Hands in the Fire – English Lyrics

• By: James Carter, Nevve

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern electronic pop with 'Hands in the Fire.' This track is perfect for learners looking to master expressive, metaphorical English and rhythmic phrasing, offering a unique way to experience how emotion is translated through high-energy EDM production.

[English]

There's a cutthroat hurricane

Comin' down on my brain

Gonna jump and hit first

Got our backs against the wall

'Till we fly or we fall

We get off on the hurt

Hands in the fire, ooh

Fuck the pain, we don't take it slow

Feed the flames, we just wanna go higher

Hands in the fire

Smoke and ash and broken glass are what we're used to

Oooh

Hands in the fire

Hear it now, we're breaking out until we burn through

Me and you

Hands in the fire, woh

...

Hands in the fire, woh

...

Hands in the fire, woh

All the loss inside my mind

Trading water for wine

Falling flat on my face

And if just let it go away

We could be royalty, we could be kings

Pouring the gasoline onto the flames, yeah

Hands in the fire, ooh

Fuck the pain, we don't take it slow

Feed the flames, we just wanna go higher

Hands in the fire

Smoke and ash and broken glass are what we're used to

Oooh

Hands in the fire

Hear it now, we're breaking out until we burn through

Me and you

Hands in the fire, woh

...

Hands in the fire, woh

...

Hands in the fire

Smoke and ash and broken glass are what we're used to

Oooh

Hands in the fire

Hear it now, we're breaking out until we burn through

Me and you

Hands in the fire, woh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cutthroat /ˈkʌθroʊt/ C2	adjective - ruthless or intensely competitive
hurricane /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/ B2	noun - a storm with a violent wind
flames /fleɪmz/ B1	noun - hot glowing gas produced by fire
ash /æʃ/ B2	noun - powdery residue left after combustion
royalty /ˈrɔɪəlti/ B2	noun - members of a royal family
gasoline /ˈɡæsəliːn/ B2	noun - fuel made from petroleum
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A1	adjective - shattered or fractured
trade /treɪd/ A2	verb - to exchange one thing for another
higher /ˈhaɪər/ A1	adjective - at a greater height or level
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire or destroyed by fire

Key Grammar Structures

• There's a cutthroat hurricane / Comin' down on my brain

  ➔ Existential 'There is' (There's) and Present Participle phrase

  ➔ "There's" introduces the existence of a subject, while "comin'" describes the hurricane's action.

• Got our backs against the wall

  ➔ Idiomatic structure with Past Participle adjective

  ➔ "Got" implies possession/state, and "against" functions as a preposition showing position.

• 'Till we fly or we fall

  ➔ Conjunction of time and coordinate conjunction

  ➔ "'Till" (until) defines the duration, while "or" introduces an alternative outcome.

• Smoke and ash and broken glass are what we're used to

  ➔ Noun phrase subject and 'be used to' construction

  ➔ "Are what we're used to" functions as a relative clause defining their common experience.

• Hear it now, we're breaking out until we burn through

  ➔ Imperative verb and Phrasal verb

  ➔ "Hear" is an imperative, while "breaking out" and "burn through" are phrasal verbs.

• All the loss inside my mind

  ➔ Quantifier with Noun phrase

  ➔ "All" acts as a quantifier modifying "the loss," indicating the totality of the state.

• And if we just let it go away

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause with phrasal verb

  ➔ "Let it go away" is an idiom used as a phrasal unit to describe releasing or disappearing.

• We could be royalty, we could be kings

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' for hypothetical possibility

  ➔ "Could be" suggests a potential future state based on a condition.