Fuel To Fire
Obel Agnes Lyrics

The lyrics in the song Fuel to Fire by Agnes Obel are full of ambiguity which makes it difficult to give an absolute interpretation. However, the song seems to be about a relationship that is uncertain of the depth of love and commitment between two people. The opening lyrics "Do you want me on your mind or do you want me to go on" seem like a conversation between two people where one person is unsure of where they stand in the relationship. The verses continue with the lyrics "I might be yours as sure as I can say" which shows uncertainty and insecurity on the part of the singer in the song. She then says "be gone be faraway" which is almost like a defensive mechanism to avoid getting hurt.

The chorus "Like fuel to fire" seems like a metaphor for the emotional energy that is being injected into this uncertain relationship. Within this context, "into the town we go, into your hideaway, where the towers grow, gone to be faraway" sounds like a place where they can be together, but it is also symbolic of the uncertainty and the ambiguity of their relationship. The line "Never do we know, never do they give away, where the towers grow, only you will hear them say" continues with this theme of an uncertain relationship that only the two people involved can define. In the final line "Sing quietly along", it seems like the singer is resigning herself to the uncertainty of the relationship.