Song On Fire – English Lyrics

• By: Nickelback
• Album: Feed The Machine

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The first words that come out

And I can see this song will be without you

I can't believe that I can breathe without you

But all I need to do is carry on

The next line I write down

And there's a tear that falls between the pages

I know that pain's supposed to heal in stages

But it depends which one it's standing on

I write lines down, then rip them up

Describing love can't be this tough

I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke

I could throw it in a river, watch it sinking slowly

Tie the pages to a plane, send it to the moon

Play it for the world, but it won't mean much

Unless I sing this song to you

...

I'm dying to show you

This could end happily ever after

There doesn't ever have to be disaster

And all you have to do is sing along

I write lines down, then rip them up

Impossible, describing love

I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke

I could throw it in a river, watch it sinking slowly

Tie the pages to a plane, send it to the moon

Play it for the world, but it won't mean much

Unless I sing this song to you

(I could set this song on fire)

Sing this song to you

(I could set this song on fire)

Light this whole guitar on fire, I'd still hear the notes

Drown the melody in water, I'd still hear its ghost

Sing it with somebody else, but we'd be out of tune

Play it for the world, but it won't mean much

I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke

I could throw it in a river, watch it sinking slowly

Tie the pages to a plane, send it to the moon

Play it for the world, but it won't mean much

Unless I sing this song to you

I could set this song on fire

Sing this song to you

I could set this, I could set this

I wanna sing this song to you

I could set this song on fire

Sing this song to you

I could set this, I could set this

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the state of burning
smoke /smοʊk/ A1	noun - vaporized matter from burning material
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water
sinking /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to descend below the surface of a liquid
plane /pleɪn/ A1	noun - an aircraft
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of Earth
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ A1	noun - a musical instrument with strings
melody /ˈmelədi/ B1	noun - a sequence of pleasing musical sounds
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - the soul of a dead person believed to appear to the living
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection for someone
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ A2	verb - to give an account in words of someone or something
impossible /ɪmˈpɑːsəbl/ A2	adjective - unable to occur or be done
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ A2	noun - a sudden event causing great damage or suffering
tune /tʊn/ A2	noun - a melody, especially a simple and memorable one
happily /ˈhæpɪli/ A2	adverb - in a happy manner
ever /ˈɛvər/ A1	adverb - at any time
unless /ənˈlɛs/ A2	conjunction - except on the condition that
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples