Lyrics to
On Fire

This version of On Fire was released by Van Halen in 1978.

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Turn your radios on, I’ll be a right there, yes I will
Turn me up real loud, I’m in your ears, ah
‘N’ I’m hangin’ ten now baby, as I ride your sonic, ooh wave
(Good God, y’all)
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
Oh yeah, one time
Fire, fire, fire
Lay your bodies down, I’m in your beds, your beds
Pull your headphones on, I’m in your heads, ah
‘N’ I’m hangin’ ten now baby, as I ride your sonic, ooh wave
(Good God, y’all)
I’m on fire
I’m on fire
I’m on fire

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About Lyrics and On Fire by Van Halen

The lyrics for On Fire are defined as the words making up the song released by Van Halen in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to On Fire have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Van Halen 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 On Fire by Van Halen 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 On Fire" means the words set to the music of On Fire, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Van Halen. 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 On Fire and the lyrics to On Fire are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Van Halen who came here looking just for the lyrics to On Fire, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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