Burn Witch Burn
The Circus Lyrics


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Got a fatal love, got a fated start
Won't take you nothing to break this heart
Wanna leave you a line, wanna leave you time
Won't heaven help you because I got mine
I'm alive
I'm on fire
She got the sugar, she got the gold
Ain't complicated but that's all she wrote
Ain't no one cry, ain't no one here
Ain't no one darling got nothing to fear
I'm alive
I'm on fire
I'm alive
I'm on fire
When I've got this weight
You've got to let your love burn out
It's the same old pain
You've got to let your love burn out
When I've got this weight
You've got to let your love burn out
It's the same old pain again
See the ghost come, see my baby run
See the love take you to where you're from
Got a fatal love, got a fated start
Won't take you nothing to break this heart

I'm alive
I'm on fire
I'm alive
I'm on fire
When I've got this weight
You've got to let your love burn out
It's the same old pain
You've got to let your love burn out
When I've got this weight
You've got to let your love burn out
It's the same old pain again
I'm alive
I'm on fire
I'm alive
I'm on fire
When I've got this weight
It's the same old pain
When I've got this weight
You've got to let your love burn out
It's the same old pain




You've got to let your love burn out
Let your love burn out

Overall Meaning

The Circus's song Burn Witch Burn seems to be about a doomed love affair that the singer knows will not end well. The catchy chorus "I'm alive, I'm on fire" captures the intense passion and excitement of a new relationship, but the gritty lyrics betray an underlying sense of darkness and foreboding.


The opening lines "Got a fatal love, got a fated start, won't take you nothing to break this heart" suggest that the singer is aware that the relationship is headed for disaster from the start, and that heartbreak is inevitable. Despite this knowledge, the singer seems unable to resist the attraction, and is "on fire" with desire.


The chorus repeats the idea that the singer is carrying a weight that needs to burn out, and that letting go of love is the only way to relieve the pain. The final lines "Let your love burn out" suggest that the singer is resigned to the fact that the love affair is going to end badly, but that the only way to move on is to let the flames die out.


Overall, Burn Witch Burn conveys a sense of urgency and intensity, with a dark undercurrent of fate and doom. It's a song about the irresistible power of love, even when the outcome is predestined to end in heartbreak.


Line by Line Meaning

Got a fatal love, got a fated start
I have a love that is destined to end badly, and I knew it from the beginning


Won't take you nothing to break this heart
It won't be difficult for you to hurt me deeply


Wanna leave you a line, wanna leave you time
I want to say goodbye in a way that will stick with you, and I want to have time to prepare to move on


Won't heaven help you because I got mine
I won't offer you any help or mercy because I've already suffered enough


I'm alive
I am intensely, fiercely alive and present in this moment


I'm on fire
I am burning with passion and emotion, and it cannot be contained


She got the sugar, she got the gold
She has everything she could desire, and is very attractive and desirable herself


Ain't complicated but that's all she wrote
It's a simple fact, and there's nothing more to say about it


Ain't no one cry, ain't no one here
No one is shedding any tears, and there's no one around to witness the pain


Ain't no one darling got nothing to fear
No one has anything to be afraid of, and nothing to lose


When I've got this weight
When I am carrying this burden or responsibility


You've got to let your love burn out
You need to let go of your love and passion, and allow it to fade away


It's the same old pain
It's the same familiar hurt and heartache


See the ghost come, see my baby run
I see the memory of what once was, and the person I loved running from the pain


See the love take you to where you're from
My love for you was so strong that it transported you back to your roots and origin


It's the same old pain again
The hurt and heartache is repeating itself, and there's nothing new about it


Let your love burn out
Allow your passion and emotion to fade away, rather than trying to cling to it




Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Jafar Hassan

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