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Crossfire by MOTHICA

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MOTHICA

Crossfire

Release date: 9th November 2018

From Ashes
Track 4
3:34
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About This Track

'Crossfire' by MOTHICA is a 2018 pop track from the album 'Ashes'. The lyrics stage a tense, intimate exchange, with the speaker refusing to be reassured and wondering what another person truly means. One line crystallises the fear of escalation, as she compares someone getting close to “the match”. There is also a recurring self-blame angle, with the singer suggesting she may be her own worst enemy, before concluding on a sense that a curse has been broken. The result is a volatile mix of suspicion, attraction, and self-interrogation.

"Crossfire" is a track by MOTHICA, from the album Ashes, released 9th November 2018. The track is 3:34 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about MOTHICA.

About the Artist

MOTHICA

MOTHICA

Lyrics

Crossfire

She said
"Don't worry about what I mean"
But I can't help but wonder
'Cause these words go straight into my brain
And I've never felt this way before

You got the nerve to get close to me
You'll be the match on the gasoline
Oh oh oh
Maybe I'm my own worst enemy
You broke the curse that's haunting me
Oh oh oh
Wanna get caught in the

Crossfire
Put me on the wire now
Crossfire
I know it's gonna burn me out
Desire
I know it's gonna take me down
But I don't even care why you're so bad now

I don't think you know what is hurting me
My sweet surrender yeah
A choke hold that you don't need to release
'Cause I like the way it's holding me

You got the nerve to get close to me
You'll be the match on the gasoline
Oh oh oh
Blame it on the pills or the dopamine
Hot to the touch boy you're idling
Oh oh oh
Wanna get caught in the

Crossfire
Put me on the wire now
Crossfire
I know it's gonna burn me out
Desire
I know it's gonna take me down
But I don't even care why you're so bad now

And I can't deny
When I look in your eyes
I see a light I wanna ignite 'cause it feels so right
Oh, and i can't deny
I'm getting pictures in my head
Ever since you said
Oh oh oh oh oh

Crossfire
Put me on the wire now
Crossfire
I know it's gonna burn me out
Desire
I know it's gonna take me down
But I don't even care why you're so bad now

Crossfire
Put me on the wire now
Crossfire
I know it's gonna burn me out
Desire
I know it's gonna take me down
But I don't even care why you're so bad now

Who oh
Who oh yeah
Who oh yeah
Why you're so bad now

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Track details

From Ashes

3:342018
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Album
Ashes
Ashes
MOTHICA
9th November 2018
Track number
4
Release year
2018
  1. 1Up in Flames
    3:34
  2. 2Burnout
    3:01
  3. 3Water Me Down
    3:20
  4. 4Crossfire
    3:34

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