Story Behind The Song
About the duality of fire, water and life. Kind of a tip of the hat to criminally underrated, underappreciated and overlooked band Sweet's Love is Like Oxygen.
Song Description
About the duality of fire, water and life. Kind of a tip of the hat to criminally underrated, underappreciated and overlooked band Sweet's Love is Like Oxygen.
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Blues - Modern |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Similar Artists |
Morgan Wallen, Jellyroll, Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Jellyroll, Luke Combs, Jason Aldean |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You're a flame in the winter cold
I'm drawn to the warmth you hold
Keep my distance, feel the glow
But something in me needs to know
How close can I get before I learn
That every fire has the power to burn
There's comfort in the heat you make
But I'm dancing on a line that breaks
We're playing with fire, you and I
Close enough to feel alive
But one wrong move and we ignite
Turn this warmth into a fight
Maybe we need water to survive
Cool the flames before they rise
'Cause fire only feels right
At just the perfect distance from the light
Like the ocean kissing desert sand
Too much and it swallows the land
Too little and it all runs dry
We're somewhere in between the tide
You say I'm the storm that brings the rain
Then curse the flood when I remain
There's power in what we create
But we keep testing our own fate
We're playing with fire, you and I
Close enough to feel alive
But one wrong move and we ignite
Turn this warmth into a fight
Maybe we need the river's flow
To teach us what the fire don't know
That love only feels right
At just the perfect distance from the light
The sun gives life but burns the ground
Water heals but you can drown
Every good thing has its breaking point
We're trying to find the middle ground
Maybe that's the balance that we're missing
Flow around the flame, find what we're risking
We don't have to choose the drought or flood
We could be the steam rising up above
We were playing with fire, you and I
Too close to see it right
But now we've learned to find
The space between the heat and ice
Dancing where the elements collide
Where the danger feels like life
Yeah, love only burns right
At just the perfect distance from the light