Lyrics to
Heat Wave

This version of Heat Wave was released by The Jam in 1979.

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Whenever I’m with you
Something inside starts burning
And my hearts filled with fire
Stop this – it’s got a hold on me
I said this ain’t the way it’s supposed to be

It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart
I can’t keep from crying
Tearing me apart

Whenever she calls my name
Sounds so soft sweet and plain
Right then, right there
I feel this burning pain
This high blood pressure’s got a hold on me
I said this ain’t the way love’s supposed to be

Whenever I’m with you
Something inside starts burning
And my hearts filled with fire

Something’s got me amazed
Don’t know what to do
My head’s in a haze

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About Lyrics and Heat Wave by The Jam

The lyrics for Heat Wave are defined as the words making up the song released by The Jam in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Heat Wave have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Jam and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Heat Wave by The Jam if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Heat Wave" means the words set to the music of Heat Wave, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Jam. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Heat Wave and the lyrics to Heat Wave are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Jam who came here looking just for the lyrics to Heat Wave, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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