The band's first single, Sail debuted at #30 on the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs chart on the chart week of February 10, 2011. The band released their debut album Megalithic Symphony digitally on March 15th, 2011, and the physical CD was released March 29th, 2011 on Red Bull Records. The album features 15 tracks with iTunes and Amazon featuring the bonus tracks "Swinging from the Castles" and "Shoestrings" respectively.
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I'm On Fire
Awolnation Lyrics
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Did he go and leave you all alone?
I got a bad desire
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
Tell me now, baby, is he good to you?
Can do to you the things that I can't do?
I can take you higher
Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby
Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley
Through the middle of my soul
At night I wake up with the sheets soakin' wet
And a freight train running through the middle of my head
Only you can cool my desire
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
The lyrics to AWOLNATION's "I'm On Fire" seem to depict a man's intense longing for a woman who may already be in a relationship with someone else, possibly her father. The opening lines ask the girl if her daddy is home and whether he has left her alone. The singer then goes on to express his "bad desire" and how he can take her higher than her current partner. The chorus repeats the lines "Oh oh oh, I'm on fire," which symbolizes how strong and intense his emotions are for her.
The second verse describes how this desire feels, using graphic imagery of a knife cutting through his soul and waking up sweating with a train running through his head. Despite these intense emotions, the singer acknowledges that only the girl he desires can "cool his desire."This complicated mixture of desire, frustration, and yearning is a common theme in many love songs.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey little girl, is your daddy home?
Asking if the girl's father is present or has abandoned her.
Did he go and leave you all alone?
Wondering if the father has left her alone and vulnerable.
I got a bad desire
Feeling a strong and potentially dangerous attraction to the girl.
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
The passion and lust is so intense that it feels like burning.
Tell me now, baby, is he good to you?
Asking if the girl's father is kind and loving towards her.
Can do to you the things that I can't do?
Questioning if the father is able to satisfy the girl's needs and desires better than he could.
I can take you higher
Believing that he can provide a better and more exciting experience for the girl.
Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby
Expressing the pain and emotional turmoil caused by his strong feelings for her.
Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley
Describing how the emotional pain feels like a physical wound that is both sharp and dull.
Through the middle of my soul
The pain and longing is felt deeply within his being and identity.
At night I wake up with the sheets soakin' wet
Having vivid, passionate dreams that leave him physically affected.
And a freight train running through the middle of my head
The thoughts and feelings are so overwhelming that it feels like a chaotic and unstoppable force in his mind.
Only you can cool my desire
Believing that only the girl can satisfy his intense longing.
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
The passion and lust is so intense that it feels like burning.
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
The passion and lust is so intense that it feels like burning.
Oh oh oh, I'm on fire
The passion and lust is so intense that it feels like burning.
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Written by: Bruce Springsteen
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