Ring of Fire
Grace Jones Lyrics


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Love is a burning thing,
It makes a firey ring,
Bound by wild desire,
I fell in a ring of fire,
I fell into a burning ring of fire,
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher,
I burned, burned, burned,
A ring of fire, a ring of fire,

The taste of love is sweet,
And hearts like ours meet,
I fell for you just like a child,
And oh, the fire went wild,

I fell into a burning ring of fire,
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher,
And burned, burned, burned,
A ring of fire, a ring of fire,

I fell into a burning ring of fire,
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher,
And burned, burned, burned,
A ring of fire,
A ring of fire,

The taste of love is sweet,
And hearts like ours meet,
I fell for you just like a child,
And oh, the fire went wild,

I fell into a burning ring of fire,
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher,




And burned, burned, burned,
A ring of fire. (repeat, fade)

Overall Meaning

"Ring of Fire" by Grace Jones is a cover of Johnny Cash's song but is delivered in a sultry and seductive way. In this song, she talks about the immense power of love which brings both pleasure and pain. The lyrics suggest that love can be like a fiery ring, which binds two people together in wild desire. The use of a 'ring of fire' as a metaphor suggests that love can get dangerously hot and out of control, causing emotional turmoil to the extent of a blaze, yet hard to be brought to an end.


The first two verses of the song express the sweetness of love, with hearts meeting and falling together. However, the chorus depicts the overwhelming impact of this love, the sense of falling deeper and deeper into it with no way out. The lyrics in the line "And oh, the fire went wild" signify that the intensity of the love-bond becomes almost uncontrollable. In the end, the singer gives a message that the sweetness of love is worth the risk of getting burnt.


Line by Line Meaning

Love is a burning thing,
Love is intense and passionate.


It makes a firey ring,
It engulfs the lovers in a passionate, fiery embrace.


Bound by wild desire,
The lovers are consumed by their intense, untamed passion for each other.


I fell in a ring of fire,
The singer fell deeply in love with someone who consumed her with their passion.


I fell into a burning ring of fire,
She fell deeply in love with someone who consumed her with their passion, leaving her feeling burnt and overwhelmed.


I went down, down, down and the flames went higher,
The intensity of her love and passion continued to grow stronger and more all-consuming, leaving her feeling like she was falling deeper and deeper into a fiery abyss.


I burned, burned, burned,
The intense love and passion she felt left her feeling as if she was being consumed by flames.


A ring of fire, a ring of fire,
The intense love and passion she felt created a fiery ring that consumed her completely.


The taste of love is sweet,
Love can be incredibly enjoyable and fulfilling.


And hearts like ours meet,
The singer feels as though her heart has found its perfect match in the person she's fallen in love with.


I fell for you just like a child,
The singer fell in love with someone in the same way that a child falls in love with something completely and without reservation.


And oh, the fire went wild,
The passion and intensity of her love grew to be overwhelming.


I fell into a burning ring of fire,
She fell deeply in love with someone who consumed her with their passion, leaving her feeling burnt and overwhelmed.


I went down, down, down and the flames went higher,
The intensity of her love and passion continued to grow stronger and more all-consuming, leaving her feeling like she was falling deeper and deeper into a fiery abyss.


And burned, burned, burned,
The intense love and passion she felt left her feeling as if she was being consumed by flames.


A ring of fire, a ring of fire,
The intense love and passion she felt created a fiery ring that consumed her completely.


I fell into a burning ring of fire,
She fell deeply in love with someone who consumed her with their passion, leaving her feeling burnt and overwhelmed.


I went down, down, down and the flames went higher,
The intensity of her love and passion continued to grow stronger and more all-consuming, leaving her feeling like she was falling deeper and deeper into a fiery abyss.


And burned, burned, burned,
The intense love and passion she felt left her feeling as if she was being consumed by flames.


A ring of fire,
The intense love and passion she felt created a fiery ring that consumed her completely.


A ring of fire,
The intense love and passion she felt created a fiery ring that consumed her completely.


The taste of love is sweet,
Love can be incredibly enjoyable and fulfilling.


And hearts like ours meet,
The singer feels as though her heart has found its perfect match in the person she's fallen in love with.


I fell for you just like a child,
The singer fell in love with someone in the same way that a child falls in love with something completely and without reservation.


And oh, the fire went wild,
The passion and intensity of her love grew to be overwhelming.


I fell into a burning ring of fire,
She fell deeply in love with someone who consumed her with their passion, leaving her feeling burnt and overwhelmed.


I went down, down, down and the flames went higher,
The intensity of her love and passion continued to grow stronger and more all-consuming, leaving her feeling like she was falling deeper and deeper into a fiery abyss.


And burned, burned, burned,
The intense love and passion she felt left her feeling as if she was being consumed by flames.


A ring of fire.
The intensity of her love and passion created a fiery ring that completely consumed her, leaving her feeling overwhelmed and consumed by love.




Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: June Carter, Merle Kilgore

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