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Anna Calvi

Fire

Release date: 23rd December 2013

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About This Track

'Fire' by Anna Calvi is an alternative track from the album 'One Breath' (2013). In the lyrics, a late-night car ride and radio become a prelude to a tense, coercive intimacy, with a speaker insisting on desire even as the other person repeatedly pushes back, claiming they want to be alone and that they do not love. The chorus image condenses this combustible mismatch into a single phrase, “Ohh fire”, as the situation escalates rather than resolves.

"Fire" is a track by Anna Calvi, from the album One Breath, released 23rd December 2013. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Anna Calvi.

About the Artist

Anna Calvi

Anna Calvi

Lyrics

Fire

I'm driving in my car

I turn on the radio

I'm pulling you close

You just say no

You say you don't like it

Mm, I know you're a liar

'Cause when we kiss

Ohh fire

Late at night

I'm takin' you home

I say I wanna stay

You say you wanna be alone

You say you don't love me

But you can't hide your desire

'Cause when we kiss

Ohh fire

Fire

You had a hold on me right from the start

A grip so strong, it couldn't tear me apart

My nerves all jumpin', actin' like a fool

Your kisses are warm, but your heart stays cool

Romeo and Juliet

Samson and Delilah

Baby, you can bet

Their love, they didn't deny

Your words say split

But your words, they lie

'Cause when we kiss

Fire

Fire

Fire

Ohh, fire

Ohh, fire

Fire

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Track details

From One Breath

2013
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One Breath
One Breath
Anna Calvi
7th October 2013
Release year
2013
  1. 1Suddenly
    3:34
  2. 2Eliza
    3:39
  3. 3Piece By Piece
    3:17
  4. 4Cry
    2:55
  5. 5Sing To Me
    4:01
  6. 6Tristan
    2:43
  7. 7One Breath
    4:44
  8. 8Love of My Life
    3:06
  9. 9Carry Me Over
    5:28
  10. 10Bleed Into Me
    3:41
  11. 11The Bridge
    2:09
  12. —Fire

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