The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Yeah woah
Gunfire left a hole in the tank, losing gasoline
Fire is on my trail and he's after me
Hope it don't get here before I get where I'm going
I gotta get where I'm going, take off my mask to breathe
You could've been a part of a masterpiece
Fluid in the brakes was the last to leak
That's the thing
Where I'm going I don't need my brakes
Can't wait to see your face
When your front windows break
And I come crashing through
The lovers need to clear the road-oh-oh, oh oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow-oh-oh, oh oh
I just wanna set you on fire so I won't have
To burn alone, then you
Then you'll know where I'm coming from
Fire bomb
Fire bomb
Seems cold but baby no it doesn't have to be
Microwaving a metal tragedy
Watching it burning, it's beautiful and it's blue
And it's pitiful when it's through, it's the other half of me
I didn't do it you lit the match for me
Now we're flying from the blast baby
That's the thing
Where I'm going I don't need my brakes
Can't wait to see your face
When your front windows break
And I come crashing through
The lovers need to clear the road-oh-oh, oh oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow-oh-oh, oh oh
I just wanna set you on fire so I won't have
To burn alone, then you
Then you'll know where I'm coming from
Fire bomb
Fire bomb
Baby we were killin' em
They couldn't handle the millionth, degree
We were criminals
'Cause we were burning, the world called the police
Fire department, ambulance
You can call me crazy
'Cause I believe the only move for me and you
Is to go out blazing
The lovers need to clear the road-oh-oh, oh oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow-oh-oh, oh oh
I just wanna set you on fire so I won't have
To burn alone, then you
Then you'll know where I'm coming from
Fire bomb
(Oh oh oh)
Fire bomb
Gunfire left a hole in the tank, losing gasoline
Fire is on my trail and he's after me
Hope it don't get here before I get where I'm going
I gotta get where I'm going, take off my mask to breathe
You could've been a part of a masterpiece
Fluid in the brakes was the last to leak
That's the thing
Where I'm going I don't need my brakes
Can't wait to see your face
When your front windows break
And I come crashing through
The lovers need to clear the road-oh-oh, oh oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow-oh-oh, oh oh
I just wanna set you on fire so I won't have
To burn alone, then you
Then you'll know where I'm coming from
Fire bomb
Fire bomb
Seems cold but baby no it doesn't have to be
Microwaving a metal tragedy
Watching it burning, it's beautiful and it's blue
And it's pitiful when it's through, it's the other half of me
I didn't do it you lit the match for me
Now we're flying from the blast baby
That's the thing
Where I'm going I don't need my brakes
Can't wait to see your face
When your front windows break
And I come crashing through
The lovers need to clear the road-oh-oh, oh oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow-oh-oh, oh oh
I just wanna set you on fire so I won't have
To burn alone, then you
Then you'll know where I'm coming from
Fire bomb
Fire bomb
Baby we were killin' em
They couldn't handle the millionth, degree
We were criminals
'Cause we were burning, the world called the police
Fire department, ambulance
You can call me crazy
'Cause I believe the only move for me and you
Is to go out blazing
The lovers need to clear the road-oh-oh, oh oh
'Cause this thing is ready to blow-oh-oh, oh oh
I just wanna set you on fire so I won't have
To burn alone, then you
Then you'll know where I'm coming from
Fire bomb
(Oh oh oh)
Fire bomb
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Fire Bomb Lyrics as written by James Fauntleroy Robyn Fenty
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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(Yeah) (Whoa)
Gunfire left a hole in the tank, losing gasoline Fire is on my trail, and hes after me Hope they don't get here Before I get where I'm going, I gotta get where I'm going Take off my mask to breathe
You could've been a apart of a masterpiece Fluid in the breaks was the last to leak That's the thing Where I'm going I don't need my breaks Cant wait to see your face When your front windows break And I come crashing through
The lovers need to clear the road Oh, oh, oh, Oh, oh, oh 'Cause this thing is ready to blow Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, I just wanna set you on fire So I don't have to burn alone Then you Then you'll know where I'm coming from Fire bomb Fire bomb
Scenes go, but baby, no, it doesn't have to be Microwavin', I'm at a tragedy Watching it burning, its beautiful and its blue and its pitiful and its through its the other half of me
I didn't do it You lit the match for me Now we're flying from the blast, baby That's the thing Where were going we don't need no breaks Cant wait to see your face when your front windows break And I come crashin' through
The lovers need to clear the road Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh 'Cause this thing is ready to blow Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh I just wanna set you on fire so I wont have to burn alone Then you, then you'll know where I'm coming from Fire bomb Fire bomb
Baby, we were killing them They couldn't handle the millionth degree We were criminals 'Cause we were burning, the world called the police Fire department, ambulance You call me crazy 'Cause that would be the only move for me and you is to go out blazin'
The lovers need to clear the road Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh 'Cause this thing is ready to blow Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh oh I just wanna set you on fire So I wont have to burn alone Then you, then you'll know where I'm coming from Fire bomb Oh, oh, oh Fire bomb