[Intro] [gently swung drums, warm bass, hazy synth pad, soft guitar plucks] [la da di da… playing with the flame] [Verse 1] We’re drawing shapes in the cigarette glow Laughing while the sparks fall slow Matchstick hearts on the windowpane Watch them drip in the midnight rain Bare feet sliding on the kitchen tiles Red eyes, slow-motion smiles You say, “Don’t blink or the moment goes” So we dance while the ember grows [Pre-Chorus] [Percussion tightens, synth rises slowly] Every flicker pulls us side to side Heat is humming underneath the lights [Chorus] [Full groove, bass bouncing, wide dreamy synths] [WE’RE PLAYING THESE FIREGAMES, FIREGAMES] Touching all the edges of the flame Spinning in the smoke, we feel no shame Burning up the night and feel no pain [WE’RE LOST IN THESE FIREGAMES, FIREGAMES] Every little spark spells out your name Bodies on a wire, out of frame Dancing on the heat, we can’t be tamed [Verse 2] [Hi-hats drop back in, guitar a bit brighter] Cards spread out on the bedroom floor Moonlight creeping through the door You say “Tell me something you won’t say twice” So I whisper all my worst and best advice Candles tunneling down too fast Shadows stretching long and vast We’re both laughing at the way we sway Like the room is tilted sideways [Pre-Chorus] [More reverb, snare building softly] Every flicker pulls us side to side Heat is humming underneath the lights [Chorus] [WE’RE PLAYING THESE FIREGAMES, FIREGAMES] Touching all the edges of the flame Spinning in the smoke, we feel no shame Burning up the night and feel no pain [WE’RE LOST IN THESE FIREGAMES, FIREGAMES] Every little spark spells out your name Bodies on a wire, out of frame Dancing on the heat, we can’t be tamed [Bridge – darker, floaty, more “high”] [Beat strips to kick + toms, long synth chords, vocal a bit echoey] Slow drip, red tip, eyes half-closed Breath syncs up and the room slows Walls melt down into streaks of light We both glow like a low-warm strike (La da di da… play with the flame) Every little move fans it again [Drop / Post-Chorus] [Beat snaps back in, bass extra bouncy, chopped “firegames” vocal] [FIREGAMES, FIREGAMES, WE DON’T FEEL THE SAME] [SPARKS AROUND OUR NAMES, DANCING IN THE FRAME] [Final Chorus] [Dreamiest, biggest; harmonies and extra “ooh”s] [WE’RE PLAYING THESE FIREGAMES, FIREGAMES] Touching all the edges of the flame Spinning in the smoke, we feel no shame Burning up the night and feel no pain [WE’RE LOST IN THESE FIREGAMES, FIREGAMES] Every little spark spells out your name Bodies on a wire, out of frame Dancing on the heat, we can’t be tamed [Outro] [Drums fade, just bass pulse, soft pad and vocal] (La da di da… play with the flame) (La da di da… never the same)
