You're all I have in this teenage twilight
Your golden hair and pale blue eyes
But through all the days
And the sleepless nights
We have never been satisfied
Tumbling like the leaves
We are spiraling on the breeze
Almost to the point of no return
Everything will burn baby burn

Look into my tired eyes
See someone you don't recognize
Binds that can't be untied
This is slow suicide
Feelings that I can't disguise
Never will be reconciled
Something inside has died

You walk like you're in a daze
Unresponsive eyes in a distant gaze
Like all the good times have flown away
And their memory leaves a bitter taste
Tumbling like the leaves
We are spiraling on the breeze
Destructive love is all we have
Destructive love is all I am

Look into my tired eyes
See someone you don't recognize
Binds that can't be untied
This is slow suicide
Feelings that I can't disguise
Never will be reconciled
Something inside has died

Vicious bitter words
Becoming more and more cruel
But you always take me back
And let me lick your wounds

Tumbling like the leaves
We are spiraling on the breeze
Almost to the point of no return
Everything will burn baby burn

Look into my tired eyes
See someone you don't recognize
Binds that can't be untied
This is slow suicide
Feelings that I can't disguise
We're living in a compromise
Something inside has died



Lyrics submitted by toterkater

Track duration: 03:29

"Burn Baby Burn" as written by Tim Wheeler

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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    General Comment:I saw Ash perform at the Coventry Godiva festival yesterday and they finished on this song and oh my God, everyone went wild when that he satrted playing the intro! IT REALLY ROCKED!
    Flag nerdymusoon July 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:For me this song reminds me of when I hooked up with a boy I really liked & stayed up all night getting more & more drunk & talking & kissing & talking & kissing some more, and I woke up the next day with him thinking we might be together but everything had changed and we were suddenly shy with eachother & everything felt weird - Look into my tired eyes
    see someone you don't recognise
    and we haven't really spoke to eachother since that night and I wish he'd say hi when he walked past me in school or text me or anything but i suppose he didn't like me as much as I liked him and that's what I think this is about
    Waking up the morning after and feeling wrong and uncomfortable because you'd drunkenly bared your soul to someone and now you didn't know how you felt about the person or how they felt about you
    Flag Lucky:)on April 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Whoever says anything about overanalysing the meaning of songs on this site...please just leave, or never talk ever again. This site is about the meaning of the song. The lyrics are only there for a visual clue.
    Flag Blaizeon November 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:What an amazing song! I love especially the accustic version that I got on myspace.
    Flag lindzson August 31, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:There are a lot of mistakes in these lyrics.

    "Your golden hair and pale blue eyes"

    "Tumbling like the leaves
    Yeah, we are spiraling on the breeze"

    "Binds that can't be untied
    Oh, it's a slow suicide"

    "Like all the good times have gone away"

    "Vicious bitter words
    Becoming more and more cruel"
    Flag Portchoon July 13, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this song was the one that got me to love Ash
    Flag roitanon April 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I've never really understood the meaning of this song, too me it seems to mean loads of different things all in one - but its awesome. It's the most fun when hyper or drunk too :D
    Flag YoungxForxEternityon March 12, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:this is ma fave ash song tee hee im just randomly making coments so dont mind me lol
    Flag soulpatchrocker01on August 30, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Not my favourite ash song, thats gotta be Starcrossed, what a beautifull song eh?
    But any way, the video to this song was actually filmed in my high school sports hall!! The place they were supposed to film it fell through, and we were their only other option (yeah not a cool story but a true one). unfountunately it was b4 i saw the light that is rock music and was listening to Garage (i know im ashamed lol, but hey i was in year 8) so @ the time i couldnt fully appreciate that such a great band were at my school, hey all we were interested about was the burger van they brought along with them.
    So everytime i see the video i tell anyone with in a miles radius "that was filmed @ my school" lol
    Anyway just FYI's sake :)
    Flag DeadRedHeadon April 11, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:At the end of this song i always think hes gonna say 'Envy' cause i think it has the same kinda sound.. or is that just me?
    Flag bethan02ukon March 31, 2005   Link

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