TAKE THE WALLS, I'M INSIDE ♪

♪ AND I'LL BURN THEM DOWN ♪

♪ CAUSE I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I'VE DEALT WITH ALL MY EVILS ♪

♪ AND AIN'T DEALING WITH THEM TWICE ♪

♪ THEY'LL NEVER BE A SEQUEL ♪

♪ AND THE CURTAIN WILL NEVER RISE ♪

♪ ALTHOUGH MY BODY HAS BEEN ACHING ♪

♪ I HELD ON TO THE ROPES, OH NO ♪

♪ I'D NEVER LEFT THE RING AND ♪

♪ AND I WON'T BE LETTING GO ♪

♪ CAUSE STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I WAS A SPARK IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ BUT YOU DROWN ME OUT ♪

♪ SO I'LL TAKE THE WALLS, I'M INSIDE ♪

♪ AND I'LL BURN THEM DOWN ♪

♪ I WAS A SPARK IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ BUT YOU DROWN ME OUT ♪

♪ SO I'LL TAKE THE WALLS, I'M INSIDE ♪

♪ AND I'LL BURN THEM DOWN ♪

♪ CAUSE STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO (FIRE IN ME) ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO (FIRE IN ME) ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO (FIRE IN ME) ♪

♪ I NEVER WANNA LET IT GO (FIRE IN ME) ♪

♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

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♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

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♪ I-I-I-I ♪

♪ I STILL GOT A FIRE IN ME ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /ˈfaɪər/ B1	noun - combustion; flame verb - to ignite or dismiss
spark /spɑːrk/ B1	noun - a small fiery particle; a trigger
burn /bɜːn/ B1	verb - to be on fire; to cause to be on fire
walls /wɔːlz/ A2	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide spaces
knuckles /ˈnʌkəlz/ B2	noun - the joints of the fingers
red /rɛd/ A1	adjective - of the colour of blood
raw /rɔː/ B1	adjective - uncooked; in a natural state
intuition /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/ C1	noun - the ability to understand something immediately, without reasoning
strength /strɛŋθ/ B1	noun - the quality of being strong
ambition /æmˈbɪʃən/ B2	noun - a strong desire to achieve something
evils /ˈiːvəlz/ B2	noun - wicked or harmful actions or influences
sick /sɪk/ A2	adjective - ill; unwell
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to die by submersion in water
rise /raɪz/ B1	verb - to move upward; to get up
deal /diːl/ B1	verb - to handle or manage
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces; to stop
laughter /ˈlæftər/ A2	noun - the sound of laughing
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
fall /fɔːl/ A2	noun - a descent or drop; a tumble

Key Grammar Structures

• I'M STARTING WITH MY INTUITION

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action happening now or around now.

• I'M GETTING BACK MY OLD AMBITIONS

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Again, action in progress or happening now.

• MY KNUCKLES ARE SO RED AND RAW

  ➔ Adjective + Adjective (Describing the state of something)

  ➔ Using two adjectives to describe the state.

• FROM BREAKING THROUGH THESE WALLS

  ➔ Gerund (Breaking)

  ➔ Gerund used as the object of the preposition 'from'.

• AND THE LAUGHTER OF MY FALL

  ➔ Noun Phrase (The laughter of my fall)

  ➔ Describes a complex noun using a prepositional phrase ('of my fall') to clarify it

• BUT YOU DROWN ME OUT

  ➔ Verb + Object + Adverbial Particle

  ➔ 'Drown out' is a phrasal verb meaning to make something unable to be heard by being louder.

• SO I'LL TAKE THE WALLS, I'M INSIDE

  ➔ Compound Sentence

  ➔ Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

• AND I'LL BURN THEM DOWN

  ➔ Future Simple (will + verb)

  ➔ Expresses a future action or intention.

• I'VE DEALT WITH ALL MY EVILS

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Action started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• AND AIN'T DEALING WITH THEM TWICE

  ➔ Contraction (Ain't) and Present Continuous

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'am/is/are not' and Present Continuous tense.