Joseph Kim Mitchell (born 1952 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist,… Read Full Bio ↴Joseph Kim Mitchell (born 1952 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist, singer-songwriter, and radio DJ personality. He's best known for his critically acclaimed sophomore album, 1984's 'Akimbo Alogo', which proved a hit both in Canada and the U.S. and featured the arena rock classic "Go For Soda".

During the 70s, while still in his teens, Mitchell began playing with local bands in the city of Sarnia. After evolving through a few name changes with essentially the same band, Mitchell and a group titled "Zooom" headed off for Toronto, Ontario. The band eventually dissolved, with Mitchell travelling over to the Greek islands.

Upon his return to Canada, he formed the band Max Webster, which managed to finally break through commercially. Besides playing the group, Mitchell and wrote most of the band's songs with fellow Sarnia native and lyricist, Pye Dubois (Paul Woods). Max Webster toured extensively and built a string of hits. Mitchell's solo career began after his departure from Max Webster, with session work and a succession of solo albums.

In early 1985, the song "Go For Soda" from the Akimbo Alogo album became an international hit and perhaps remains his best known song outside of his native Canada.

In 2004, Mitchell entered the radio broadcasting industry, becoming afternoon drive time host on Toronto classic rock radio station Q107.

As of 2005, Mitchell, still does the afternoon drive time on Q107, and is working on a new double CD set for a Spring 2006 release.

In December of 2005, Mitchell had proposed to the Q107 listeners that they write a Christmas song together. The resulting song is entitled "A Christmas Smile". At the end of the song, Mitchell advises his fans not to drink and drive, but to "go for a soda" instead.

Feel It Burn
Kim Mitchell Lyrics

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No one could ever need you
As much as I do tonight
Everyday that you're gone
I die a little more inside

Maybe I'm afraid
You didn't explain
Our love was made to last

How did it ever slip away?

All through the day
I keep wanting you
All through the night
I keep wanting you

I feel it burn
Feel it burn

Don't say that it's wrong
To be missing you all the time
Everyday that you're gone
I die a little more inside

Maybe I'm afraid
You didn't explain
Our love was made to last
How did it ever slip away?

All through the day
I keep wanting you
All through the night
I keep wanting you

I feel it burn
Feel it burn

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Kim Mitchell's song "Feel It Burn" are an outpouring of heartbreak and longing. The opening lines of the song, "No one could ever need you / As much as I do tonight," expresses an intense desire and need for the person he is singing to. The singer seems to be obsessing over the person who has left him, with every day that the person is gone feeling like a little death inside. He admits to being "afraid" that their love was not made to last and wonders how it "ever slip away?"

The chorus repeats the sentiment that the singer "keeps wanting" this person "all through the day" and "all through the night." The repetition of "I feel it burn" at the end of each verse and in the chorus further emphasizes the intensity of the feelings he is experiencing. The final lines, "Don't say that it's wrong / To be missing you all the time," suggest that the person he is singing to may not have the same level of devotion and that he is feeling guilty for his continued attachment.

Overall, "Feel It Burn" portrays a raw and passionate expression of loneliness and heartbreak, with an emotional intensity that is illustrated through its soulful melody and the deeply felt vocals of Kim Mitchell.

Line by Line Meaning

No one could ever need you
I need you more than anyone else ever could

As much as I do tonight
I need you as much tonight as any other night

Everyday that you're gone
Every day that you are not here

I die a little more inside
I feel more and more empty without you

Maybe I'm afraid
Perhaps I am scared

You didn't explain
You did not describe

Our love was made to last
Our affection was intended to endure

How did it ever slip away?
How did our relationship fade?

All through the day
Throughout the entire day

I keep wanting you
I crave your presence

All through the night
Throughout the entire night