Fire! – English Lyrics

• By: Alan Walker, YUQI, JVKE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passionate world of 'Fire!' by Alan Walker, featuring YUQI and JVKE. This song offers a great opportunity to learn English through its vivid and metaphorical lyrics about intense love. The blend of pop and EDM makes it a catchy and engaging way to explore expressive language and powerful imagery in music.

[English]

Every time we touch, my fingers burn

I just want that love, don't leave me hurt

Set my heart on fire

Pour gasoline all over my desire

When I go up in flames, I'm burning bright

I'll tell you it's too late to apologize

You burnt that bridge

A million times, a million tries

You play with fire

Every time we touch, my fingers burn

I just want that love, don't leave me hurt

I can feel the rush when we ignite

'Cause every time we touch

Every time we touch, I feel that fire

...

You know sparks gon' fly

Every time you look into my eyes

All it takes is one small match to light

'Cause once we feel the flame, we'll never die

You burnt that bridge

A million times, a million tries

You play with fire

Every time we touch, my fingers burn (Every time we touch)

I just want that love, don't leave me hurt

I can feel the rush when we ignite

'Cause every time we touch

Every time we touch, I feel that fire

Oh-oh

Don't leave me hurt

...

Every time we touch, my fingers burn

I just want that love, don't leave me hurt

I can feel the rush when we ignite

'Cause every time we touch

Every time we touch, I feel that fire

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into contact with something or someone noun - an act of touching someone or something
finger /ˈfɪŋɡər/ A1	noun - one of the five parts at the end of the human hand
burn /bɜːrn/ B1	verb - to produce flames or heat noun - an injury caused by fire or heat
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a deep feeling of affection towards someone or something verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury adjective - feeling pain or distress
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body; symbol of emotion or love
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the flames, heat, and light produced by burning verb - to discharge a weapon or to dismiss someone
gasoline /ˈɡæsəˌliːn/ B2	noun - a liquid fuel used in engines
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something verb - to want something strongly
flame /fleɪm/ B2	noun - the visible, gaseous part of a fire
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light; vivid
apologize /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/ B1	verb - to express regret for a mistake or offense
bridge /brɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a structure connecting two places over a gap
million /ˈmɪljən/ A1	noun - the number 1,000,000
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in an activity for enjoyment
rush /rʌʃ/ B2	noun - a sudden quick movement or feeling of excitement verb - to move quickly
ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ C1	verb - to catch fire or cause to catch fire
spark /spɑːrk/ B2	noun - a small fiery particle thrown off from a fire verb - to cause to start or stimulate

Key Grammar Structures

• Every time we touch, my fingers burn

  ➔ Zero conditional for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase "Every time we touch" introduces a condition that always causes the result "my fingers burn".

• I just want that love, don't leave me hurt

  ➔ Use of imperative mood with negative form

  ➔ The phrase "don't leave me hurt" is a negative imperative, commanding or requesting someone not to do something.

• Set my heart on fire

  ➔ Imperative mood with a direct object

  ➔ The phrase "Set my heart on fire" is an imperative command with "my heart" as the direct object of the verb "set".

• I'll tell you it's too late to apologize

  ➔ Future simple tense with contraction and noun clause

  ➔ "I'll tell" is the future simple of "I will tell" and "it's too late to apologize" is a noun clause acting as the object.

• You burnt that bridge

  ➔ Simple past tense to indicate completed action

  ➔ The verb "burnt" is in simple past tense, indicating the action of burning the bridge happened and finished in the past.

• A million times, a million tries

  ➔ Quantifiers emphasizing repeated actions

  ➔ "A million times" and "a million tries" use quantifiers to stress the frequency and effort.

• You play with fire

  ➔ Present simple tense for general truths or habitual actions

  ➔ The verb "play" in present simple expresses a habitual or general truth action.

• I can feel the rush when we ignite

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' expressing ability + adverbial clause of time

  ➔ "Can" shows ability and "when we ignite" is an adverbial clause describing when the action happens.