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.
Hope I can make it
Stop it and break it
The doors are all locked down
I'm flying on my feet
gotta reach that corridor
Sirens are blaring
Screams from the staring
as they watch him cry
He's holding on as he's ripped from the room
engulfed in flames, but they'll be out soon
Oh it's such a shame, of all the things to go wrong while out in space
Fire, fire burns much brighter when oxygen is the supplier
Fire, fire is killing his desire to not be cold as he expire
Oh, burning in space
Oh, burning in space
I wake with a cold sweat
how could I forget
I've seen this all before
The red lights are spinning now
'round and 'round as I hit ground
Warnings of pure dread
heard on the overhead
in a monotonic tone
There are men and women trapped in that room
flames scorching them, but they'll be out soon
Oh it's such a shame, of all the things to go wrong while out in space
Fire, fire burns much brighter when oxygen is the supplier
Fire, fire is killing their desire to not be cold as they expire
Oh, burning in space
Oh, burning in space
Fire, fire burns much brighter when oxygen is the supplier
Fire, fire has killed their desire to not be cold as they expire
Fire, fire burns much brighter when oxygen is the supplier
Fire, fire has killed their desire to not be cold as they expire
Stop it and break it
The doors are all locked down
I'm flying on my feet
gotta reach that corridor
Sirens are blaring
Screams from the staring
as they watch him cry
He's holding on as he's ripped from the room
engulfed in flames, but they'll be out soon
Oh it's such a shame, of all the things to go wrong while out in space
Fire, fire burns much brighter when oxygen is the supplier
Fire, fire is killing his desire to not be cold as he expire
Oh, burning in space
Oh, burning in space
I wake with a cold sweat
how could I forget
I've seen this all before
The red lights are spinning now
'round and 'round as I hit ground
Warnings of pure dread
heard on the overhead
in a monotonic tone
There are men and women trapped in that room
flames scorching them, but they'll be out soon
Oh it's such a shame, of all the things to go wrong while out in space
Fire, fire burns much brighter when oxygen is the supplier
Fire, fire is killing their desire to not be cold as they expire
Oh, burning in space
Oh, burning in space
Fire, fire burns much brighter when oxygen is the supplier
Fire, fire has killed their desire to not be cold as they expire
Fire, fire burns much brighter when oxygen is the supplier
Fire, fire has killed their desire to not be cold as they expire
Lyrics submitted by Shadowbrook
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I believe the lyrics talk about an astronaut dying in a shuttle explosion
Sounds like drug addiction being compared to a shuttle explosion. The person feels suffocated and is becoming more hopeless, more cold and bitter. The person overdoses or does something drastic and gets hurt. People are watching.
The song is about the Challenger exploding out in space.