By her third album in 1990, Anything Is Possible, Gibson’s chart fortunes were diminishing; only the lead single, the album’s title track, made any headway, peaking at #26. It would be her final U.S. top 40 entry. She shed the wholesome teen image for 1993’s Body, Mind, Soul, and later appeared in a Playboy magazine pictorial. Despite her diminished profile, another seven albums followed between 1995 and 2022. In 2006, she reached # 24 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart with "Say Goodbye,” a duet with Jordan Knight. Gibson has also had starring roles on Broadway and touring musicals, including playing Eponine in Les Misérables and Sandy in Grease, as well as television and independent film work.
Red Hot
Debbie Gibson Lyrics
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Saying I was half now I'm whole
I can't believe it (believe it)
I know you see it (see it)
I know your love would quench my desire
I know your love would light me on fire
I feel your heart burning, burning
[Chorus]
Red hot, red hot
Baby you're red hot, red hot
I need your love
Like a flame needs a fire
Whoa-ho-whoa-ho
Red hot, red hot
Your love is red hot, red hot
Baby your heart fulfills my desire
Oh baby you're just radiating to me
Your heart just burns right through me
Oh you can start me gleaming, gleaming
Feels just like I'm dreaming, dreaming
[Chorus]
Whoa-ho-whoa-ho
Whoa
Red hot, red hot
Baby you are so (red hot) red hot
I need your love
Like a flame needs a fire
Whoa-ho-whoa-ho
Red hot, red hot
Baby you are so...
Baby you're red hot, red hot (your love)
Baby your heart fulfills my desire
Whoa-ho
Red hot, red hot
Baby you're red hot, red hot
I need your love
I need your fire
Whoa-ho
(Red hot) red hot
(Red hot) red hot
Baby your heart fulfills my desire
Whoa-ho
(Red hot, red hot)
Baby you're (red hot) red hot
And you fulfill my desire
Ah-ah...
Don't you know you're so (red hot) red hot
(I need your love)
Oooo.. (need your fire)
Ooo..whoa-ho-whoa-ho, red hot
The lyrics of "Red Hot" by Debbie Gibson describe the intense passion and desire that someone feels for their lover. The fire and heat imagery is used throughout the song to convey the intensity of this desire. The singer claims that her lover's flame is burning deep in her soul, which makes her feel whole. She is yearning for their love, saying that it would quench her desire and light her on fire. She feels like she is dreaming when she is with them, and their heart just burns right through her.
The chorus repeats the phrase "red hot" several times, emphasizing the heat and passion that the singer feels for her lover. She says that she needs their love like a flame needs a fire. The song ends with the singer repeating the phrase "baby you're red hot" and saying that their heart fulfills her desire.
Overall, "Red Hot" is a song about the intense passion and desire that love can inspire in someone. The fire and heat imagery is used to convey the intensity of this desire, and the repetition of the phrase "red hot" emphasizes the passion and heat that the singer feels.
Line by Line Meaning
Your flame is burning deep in my soul
Your passion is so strong that it has deeply impacted me.
Saying I was half now I'm whole
You have completed me and made me feel whole.
I can't believe it (believe it)
It's hard to believe the depth of my feelings for you.
I know you see it (see it)
You understand the love that I have for you.
I know your love would quench my desire
Your love is the only thing that can satisfy my heart's deepest desires.
I know your love would light me on fire
Your love has the power to ignite an intense passion within me.
I feel your heart burning, burning
I can sense the heat of your love and it excites me.
Don't you know I'm yearning, yearning
I want you so badly and it's becoming unbearable.
Red hot, red hot
Your passion for me burns with a fiery intensity.
Baby you're red hot, red hot
You are the embodiment of burning passion and desire.
I need your love
I crave your affection and devotion to me.
Like a flame needs a fire
I need your love to fuel and sustain me.
Your love is red hot, red hot
Your love is the epitome of passion and desire.
Baby your heart fulfills my desire
Your love satisfies and fulfills all of my deepest longings and needs.
Oh baby you're just radiating to me
The love you have for me is emanating and affecting me in powerful ways.
Your heart just burns right through me
Your love penetrates deeply into my heart and soul.
Oh you can start me gleaming, gleaming
Your love can ignite a light within me that shines bright.
Feels just like I'm dreaming, dreaming
The intensity of my love for you is so strong, it feels like a dream.
Baby you are so (red hot) red hot
You are the embodiment of passion and desire.
And you fulfill my desire
You satisfy all of my deepest longings and needs.
Don't you know you're so (red hot) red hot
You are the epitome of heat and passion.
Oooo.. (need your fire)
I crave the intensity of your love and desire for me.
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