5 Meanings
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A
A Love Like War Lyrics
Make a wish on our sorry little hearts
Have a smoke, pour a drink, steal a kiss in the dark
Fingernails on my skin like the teeth of a shark
I'm intoxicated by the lie
In the chill of your stare I am painfully lost
Like a deer in the lights of an oncoming bus
For the thrill of your touch I will shamefully lust
As you tell me we're nothing but trouble
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa
Fail-safe trigger, lock-down call
Wipe the drive, clean-slate
Quick, sound the alarm
No escape from the truth
And the weight of it all
I am caught in the web of a lie
And the bitch of it all is that I'm running from
The desire of the people to whom I belong
At the end of the day you can tell me I'm wrong
'Cause you went to all the trouble
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa
(Let's go!)
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
It feels like war
(It feels like war)
Love feels like war
(Love feels like war)
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Love feels like war
Feels like war, war
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Love feels like war
Feels like war, war
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all
Is this the end of us
Or just the means to start again?
Have a smoke, pour a drink, steal a kiss in the dark
Fingernails on my skin like the teeth of a shark
I'm intoxicated by the lie
Like a deer in the lights of an oncoming bus
For the thrill of your touch I will shamefully lust
As you tell me we're nothing but trouble
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa
Wipe the drive, clean-slate
Quick, sound the alarm
No escape from the truth
And the weight of it all
I am caught in the web of a lie
The desire of the people to whom I belong
At the end of the day you can tell me I'm wrong
'Cause you went to all the trouble
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa
(Let's go!)
Feel my bones ignite
It feels like war
(It feels like war)
Love feels like war
(Love feels like war)
Feel my bones ignite
Love feels like war
Feels like war, war
Hearts on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Love feels like war
Feels like war, war
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all
Or just the means to start again?
Song Info
Submitted by
thoseguiltyeyes On Sep 03, 2013
More All Time Low
Remembering Sunday
Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Jasey Rae
Lullabies
Six Feet Under the Stars
Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.
I think that this song is about two people who are having an affair with each other. They both know that what they're doing is wrong but they keep seeing each other anyways. Eventually they're so deep in the lies that they're bound to get caught. In the end they have to face the decision: Do I stay with the person I'm with or do I stay with you and just start all over again?
pretty sure these aren't the lyrics.... I would remember Alex and Vic saying the N word
I totally agree with you. I think these lyrics are from mo money mo problems
I totally agree with you. I think these lyrics are from mo money mo problems
These aren't the lyrics. Really? Sounds more like Tech N9ne or ICP than a song ATL would ever sing
Our lyric database service has the wrong lyrics for this song. I have bypassed them and the correct lyrics should be showing up now.
Personally to me this is an lgbtq+ love anthem. "Like a deer in the lights of an oncoming bus" would be someone seeing you and your partner in public, then feeling like you have to stop or freeze because you feel shame. "Hearts on fire tonight. Feel my bones ignite" could be a passion or something similar for fighting homophobia. You heart could 'be on fire' with angry passion to try and end homophobia. "Fail safe trigger lock down call. Wipe the drive clean slate. Quick sound the alarm. No escape from the truth. And the weight of it all. I am caught in the web of a lie." Could be about trying to hide your relationship. Wanting to hide evidence you are more than friends. "And the bitch of it all is that I'm running from the desire of the people to whom I belong" could be about have a family what is homophobic. It's not listed but towards the end there is a line that's "(one more time)". This is most likely how the chorus repeats itself one more time. But with this story it could Ben about trying to make the relationship work again. Whether it's trying to introduce yourself and partner to your parents or whatever. "Love feels like war" being repeated could also be representative of a lgbtq+ relationship. This is because of facing homophobia and violence etc can make loving who you love feel like a war.