“Teen Heat” is the opening track of Kimbra’s The Golden Echo. It depicts the intensity of adolescent lust, and the joy of losing oneself in it.
During an episode of Amoeba’s What’s in My Bag?, Kimbra said the song was titled after “Teen Heat” by American post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers.
[Verse 1: Kimbra]
I'm down, I'm out
Had my feet on the ground
But I'm starting to see things different
I'm thinking hard
Breathing from head, not heart
But I don't wanna ruin a good thing
[Pre-Chorus: Kimbra]
Can we lose ourselves in the moment?
Break ourselves into the open?
Make ourselves in the heat of the moment?
[Chorus]
'Cause if I cannot stop
There ain't gonna be no coming back
And each time that you stop
I can only think about running back
'Cause I don't want to die without knowing what it's like
To move inside you
That flesh and bone in me, it's fighting everything
But it feels so good
[Verse 2: Kimbra & Daniel Johns]
Back to center
Gotta stay strong and censored
Cause I made that promise for so long
Been holding back
Wanna keep this sacrosanct
But we can't keep our hands from moving
[Pre-Chorus: Kimbra]
Can we lose ourselves in the moment?
Break ourselves into the open?
Make ourselves in the heat of the moment?
[Chorus]
'Cause if I cannot stop
There ain't gonna be no coming back
And each time that you stop
I can only think about running back
'Cause I don't want to die without knowing what it's like
To touch you there
The flesh and bone in me, it's fighting everything
But it feels so good
[Outro: Kimbra]
Move my hands to the shoulder
Feel my plans to unfold ya
Take ourselves to the heat of the moment
'Cause if I cannot stop
[Skit]
Little Girl: I love to answer the telephone. I love to hear it buzz. I wish someone could to call me up, but no one ever does
Man: So sorry. Oh, they do. Doesn't anybody ever call you? Doesn't your boyfriend call you?
Little Girl: Mhm. He did once
Teen Heat was written by Kimbra & Daniel Johns.
Teen Heat was produced by Rich Costey & Kimbra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J2fhQdLJuI