
[Verse] i fed the fire day by day (day by day) let it consume me whole closer, closer, CLOSER it wanted more, i gave it more more of me, more of me let the heat pass for me (ooooh) and all i loved was what it burned [Pre-Chorus] i knew enough to turn away i did not turn i did not turn (but i knew, didn’t i?) and every time it asked again i only answered closer [Chorus] i was drowning in fire (over and over) drowning in what made me, me ooooh, give me more, give me more, give me more drowning in a sun hatched by need (my need, all mine) let me drown in it just once more just once (more, more, more) (more, more, more) (more, more, more) [Verse] a fever, most tenderly (mine, ooooh mine) rising through me closer, closer, CLOSER it wanted a self, i gave it mine piece by piece, piece by piece i let it speak in my place (ooooh) each lesser warmth became another hurt i just needed more (more, more, more) (more, more, more) [Pre-Chorus] i knew enough to turn away i did not turn i did not turn (i did, i did) WHY WHY WHY and every time it asked again i only answered closer [Bridge] did it erase me did it arrive but it's me, it's always me ITS ME, ITS ME what asked for more was always mine i agreed again (of course i did) my fever my want and yet where is it (where, where, where) i fed it it fed me i reached it it reached me [Chorus] i was drowning in fire (over and over) drowning in what made me, me ooooh, give me more, give me more, give me more drowning in a sun hatched by need (my need, all mine) let me drown in it just once more just once more, more, more (more, more, more) (more, more, more) [Outro] let me drown in it just once more my own sun my own sun beautiful ooooooh so beautiful (i just needed.....) more, more, more (more, more, more) (more, more, more)