There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Mirah (bor… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Mirah (born Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn in Philadelphia) is an American musician and songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York.
2) Mirah (born Mette Mirah Jensen) is a Danish artist.
3) Mirah is the duo Attilio Messina and Björn Pistis.

1) Mirah (born Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn in Philadelphia) is an American musician and songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. After getting her start in the music scene of Olympia, Washington in the late 1990s, she has released a number of solo albums on K Records, Kill Rock Stars and various domestic and foreign independent labels, including You Think It's Like This but Really It's Like This (1999) and Advisory Committee (2001).
She has toured extensively in North America and Japan and has also toured in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Korea. Her album, Changing Light, was released on May 13, 2014 on her own imprint, Absolute Magnitude Records.
Pitchfork has praised her “incredible voice—a versatile coo that can flit from low, sultry tones to high, airy falsetto in one breath.”
Mirah has collaborated with a range of artists, from multi-media artists and orchestral composers to DJs, Baltic music enthusiasts, and entomologists. A partial list of some of her collaborators includes Phil Elverum (The Microphones/Mount Eerie), Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs), Tara Jane O’Neil, Khaela Maricich (The Blow), Susie Ibarra, Melanie Valera (Tender Forever), Jherek Bischoff, Lori Goldston, Britta Johnson and Ginger Brooks Takahashi.
Her style encompasses indie pop, acoustic, and experimental pop. According to The Rumpus in 2011, "Mirah’s early records...are DIY mini-masterpieces that express a punk sensibility through broken drum machines, reverb-drenched guitars and ukulele. Her more recent albums...are mature, complex and immaculately-produced."
In 2020, Mirah announced signing with Brooklyn-based indie label Double Double Whammy.

2) Mirah (born Mette Mirah Jensen) is a Danish artist.

3) Mirah is the duo Attilio Messina and Björn Pistis.

Light the Match
Mirah Lyrics

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want to start a fire in your heart tonight
Oh tell me why do i so yearn to cause trouble?
I need you to be mine in the summertime
When the days are long and the nights are slow and sweet

But why do you turn and shield your eyes?
Do i burn too brightly?
Oh, don't take my love lightly, for i mean every word

You flicker, you amaze me
Your lips illuminate me
I want your eyes to tell me I'm the only flame
My glow it will attract you, my smoke will push you back
Until you call again please arsonist attack

But why do you turn and shield your eyes?
Do i burn too brightly?
Oh, don't take my love lightly, for i mean every word

I'll just light the match
And the flames will catch

But why do you turn and shield your eyes?

Do i burn too brightly?
Oh, don't take my love lightly, for i mean every word

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mirah's "Light the Match" is a song about igniting a passionate flame. The singer expresses her desire to start a fire in the heart of her lover, but she questions why he turns away and shields his eyes. She wonders if her intensity is too much for him to handle. Despite his hesitation, she wants him to know that her love is not to be taken lightly. She wants to be with him throughout the summertime, when the days are long and the nights are slow and sweet.

Throughout the song, the singer uses metaphors to signify the intensity of her love. She compares herself to a flame, her lover's lips to an illuminating light, and her love to an arsonist attack. She wants to be the only flame that her lover sees, but at the same time, she admits that her smoke will push him back. However, she still wants him to call out to her again, indicating that she wants to be the one he desires.

Overall, the song is a depiction of a deep and passionate love. The singer's desire to start a fire and her lover's hesitation to be consumed by it creates a tension that is resolved with the chorus "I'll just light the match and the flames will catch," indicating that the passion and intensity of their love will ultimately prevail.

Line by Line Meaning

want to start a fire in your heart tonight
I have a strong desire to create chaos and stir up intense emotions in you tonight

Oh tell me why do i so yearn to cause trouble?
I'm questioning myself as to why I feel the need to cause problems and ignite passions

I need you to be mine in the summertime
I want you to be with me during the warm months when the days are long and the nights are relaxing

When the days are long and the nights are slow and sweet
I want to be with you during the laid-back and pleasant summer evenings

But why do you turn and shield your eyes?
I wonder why you are avoiding my gaze and turning away from me

Do i burn too brightly?
Are my feelings for you too intense and overwhelming?

Oh, don't take my love lightly, for i mean every word
I'm serious about my feelings for you, so please don't underestimate or ignore them

You flicker, you amaze me
Your presence and actions captivate and impress me

Your lips illuminate me
Your words and kisses brighten and enlighten my world

I want your eyes to tell me I'm the only flame
I hope that your eyes express that I'm the one you desire and want

My glow it will attract you, my smoke will push you back
My passion will draw you in, but my fear and hesitation will hold you at bay