I See Fire
Ed Sheeran Lyrics


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Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin's sons

If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out, Father, oh, stand by and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside high

And if we should die tonight
We should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out, Father, oh, prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside
Desolation comes upon the sky

Now, I see fire inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
And I see fire hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me

Oh, should my people fall, then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls, we got too close to the flame
Calling out, Father, oh, hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside high
Desolation comes upon the sky

Now, I see fire inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
And I see fire hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me

And if the night is burning, I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns, then my brothers will die
And as the sky's falling down, it crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground, I hear my people screaming out

And I see fire inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
I see fire hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
I see fire, oh, you know I saw a city burning (fire)
And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)




And I see fire, ooh-ooh-ooh (fire)
And I see fire burn auburn on the mountainside

Overall Meaning

In "I See Fire," Ed Sheeran sings about a troubled world, where destruction and chaos reign, and there seem to be no signs of hope. He speaks to a misty-eyed mountain to watch over the souls of Durin's sons, presumably dwarves that Sheeran's character feels responsible for. The song speaks about the dangers and uncertainties that come with encroaching disasters, metaphorically represented as fire, as Sheeran urges the listeners to come together in the face of the world's imminent end.


The song begins with a somber opening verse that raises tension, as Sheeran shows concern for his brothers' souls. He begs the misty-eyed mountain to keep watch over them in case the sky is filled with smoke and fire. The chorus of the song reveals Sheeran's fatalistic approach to the situation. He says that if it ends in fire, they should all burn together, and they should prepare to die as one. In the second verse, Sheeran sings about the fire that he sees inside the mountain, and how it is burning the trees, hollowing souls, and leaving blood in the breeze. The song then ends with a somber outro, where Sheeran comes to terms with his fate and expresses one last hope that he will be remembered.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
I am looking at the mountain with a misty eye


Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
Please take care of my brothers' souls


And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
If the sky is filled with fire and smoke


Keep watching over Durin's sons
Please keep an eye on Durin's sons


If this is to end in fire
If everything ends in flames


Then we should all burn together
Then we will burn together


Watch the flames climb high into the night
Observe the flames rising high at night


Calling out, Father, oh, stand by and we will
Calling Father and asking him to help us


Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside high
Observe the red flames that are destroying the mountainside


And if we should die tonight
If we die tonight


We should all die together
We will die as one


Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Let's have a last drink of wine


Calling out, Father, oh, prepare as we will
Calling Father and asking him to be ready


Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside
Observe the red flames that are destroying the mountainside


Desolation comes upon the sky
The sky is becoming desolate


Now, I see fire inside the mountain
I can see the fire burning inside the mountain


I see fire burning the trees
I can see the fire burning the trees


And I see fire hollowing souls
I can see the fire taking people's souls


I see fire, blood in the breeze
The fire has spread and we can feel it on our skin


And I hope that you'll remember me
I hope that you won't forget me


Oh, should my people fall, then surely I'll do the same
If my people fall, I will also fall with them


Confined in mountain halls, we got too close to the flame
We were too close to the flame in the mountain halls


Calling out, Father, oh, hold fast and we will
Calling Father and asking him to hang on tight with us


Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside high
Observe the red flames that are destroying the mountainside


Now, I see fire inside the mountain
I can see the fire burning inside the mountain


I see fire burning the trees
I can see the fire burning the trees


And I see fire hollowing souls
I can see the fire taking people's souls


I see fire, blood in the breeze
The fire has spread and we can feel it on our skin


And I hope that you'll remember me
I hope that you won't forget me


And if the night is burning, I will cover my eyes
If the night is on fire, I will close my eyes


For if the dark returns, then my brothers will die
If the darkness returns, my brothers will die


And as the sky's falling down, it crashed into this lonely town
The sky is falling and it has hit a lonely town


And with that shadow upon the ground, I hear my people screaming out
With a shadow cast upon the ground, I hear my people screaming


And I see fire inside the mountain
I can see the fire burning inside the mountain


I see fire burning the trees
I can see the fire burning the trees


I see fire hollowing souls
I can see the fire taking people's souls


I see fire, blood in the breeze
The fire has spread and we can feel it on our skin


I see fire, oh, you know I saw a city burning (fire)
I saw a city burning in flames


And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
I can feel the fire's heat on my skin


And I see fire, ooh-ooh-ooh (fire)
I can see the fire burning strongly


And I see fire burn auburn on the mountainside
I can see the red flames burning on the mountainside




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Written by: Ed Sheeran

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duckdismal_

Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin's son

If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out for the rope, sent by and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side hey

And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out for the rope
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky

Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me

Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky

Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me

And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns then
My brothers will die
And as the sky's falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out

Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze

I see fire, oh you know I saw a city burning (fire)
And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
And I see fire (burn on and on and mountains side)



Mr. Jonathan Joves

Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin's son
If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out for the rope, sent by and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side hey
And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out for the rope
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me
Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me
And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns then
My brothers will die
And as the sky's falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
I see fire, oh you know I saw a city burning (fire)
And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
And I see fire (burn on and on and mountains side)
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Siwar Bou3bena

Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin's sons

If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night

Calling out father oh
Stand by and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side

And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time

Calling out father oh
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky

Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
And I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember me

Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame

Calling out father oh
Hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky

Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember me

And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns
Then my brothers will die
And as the sky is falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out

Now I see fire
Inside the mountains
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
I see fire (oh you know I saw a city burning out) (fire)
And I see fire (feel the heat upon my skin, yeah) (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
And I see fire burn auburn on the mountain side



All comments from YouTube:

Ghutif

I aint no Ed Sheeran fan, but this guy is talented af

Puuha mato

@Dave Yes, maybe he couldn't sing well but he still had the VOICE for it...

Dave

@Puuha mato Look up "Ed Sheeran singing bad" and watch it. He had a bad voice too.

Heck, I had a bad voice.

Puuha mato

@Dave You can't get as good as Ed by "hard work", if you have a crappy voice. No matter how much "hard work" you put into it..

Dave

@Puuha mato Lmao, no need to be sad man.

Maybe you will find something you want to be really good at and work hard for it too.

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Pablo Bauch

Is it me or this might be a good song when the world ends

John Pullins

That comment is aging appropriately

Neelesh Pandey

No it is only u not us.

sandi sandii

Oh do you imagine ppl sitting around listening to music when the world is ending ! Lol This song was for the movie The Hobbit DOS, its about the dragon and the dwarfs reclaiming their homeland..

Speed Racer

Not if we drown

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