I'm not calling you a liar, just don't lie to me I'm not calling you a thief, just don't steal from me I'm not calling you a ghost, just stop haunting me And I love you so much, I'm gonna let you kill me
There's a ghost in my lungs and it sighs in my sleep Wraps itself around my tounge as it softly speaks Then it walks, then it walks with my legs To fall, to fall, to fall at your feet
... I'm Not Calling You A Liar (Just Don't Lie), FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE
A música Fire With Fire, o primeiro single do álbum Night Work, o terceiro dos Scissor Sisters, foi descrito por alguém como "um conto épico de batalhas perdidas e vencidas, vitória arrebatada das mandíbulas da derrota." Jake, o vocalista da banda diz que “Ela fala sobre os horrores que se arrastam pra dentro da tua mente quando o tempo avança e as coisas parecem mais distantes, e os minutos vão passando e as coisas ficam cada vez piores”. Jake acrescenta ainda que a música “É uma rebelião contra esse comboio de pensamento auto-destrutivo. Eu sei se uma música é realmente boa quando eu derramo uma lágrima ao ouvi-la, e depois ela te faz chorar algumas vezes. É constrangedor. É vitoriosa, é uma canção para todos, não é subtil de nenhuma maneira e eu adoro isso”.
A música é de facto tudo isso. Quanto a mim, pouco mais tenho a dizer. É uma letra a brotar de significado, de sede de regresso a uma mente e amor apaziguados. Adoro-a!
You can see that you’re being surrounded every direction, Love was just something you found to add to your collection, It used to seem we were number one, but now it sounds so far away, I had a dream we were running from some blazing arrows yesterday,
You said fight fire with fire, fire with fire, fire with fire Through desire, desi- sire, desi-, through your desire
Now the city blocks out the sun that you know is rising, You can show me the work that you’ve done, your fears have been disguising, Is it just me or is everyone, hiding out between the lights, Where will we be when we come undone? Just a simple meeting of the minds
Singing we’ll fight fire with fire, fire with fire, fire with fire Through desire, desi- sire, desi-, through your desire We’ll fight fire with fire, fire with fire, fire with fire Your desire, desi- sire, desi-, through your desire
And while in your stars There’s a million else burning brightly just like fire fight,
It’s cold and heaven surround you every direction, Cause there’s someone behind every hand that you’ve made a connection And now we’re free to be number one, morning isn’t far away, I had a dream we were holding on, and tomorrow as we come today, we come today
And we’ll fight with fire, fire with fire, fire with fire Through desire, desi- sire, desi-, through your desire We’ll fight fire with fire, fire with fire, fire with fire Your desire, desi- sire, desi-, through your desire
Johanna drove slowly Into the city The Hudson River All filled with snow She spied the ring On His Honor's finger Oh-oh-oh
A thousand years In one piece of silver She took it from His lilywhite hand Showed no fear She'd seen the thing In the Young Men's Wing At Sloan-Kettering
Chorus:
Look outside At the raincoats coming, say oh
His Honor drove Southward seeking exotica Down to the Pueblo Huts of New Mexico Cut his teeth On turquoise harmonicas Oh-oh-oh
I saw Johanna Down in the subway She took an apartment In Washington Heights Half of the ring Lies here with me But the other half's At the bottom of the sea
