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Song on Fire - Nickelback

Album: Feed the Machine

genre: Rock

The first words that come out
And I can see this song will be about you
I can’t believe that I can breathe without you
But all I need to do is carry on
The next line I write down
And there’s a tear that falls between the pages
I know that pain’s supposed to heal in stages
But it depends which one it’s standing on

I write lines down, then rip them up
Describing love can’t be this tough

I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
Play it for the world, but it won’t mean much
Unless I sing this song to you

I’m dying to show you
This could end happily ever after
There doesn’t ever have to be disaster
And all you have to do is sing along

I write lines down, then rip them up
Impossible describing love

I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
Play it for the world, but it won’t mean much
Unless I sing this song to you

I could set this song on fire
Sing this song to you
I could set this song on fire

Light this old guitar on fire, I’d still hear the notes
Drown the melody in water, I’d still hear its ghost
Sing it with somebody else, but we’d be out of tune
Play it for the world, but it won’t mean much

I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke
I could throw it in the river and watch it sink in slowly
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
Play it for the world, but it won’t mean much
Unless I sing this song to you

I could set this song on fire
Sing this song to you
I could set this, I could set this
I wanna sing this song to you
I could set this song on fire
Sing this song to you
I could set this, I could set this

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Lyrics added by Denise T.

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"As we were working on this song, a very personal one for me, we all instantly connected to it on different levels through our own personal experiences. Everyone has a need to love or be loved and we’ve all been hurt or felt loss. It’s about your heart yearning for something that your rational mind knows is impossible to hold on to. There is a universally, haunting finality to losing love and we found ‘our protagonist’ (in this song) trying to reclaim it; but not knowing where to begin or that it might ultimately be in vain." - Chad Kroeger
Song details
  • Video Direction: Nigel Dick
  • Publishing: BMG
  • Co-Production: Nickelback & Chris Baseford
  • Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge
  • Composition: Chad Kroeger
  • Video Production: David Angelski
  • Vocals: Chad Kroeger
  • Release Date: April 28th, 2017
The song peaked at number 48 on US Hot Rock Songs chart.