Setting Fires is a collaboration between two veteran songsmiths, Alain Whyt… Read Full Bio ↴Setting Fires is a collaboration between two veteran songsmiths, Alain Whyte and Mat Devine. Alain Whyte is best known for being Morrissey’s main songwriter from 1991-present, and his lead guitarist for over 13 years. Mat Devine has been the frontman and principle songwriter for alternative rock group Kill Hannah since 1996. The two of them met in the summer of 2009 during a rare pocket of free time, and started to experiment on writing songs together without any plans of recording in mind. The chemistry between Whyte and Devine was instantaneous and they started writing song after song, realizing that this was not something to push aside. During that week Setting Fires was born. Quickly assembling a powerful team to record the EP, they called in Dean Butterworth (Good Charlotte) to play the drums, Davey Julson- Rieley to produce, and Joe McGrath (AFI, Green Day) to mix the songs and add some finishing touches.

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The Search
Setting Fires Lyrics

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I keep on searching in the city streets,
I'm wide awake and I'm unafraid,
All these ships upon the violent waves,
I can't sleep until you're next to me,
And I never felt this close before,
Like I'm standing in a lightning storm,
(Uh oh oh oh)

All the world is an empty stage,
And all I want is to see your face,
I've been looking for you night and day,
I won't stop until you're here with me,
From telescopes on satellites,
Above us in the air tonight,

I've been searching for you,
And I keep looking for you,
I've been searching for you,
Since the day,
Since the day that you were born,
The day that you were born,
The day that you were born,
The day that you were born,
The day that you were born.

I keep on searching in the city streets,
I'm wide awake and I'm unafraid,
All these ships upon the violent waves,
I can't sleep until you're next to me,
I keep on searching in the city streets,
I'm wide awake and I'm unafraid,
All these ships upon the violent waves,
I can't sleep until you're next to me,
I can't sleep until you're next to me,
I won't sleep until you're next to me,
I won't sleep until you're next to me,
I won't sleep until you're here with me,
I won't sleep until you're next to me,
I won't sleep until you're next to me,

I won't sleep until you're here with me,
(Uh oh oh oh)

Overall Meaning

The song "The Search" by Setting Fires talks about the singer's unwavering search for their loved one. The song shows how the singer is determined to find their loved one, and they won't stop until they are reunited. The lyrics point out that the world is empty without the one they love and only when they are together, can the singer find peace. The lines "I'm wide awake and I'm unafraid, all these ships upon the violent waves" portray the singer's determination and bravery in searching even in the most uncertain situations.

The song expresses how the singer feels closer than ever before to their loved one, like they are standing in a lightning storm. It's evident that the search has been going on for a long time since the day their loved one was born. The last lines of the song "I can't sleep until you're next to me" repeated several times, emphasizing how much the singer longs to be reunited with their lover.

Overall, "The Search" is about an unwavering search for love, showing the singer's persistence and determination to be with their loved one. The song portrays the emotions that people feel during long-distance relationships or when separated from their loved ones.

Line by Line Meaning

I keep on searching in the city streets,
I am relentlessly searching for you in the busy, bustling city streets.

I'm wide awake and I'm unafraid,
I am fully alert and fearless in my pursuit of finding you.

All these ships upon the violent waves,
Just like ships in a turbulent stormy sea, our lives are also tumultuous and unpredictable.

I can't sleep until you're next to me,
I long for you so deeply that my body and mind refuse to rest without you being with me.

And I never felt this close before,
I have never felt a connection with someone so deep as I do with you.

Like I'm standing in a lightning storm,
My emotions are like lightning bolts all around me, intense and unpredictable.

All the world is an empty stage,
Without you by my side, my life feels pointless and aimless as if the world is a vast, vacant theater stage waiting for its performer.

And all I want is to see your face,
The only thing that can warm my heart and make me happy is your beautiful face.

I've been looking for you night and day,
My search for you is unrelenting and stretches out throughout day and night.

I won't stop until you're here with me,
I am determined to keep searching and will not stop until you are right beside me.

From telescopes on satellites,
Even satellites with their telescopes can't find you because you are the one who completes me.

Above us in the air tonight,
The clear sky tonight seems vast and infinite, but my love for you reigns high and above it all.

I've been searching for you,
My every waking moment is consumed with finding you and being with you.

And I keep looking for you,
My determination and will to find you never falter or weaken.

Since the day,
From the very day you were born,

Since the day that you were born,
From the very moment of your birth, my heart has longed to be with you.

I won't sleep until you're next to me,
The longing to be close to you does not even give me the liberty to sleep in peace without your presence by my side.

I won't sleep until you're here with me,
I am so deeply in love with you that my entire being is restless and will not find peace until you are here with me.

(Uh oh oh oh)
This expression is a symbolic representation of a heightened state of passion, intensity, and desire for the person I love.

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