LAVA
B-52's Lyrics


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My body's burnin' like a lava from a Maura Loa
My heart's crackin' like a Krakatoa
Krakatoa, east of java, molten bodies, fiery lava

Fire, fire, burnin' bright
Turn on your love lava
Turn on your lava light
Fire, oh volcano, over you
Don't let your lava love turn to stone
Keep it burnin'
Keep it burnin' here at home

Oooo hot lava
Oooo hot lava

My love may be as high as the highest volcano
But the altitude is way too high
Well it gets so cold when you look at me that way, yeah
I just want to have that hot lava
Lovin' me away

My love's mountin'
My love's eruptin' like a red hot volcano
Fire, oh volcano, over you
I gotta lotta lava love locked up inside me

My love's a lava bomb
Knock you in the head
Knock you in the head
Kick you in the lava bed
Over you, hot lava
Don't let your lava love turn to stone
Keep in burnin'
Keep it burnin' here at home

Oooo it's so hot
It's burnin' up in here
Oooo look out, it's about to erupt
Oooo my body's burnin' like a lava from a Mauna Loa
My heart's crackin' like a Krakatoa

Hot fire, red-hot fire
Lava, ohh, hot lava
Hot lava, red-hot lava
Hot lava, re-e-ed, hot lava
Oh hot lava

I'm gonna let it go
Let it flow like Pompeii or Herculaneum
Let it sizzle, let it rise
Don't let your lava love flow turn to stone
Keep it burnin'
Keep it burnin' here at home

I'm gonna jump in a crater
See ya later
Oooo hot lava
Oooo hot lava
Hot lava
Red hot lava
Hot lava




Red hot lava
Yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to B-52's's song Lava are about the fiery passion and intensity of love, as expressed through metaphors of volcanic eruptions and molten lava. The singer compares their love to the powerful forces of nature, with their body burning like lava from a Hawaiian volcano and their heart cracking like the famous Krakatoa explosion. The chorus uses imagery of fire and lava to urge their lover to turn on the passion and keep it burning bright, rather than letting it turn to stone or fizzle out.


The second verse continues the theme of volcanic metaphors, with the singer comparing the height of their love to the top of a volcano, but acknowledging that the altitude is too high for practicality. The bridge expresses the singer's desire for their partner's hot lava love to keep them warm and satisfied, like being embraced by molten lava. The song ends with an explosive outro, with the singer declaring their intent to let their passion flow and jump into the fiery crater.


Overall, the lyrics to Lava use bold and vivid imagery to convey the intensity of romantic passion, drawing on the natural power of volcanic eruptions to represent the heat, danger, and excitement of love.


Line by Line Meaning

My body's burnin' like a lava from a Mauna Loa
I'm feeling passionate and amorous, burning with desire like a hot molten lava from the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.


My heart's crackin' like a Krakatoa
My heart is breaking into pieces like the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia that erupted with such force that it destroyed itself.


Krakatoa, east of java, molten bodies, fiery lava
Referring to the location of Krakatoa, a volcano east of Java, Indonesia, that erupted in 1883 and produced fiery molten lava.


Fire, fire, burnin' bright
A call to ignite the passion and maintain the fiery love.


Turn on your love lava
Activate the lava of love within yourself and let it flow outwards.


Turn on your lava light
Illuminating the deep-seated passion of love within oneself like a beacon of light.


Fire, oh volcano, over you
The intensity of the love is compared to that of a volcanic eruption.


Don't let your lava love turn to stone
Don't let your love grow cold or stale, keep it burning with passion and heat.


Keep it burnin' Keep it burnin' here at home
Maintaining the passion and heat of love in everyday life, amidst the ongoing mundane routine of a relationship.


Oooo hot lava
The intense, fiery passion of love is compared to the heat of volcanic lava.


My love may be as high as the highest volcano
The depth and intensity of love is compared to the altitude of the highest volcano.


But the altitude is way too high
The feeling of being overwhelmed by the intensity of love is compared to that of being too high up in the mountains or volcanoes.


Well it gets so cold when you look at me that way, yeah
When the passion and heat are not reciprocated, it feels like being left out in the cold, lonely and unloved.


I just want to have that hot lava Lovin' me away
A desire to experience the passionate love that would sweep one off their feet and take them away into a world of love.


My love's mountin' My love's eruptin' like a red hot volcano
The intensity of love is increasing, building up and reaching a boiling point.


I gotta lotta lava love locked up inside me
There is a great deal of passion and love within, waiting to be unleashed and experienced.


My love's a lava bomb Knock you in the head Kick you in the lava bed
Describes the explosive, powerful nature of love that can take one by surprise and knock them out or overwhelm them.


Oooo it's so hot It's burnin' up in here Oooo look out, it's about to erupt
A warning that the intensity of the love is about to reach a climax, and it's going to be hot and fiery.


Hot fire, red-hot fire Lava, ohh, hot lava Hot lava, red-hot lava Hot lava, re-e-ed, hot lava Oh hot lava
Describing the intense heat and passion of love using the imagery of hot, red lava and fire burning bright.


I'm gonna let it go Let it flow like Pompeii or Herculaneum Let it sizzle, let it rise
An affirmation to let the love flow free, just like the lava of Pompeii or Herculaneum, and to enjoy the simmering and rising of the passion.


Don't let your lava love flow turn to stone Keep it burnin' Keep it burnin' here at home
A reminder to keep the passion and heat of love alive, resisting the tendency to let it grow cold and lifeless.


I'm gonna jump in a crater See ya later Oooo hot lava Oooo hot lava Hot lava Red hot lava Hot lava Red hot lava Yeah
An expression of a willingness to take risks and dive into love, despite the dangers of getting burnt or overwhelmed by it. It's hot, it's red, it's burning bright, and it's worth the risk.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CINDY WILSON, CYNTHIA WILSON, FRED SCHNEIDER, KATE PIERSON, KEITH STRICKLAND, RICKY WILSON

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