Story Behind The Song
Had line "tippy toe thru the bedroom" and a chord progression. Trying to write another song and suddenly this one just happened
Song Description
Woman warns lover that she can get violent if he doesn't treat her right. Turns out she's burned previous husbands and keeps their ashes in her closet.
| Song Length |
2:41 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Blues - Country |
| Mood |
Cool, Aggressive |
Subject |
Darkness, Bad Love |
Lyrics
I SEE FIRES BURNING
(Littlejohn/Knable/Allen)
BPM: 84
VERSE
Tippy toe through the bedroom
Little gasoline on the floor
Men don't ever leave me
Got a match in my top drawer
You should have said "I'm sorry"
Before you went to bed
You know you can't argue
With the voices in my head
CHORUS
I see fires burning
Red flames in my eyes
Hurts me to watch another true love die
Hurts me to watch another true love die
VERSE
I'm cleaning up the evidence
Taking out the trash
A broken bourbon bottle
And a torn up photograph
Its best you go on sleeping
Peaceful and serene
Cause if you don't wake up
You won't hear the sirens scream
I really love my husbands
I keep 'em for myself
Gotta half a dozen urns in my closet on the shelf
© ANGEL GAIL MUSIC (ASCAP)/LITTLE TIN GOD MUSIC(ASCAP)/
EARWORM NASHVILLE(SESAC)