Burning Up – English Lyrics

• By: Leigh-Anne
• Album: My Ego Told Me To

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Leigh-Anne's solo journey with "Burning Up," a track that showcases her vibrant Caribbean heritage blended with pop sensibilities. This song is a great entry point to understand the new, authentic artistic direction she's embracing, offering a taste of the rhythm and declaration of independence found throughout her debut work.

[English]

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You heighten all my senses

And I can't deny it

It's giving spark and tension

You electrify me

I know I'm hard to read

but you spiritually speak to me

You bring me inner peace

Don't think I ever felt this free

Feel like I'm running and running into the fire

Got me chasing your love and I never tire

You turn up the heat of

my desire and now I'm burning up for you

You be the flame and I be the lighter

All through my body taking me higher

You turn up the heat of my desire

Now I'm burning up for you

Can't resist temptation when you kiss me softly

You match my vibration

The way you energise me

I know I'm hard to read but

you spiritually speak to me

You bring me inner peace

Don't think I ever felt this free

Feel like I'm running and running into the fire

Got me chasing your love and I never tire

You turn up the heat of my desire

and now I'm burning up for you

You be the flame and I be the lighter

All through my body taking me higher

You turn up the heat of my desire

Now I'm burning up for you

You, you

I'm burning up for you

You, you

I'm burning up for you

You, you

I'm burning up for you

You turn up the heat of my desire

and now I'm burning up for you

Feel like I'm running and running into the fire

Got me chasing your love and I never tire

You turn up the heat of my desire

and now I'm burning up for you

You be the flame and I be the lighter

All through my body taking me higher

You turn up the heat of my desire

and now I'm burning up for you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heighten /ˈhaɪtən/ B1	verb - to increase the intensity or degree of something
senses /ˈsɛnsɪz/ A2	noun - a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus
electrify /ɪˈlɛktrɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to excite or thrill greatly
spiritually /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəli/ B2	adverb - in a way related to the soul or spirit
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot
chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ A2	verb - to pursue in order to catch or overtake
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be on fire; to feel intense heat or passion
flame /fleɪm/ A1	noun - the visible, streaming part of fire
lighter /ˈlaɪtər/ A1	noun - a device for producing a flame
temptation /ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/ B1	noun - the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise
vibration /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/ B1	noun - a rapid oscillating motion
energise /ˈɛnərdʒaɪz/ B1	verb - to give vitality and enthusiasm to
tire /ˈtaɪər/ A1	verb - to become weary or exhausted
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ A2	verb - to withstand the action or effect of

Key Grammar Structures

• You heighten all my senses

  ➔ Present Simple tense (simple present)

  ➔ The verb "heighten" is in the present simple to describe a regular or timeless action.

• I can’t deny it

  ➔ Modal verb + negative contraction (can + not → can’t)

  ➔ The modal "can" expresses ability/possibility; the contraction "can’t" shows the negative meaning.

• It’s giving spark and tension

  ➔ Present continuous (be + -ing) for a temporary state

  ➔ The clause "is giving" uses the present continuous to show that the feeling is happening right now.

• I know I’m hard to read but you spiritually speak to me

  ➔ Present simple + subordinate clause with "but" (contrast)

  ➔ The main clause "I know" is in present simple; the contrastive conjunction "but" links the two ideas.

• Feel like I’m running and running into the fire

  ➔ "Feel like" + gerund (verb‑ing) to express a feeling or impression

  ➔ After "feel like" the verb takes the gerund form "running" to show what the speaker perceives.

• Got me chasing your love and I never tire

  ➔ Causative construction "got + object + verb‑ing"

  ➔ The verb "got" means "made"; "got me chasing" shows that the subject causes the speaker to chase.

• Can’t resist temptation when you kiss me softly

  ➔ Negative modal + bare infinitive + adverbial clause (when…)

  ➔ “Can’t resist” uses the modal "can" in a negative form; the verb "resist" stays in its base form, followed by a "when" clause.

• You turn up the heat of my desire

  ➔ Phrasal verb "turn up" + direct object

  ➔ The phrasal verb "turn up" means “increase”; it takes the noun phrase "the heat of my desire" as its object.