“Chasing Fire” is a song about a relationship that is clearly over, but the narrator doesn’t want to leave and attempts to find a way to keep it going. Lauv marked the song as one of the most ‘tragic’ songs on his 2018 playlist.
In the song, Lauv features some elements from his May 2017 hit song, “...
[Verse 1]
I wanna hate you 'cause I still love you
And it's weighing on my chest
We keep our bodies tied together
To ignore what's coming next
[Pre-Chorus]
I was driving you home in the middle of the night
But I couldn't bring myself to say goodbye
I was driving you home in the middle of the night
And there's no good way, yeah there's no good way
[Chorus]
I'm chasing fire when I'm running after you, you
You got that something that I never wanna lose, lose, yeah
It's like dancing when the song's already over
Moving without getting any closer, oh
I'm chasing fire when I'm running after you
[Verse 2]
I wanna feel you, really feel you
Not just hold you close at night
We keep our bodies tied together
To ignore what's on our minds, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
I was driving you home in the middle of the night
But I couldn't bring myself to say goodbye
I was driving you home in the middle of the night
And there's no good way, yeah there's no good way
[Chorus]
I'm chasing fire when I'm running after you, you
You got that something that I never wanna lose, lose, yeah
It's like dancing when the song's already over
Moving without getting any closer, oh
I'm chasing fire when I'm running after you
[Post-Chorus]
Keep chasing fire
No other way, no other way
Keep chasing fire
No other way, no other way
[Bridge]
I was driving you home in the middle of the night
But I couldn't bring myself to say goodbye
I was driving you home
Even if I go, even if I stay
[Chorus]
I'm chasing fire when I'm running after you, you
You got that something that I never wanna lose, lose, yeah
It's like dancing when the song's already over
Moving without getting any closer, oh
I'm chasing fire when I'm running after you
[Post-Chorus]
Keep chasing fire
No other way, no other way
Keep chasing fire
No other way, no other way
Chasing Fire was written by James Sunderland & Michael Pollack & Lauv.
Chasing Fire was produced by Michael Pollack & Lauv.
Lauv released Chasing Fire on Thu Mar 29 2018.
I would say it’s one of the most tragic songs on the playlist. I wrote it about when you get to that stage in a relationship when deep down you know that it’s over and that there’s going to be an expiration date, but you’re trying to pretend that’s not the case. It’s a desperation song; I’m trying t...