Things We Lost in the Fire
Bastille * Track #11 On The Singles Club
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Things We Lost in the Fire by Bastille
Release Date
Performed by
BastilleProduced by
Mark Crew & Dan SmithWrited by
Dan SmithAbout
“Things We Lost in the Fire” is the first song that Dan Smith wrote for Bastille as he revealed to Sophie Eggleton. In MetroLyrics’s song explanation series, Dan explains what the song is about:
I think a lot of the songs on the album are kind of a big mash of things I’ve been reading or thinking a...
Things We Lost in the Fire Lyrics
[Intro]
Things we lost to the flames
Things we'll never see again
All that we have amassed
Sits before us, shattered into ash
[Chorus]
These are the things, the things we lost
The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire
These are the things, the things we lost
The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire
[Verse 1]
We sat and made a list of all the things that we had
Down the backs of table tops, ticket stubs and your diaries
I read them all one day when loneliness came and you were away
Oh, they told me nothing new, but I love to read the words you use
[Chorus]
These are the things, the things we lost
The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire
These are the things, the things we lost
The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
I was the match and you were the rock, maybe we started this fire
We sat apart and watched all we had burn on the pyre
You said, "We were born with nothing and we sure as hell have nothing now"
You said, "We were born with nothing and we sure as hell have nothing now"
[Chorus]
These are the things, the things we lost
The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire
These are the things, the things we lost
The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire
[Bridge]
Do you understand that we will never be the same again?
Do you understand that we will never be the same again?
The future's in our hands and we will never be the same again
The future's in our hands and we will never be the same again
[Chorus]
These are the things (These are the things), the things we lost (The things we lost)
The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire
These are the things (These are the things), the things we lost (The things we lost)
The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire
Oh-oh-oh (These are the things, these are the things, the things we lost)
These are the things we lost (The things we lost) in the fire, fire, fire, oh
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
[Outro]
Flames, they licked the walls
Tenderly, they turned to dust all that I adored
Things We Lost in the Fire Q&A
Who wrote Things We Lost in the Fire's ?
Things We Lost in the Fire was written by Dan Smith.
Who produced Things We Lost in the Fire's ?
Things We Lost in the Fire was produced by Mark Crew & Dan Smith.
When did Bastille release Things We Lost in the Fire?
Bastille released Things We Lost in the Fire on Mon Nov 14 2011.
What's the meaning of the song?
Overall, the song is about those things that you loose along the journey of life, which the band assimilates to loosing prized possessions in a house fire. For more details read the other annotations.
What is the song inspired by?
Bastille has explained its inspiration as follows:
I think I got the idea while I was at university and I was chatting with one of my friend… This girl was saying that when she was a kid her family’s house had burned down and they lost everything.
What did Bastille say about "Things We Lost in the Fire"?
Here is an interview of Bastille by MetroLyrics as cited in the song bio explaining the song.