Who's Got A Match?
Biffy Clyro Lyrics


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Which of the witches do you belong?
The one with the eye patch or the one who's highly strung
I know you can't trust anyone
How do you capture a photograph?
Put it to sleep pretend you're having a laugh
I know you thought you'd have the last

I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight

The midget is frigid I put it to you
Who's got a match I've got the petrol to set it too
I know I shouldn't have trusted you
It's making me tense when you're telling me
It's just the facts that don't compute the classic way
I guess I'm wrong again anyway

I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight

I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
I'm a fire
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
I'm a fire

I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
I'm a fire




I'm a fire
I'm a fire

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Biffy Clyro's "Who's Got a Match?" are hard to pin down to any specific meaning. The opening line "Which of the witches do you belong?" creates a sense of duality and choosing between two options. The line "The one with the eye patch or the one who's highly strung" implies that there are two different types of people: one who is tough and the other who is high-maintenance. The repetition of "I know" in the following lines adds to this sense of knowing someone's true nature, but also the inability to trust anyone.


The line "How do you capture a photograph? Put it to sleep, pretend you're having a laugh" could be interpreted as how one captures a fleeting moment in time through humor and lightheartedness. The line "I know you thought you'd have the last" suggests that someone is trying to have the upper hand in a situation. The chorus repeats the line "I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight," which brings about an image of destruction and action.


Overall, the lyrics are abstract and open-ended, allowing listeners to interpret them in their own way. However, there is a sense of tension, distrust, and recklessness throughout the song.


Line by Line Meaning

Which of the witches do you belong?
Asking which side you are on, either the one who is tough and intimidating or the one who is nervous.


The one with the eye patch or the one who's highly strung
Referring to the two types of witches mentioned in the previous line.


I know you can't trust anyone
Acknowledging the universal truth that people cannot be trusted.


How do you capture a photograph?
Posing a rhetorical question on how to immortalize a moment in time through a still image.


Put it to sleep pretend you're having a laugh
Suggesting a trick to capture a candid picture by pretending to joke around.


I know you thought you'd have the last
Implying that someone thinks that they will win in the end.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
Repeating the chorus as a declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


The midget is frigid I put it to you
Making a crude and offensive statement about a small person.


Who's got a match I've got the petrol to set it too
Asking who is ready to start something, with gasoline as the metaphorical fuel.


I know I shouldn't have trusted you
Admitting that a decision to trust someone was a mistake.


It's making me tense when you're telling me
Expressing frustration at being given information that is not adding up.


It's just the facts that don't compute the classic way
Blaming the inconsistency on how things are traditionally done.


I guess I'm wrong again anyway
Conceding defeat in the argument, but with a hint of sarcasm.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
Repeating the chorus as a declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn burn tonight
Repeating the chorus as a declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire and I'll burn burn
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.


I'm a fire
Repeating the declaration of being a force to be reckoned with.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: SIMON ALEXANDER NEIL

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The most underrated band of all time.

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@MrGrombie

Took me a week to remember who sung this. Had it stuck in my head from past memories.... I’m happy I found it again. 💕

@sakurakuro2417

My all time favourite Biffy track. So good live.

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This is the awesomest playback video ever made. The timing, the length of the shots...damn near perfect. Right up there with the Foos' ''All My Life''. Good job!

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