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.
Only you can start this fire in my heart, set me a blaze tonite
Cold no longer
One day my fight will be over, but for now I'm looking straight ahead
And its all for you
So I'll let you rise, I'll let you rise in these bones
Our eyes have grown dim finding no rest in ourselves
Renew us o' lord, light the fire within
Burn, renew this heart
Burn, and rise from these ashes
Burn the fire within
Burn rise up from these ashes
Burn, and cleanse these bones
Burn, renew my heart cause I'll praise you
Burn until the day that you will return
Nothing more than to see through your eyes
I want nothing else but to see through your eyes
Burn in my heart
Take my heart, set me free, light my fire
Cold no longer
One day my fight will be over, but for now I'm looking straight ahead
And its all for you
So I'll let you rise, I'll let you rise in these bones
Our eyes have grown dim finding no rest in ourselves
Renew us o' lord, light the fire within
Burn, renew this heart
Burn, and rise from these ashes
Burn the fire within
Burn rise up from these ashes
Burn, and cleanse these bones
Burn, renew my heart cause I'll praise you
Burn until the day that you will return
Nothing more than to see through your eyes
I want nothing else but to see through your eyes
Burn in my heart
Take my heart, set me free, light my fire
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man christians suck but what a fucking rad ass song.
Why do Christians suck? You are contradicting yourself because you think this song is great. Yet, Christians made this song. Don't put down a group of people just because you don't agree with their beliefs. Not all Christians are the same.
you are an idiot, and when yuo realize why you are an idiot and your statement is just reall idiotic then you will realize why i do not like things about christians. i will give you a head start, on im joking about christians sucking well all of them but then the fact i d not like some traits of a group of people really has nothing at all to do with the quality of a song; two there is no contridiction, im sure someone you may nopt get along with built your house but you still fucking live in it; and three the lyrics are of no matter of how the overall song comes out, its cool if i can relate but if i cant and the song rocks hard then its cool.
i hate the stereotypes that christians have imposed on them..