Man On Fire Lyrics

Mama always said don't play with matches

You're gonna get burned when the flame it catches

But I was too young and dumb to listen

That and my fear of danger was missing

Laughing in pain as the flames rise higher

Laughing in pain, I'm a man on fire.

Laughing in pain as I sear and scorch.

Look at me, Ma, I'm the Human Torch.

I burn for you like a bonfire lover

The tears I shed aren't enough to smother

This conflagration that I find me in

Smoke signals rise from my melting skin.

The agony is beyond explaining

But don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining.

I brought this pain, I urged it on,

And I'll burn for you until I'm all gone.

Laughing in pain as the flames rise higher

Laughing in pain, I'm a man on fire.

Laughing in pain as I sear and scorch.

Look at me, Ma, I'm the Human Torch.

I'm crazy ablaze, a living inferno

Not merely warm like a can of Sterno.

I'm raging alight, my own funeral pyre.

Look at me, Ma, I'm a man on fire.

The ending is near, I can feel it coming.

The blood in my ears, my heartbeat drumming.

My bones feel crisp as if they'll shatter

I'm amused though it's no laughing matter.

I realize, too late, and with great frustration

There's no reward in self immolation,

Yet here I am all but dead and dusted

Regretting the moment I spontaneously combusted.

Laughing in pain as the flames rise higher

Laughing in pain, I'm a man on fire.

Laughing in pain as I sear and scorch.

Look at me, Ma, I'm the Human Torch.

I'm crazy ablaze, a living inferno

Not merely warm like a can of Sterno.

I'm raging alight, my own funeral pyre.

Look at me, Ma, I'm a man on fire.

Mama always said don't play with matches

You're gonna get burned when the flame it catches.

Mama was right, should've left those matches on the shelf

Now I've gone and made an ash of myself.