Burning Up

The Spill Canvas

This poor trace
a striking resemblance to incidents that I've,
I've endured before
And you walk away, you take everything you own for grantite
And you take everything you own for grantite

Although everything I said was just a picture in my head
I think we can make it
Although everything I said was just a picture in my head
I think we can make it

And this looks exactly like something
that's happened to me before
And the letters you've written will never get here
And when you walk away you take everything you own for grantite
And you take everything you own for grantite

Although everything I said was just a picture in my head
I think we could make it
Although everything I said was just a picture in my head
I think we could make it

I'm burning up, my face is flushed
Oh, my fever is rising
I'm burning up, my face is flushed
My fever is rising

Muscles weakening
And I am leaping at opportunities to touch you
And it's becoming glaringly obvious
That I'm still walking after you

I'm still walking after you
I'm still walking after you
I'm still walking after you
I'm still walking after you
I'm still walking after you
(Walking after you)
I'm still walking after you
I'm still wakling after you
I'm still walking after you
(After you, after you)


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    I love this song:) Spill Canvas is the best:) I'm not sure about the first few lyrics.. So yeah.. Sorry.. Go to mp3.com and hear him. He's so good!

    jackielantern8on October 15, 2002   Link
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    where can i find this songgg???

    killstaron November 18, 2004   Link
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    mm..the lyrics are wrong... it's taking you for granted. not for granite...

    sunsets_carcrasheson December 18, 2004   Link
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    wow. this song is gorgeous.

    killstaron January 05, 2005   Link
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    "Burning Up", I thought it was called "Still walking after you", thats the title I found it under. No difference though, different titles, still the same great song.

    spartacus300on July 08, 2005   Link
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    Theres actually two versions of this song. One with just Nick titled "Burning Up" and then one with a female in it titled "Still Walking After You."

    360degreeson June 14, 2006   Link
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    yeah and the one with nick only has one added part, where it goes and those letters you've written will never get here and he goes "'cause you never sent them"

    butImeantloveon July 05, 2007   Link
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    yeah these lyrics up are wrong. :)

    butImeantloveon July 05, 2007   Link
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    I think its "This portrays a striking resemblance" not poor trace. :) Brilliant song. Haven't heard the version with just Nick in it yet.

    mahtyon November 01, 2007   Link
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    "This poor trace" should actually be "this portrays".

    beautiful song.

    jd_fashizzleson August 19, 2009   Link

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