BETWEEN THE FLAMES
Plastic Dagger Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

What′s your desire? [Oh, you have to tell me]
And what do you want? [Oh, you have to tell me]
You started this fire [In me, baby], ignited my heart]

I burned your name to the
If I need to
Oh
In the end, oh

Do you think I could give my heart away again?
Couldn't give a fuck come make me feel sacred
I hate how sunlight you can pierce through my hands
I′m conditioned to hate you like violence

This aching feeling
Of being in love
I'm holding onto nothing
If only you were mine

I'm sorry [I′m sorry, yeah]
I′m sorry
Yeah, I'm sorry
That I′m not so sorry

What's your desire? [Oh, you have to tell me]
And what do you want? [Oh, you have to tell me]
You started this fire [In me, baby], ignited my heart
What′s your desire? [Oh, you have to tell me]

And what do you want? [Oh, you have to tell me]
You started this fire [In me, baby], ignited my heart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song "Between the Flames" by Plastic Dagger depict the pain and confusion that come with being in love with someone who may not love you back. The singer pleads with the other person to reveal their true desires and wants, to no avail. The fire that they started within the singer has consumed them, and they feel helpless to resist it. They express their willingness to sacrifice and even burn their own name to make the other person happy, but inwardly they are struggling with the possibility of loving again, and the bitterness they feel is personified by the lines "I'm conditioned to hate you like violence."

The lyrics also convey a sense of longing and desperation, as the singer admits to holding onto nothing and wishing that the other person was theirs. The repeated refrain of "What's your desire? And what do you want?" underscores the lack of communication and understanding that is causing the singer's anguish. The apology in the song's closing lines is more of a defiant statement than a true expression of regret, as the singer asserts that they are not sorry for the intensity of their feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

What's your desire? [Oh, you have to tell me]
Tell me what you want, I need to know.

And what do you want? [Oh, you have to tell me]
I need to know what you want, so tell me.

You started this fire [In me, baby], ignited my heart
You ignited something in me, that made me love you.

I burned your name to the
I wanted to forget about you.

If I need to
If I have to forget you.

Oh
Expressing the sudden emotion.

In the end, oh
Eventually, in the end.

Do you think I could give my heart away again?
I wonder if I could love anyone else.

Couldn't give a fuck come make me feel sacred
Making me feel special doesn't matter to me.

I hate how sunlight you can pierce through my hands
I hate how easily you can hurt me.

I'm conditioned to hate you like violence
I'm used to hating you.