Sex On Fire Lyrics

[jonathan88]

Ok here's my take...


Lay where you're layin'
Don't make a sound
I know they're watchin'
They're watchin'

All the commotion
Its killing the play
It has people talkin'
They're talkin'


You
Ya sex is on fire


The dark of the alley
The breakin' of day
The head while I'm drivin'
I'm drivin'

Soft lips are open
Them knuckles are pale
Feels like ya dyin'
Ya dyin'


And you
Ya sex is on fire
Consumed
We're the ones to transpire


Hot as a fever
Rattlin' bones
I could just taste it
Taste it

If its not forever
If its just tonight
Oh we're still the greatest
The greatest...the greatest


And you
This sex is on fire
And you
This sex is on fire
Consumed
We're the ones to transpire

And you
Ya sex is on fire
Consumed
We're the ones to transpire

[chelle]

Aug 6, 2008 4:49:16 GMT @newtonab said:

Aug 5, 2008 12:33:39 GMT sparky said:

Isn't it "This sex is on fire?"

yes

Yeah, Caleb confirms it here: www.nme.com/news/kings-of-leon/38658

[jonathan88]

Hey I see where you're coming from but it doesn't actually confirm that he sings those words in the finished song...


I do think at points in the song he is singing this sex is on fire, its actually hard to tell between 'ya/your sex is on fire' and 'this sex is on fire'. I could be wrong, he might not sing it at all, its all down to what the individual can pick up on through the instruments.


But we won't REALLY know until an official lyric sheet comes out.

[Bornagirl76]

Aug 5, 2008 19:31:22 GMT chelle said:

Not necessarily. Haven't you ever heard of pillow talk or talking dirty? Transpire means to come or to ooze (or to come to light).

"To come or ooze"?! That's the most selective interpretation of 'transpire' I've ever heard! Not saying it's not technically correct, but has anyone ever heard 'transpire' being used in that context? I certainly haven't! Maybe I just haven't been getting any high-calibre pillow talk . Having said that, I wouldn't put it past Caleb to make even 'transpire' a dirty word

Also, I have to go with Irshfan in that I hear 'the breaking of day/ahead while I'm driving", not 'head while I'm driving'. You dirty buggers!

[Bornagirl76]

Oh and to me it sounds like "consumed with what's to transpire", which would make sense.
(though it also sounds like 'console'...I dunno..)

[therunner]

Aug 6, 2008 20:20:35 GMT Bornagirl76 said:

Oh and to me it sounds like "consumed with what's to transpire", which would make sense.
(though it also sounds like 'console'...I dunno..)

Consoled with the words to transpire??

[schnucams]

I thought it was 'console' too

[Bornagirl76]

I don't hear "with words", I hear "with what's". So either "Consumed with what's to transpire" which would actually make total sense, or "console with what's to transpire" which is really bad English but isn't entirely nonsensical! /*schoolmarm*

EDIT: p.s., TheRunner, your sig is absolutely fucking awesome!!

[therunner]

Argh! I'm comin out in a stress rash!
haha

[therunner]

Aug 6, 2008 20:28:27 GMT Bornagirl76 said:

EDIT: p.s., TheRunner, your sig is absolutely fucking awesome!!

Class, isn't it?
Peps made it, she's done loads. Check out the Randomness section

[hips]

I am hearing:

* THIS sex is on fire
* Consumed with the want to transpire
* It's not forever, it's just tonight, oh it's still the greatest.

[dirtyego]

Ok, having been through it a good million times or so, i'm going with this:

(not sure about the kitty line, and i rekon he only sings 'This sex is on fire' once near the end. - on all the others i hear 'Your'.)

Lay where you're laying
Don't make a sound
I know they're watching
They're watching

All the commotion
This kitty likes play
Has people talking
Talking

You
Your sex is on fire

The dark of the alley
The breaking of day
Ahead while I'm driving
I'm driving

Soft lips are open
Them nuckles are pale
Feels like you're dying
Your dying

You
Your sex is on fire
Consoled
We're the ones to transpire

Hot as a fever
Rattling bones
I could just taste it
Taste it

But it's not forever
No it's just tonight
Oh we're still the greatest
The greatest
The greatest

You
This sex is on fire
You
Your sex is on fire

Consoled
We're the ones to transpire

And you
Your sex is on fire
Consoled
We're the ones to transpire.

[homegrown]

Aug 6, 2008 17:35:51 GMT Bornagirl76 said:

Aug 5, 2008 19:31:22 GMT chelle said:

Not necessarily. Haven't you ever heard of pillow talk or talking dirty? Transpire means to come or to ooze (or to come to light).

"To come or ooze"?! That's the most selective interpretation of 'transpire' I've ever heard! Not saying it's not technically correct, but has anyone ever heard 'transpire' being used in that context? I certainly haven't! Maybe I just haven't been getting any high-calibre pillow talk . Having said that, I wouldn't put it past Caleb to make even 'transpire' a dirty word

Also, I have to go with Irshfan in that I hear 'the breaking of day/ahead while I'm driving", not 'head while I'm driving'. You dirty buggers!

Hehe I have to agree about the "ahead while i'm driving". I didnt want to be the first to say it though LOL!! Everyone seemed to love the 'head while i'm driving' so much i didnt want to disagree!

Karma for making me feel better bornagirl!!

[schnucams]

Ya it should be 'head when I'm driving'

Also I thought it was,
This sex is on fire and so were the words to transpire (thats not exact but u get the idea)

[SozzellLovesKOL]

Aug 8, 2008 12:21:21 GMT hips said:

I am hearing:

* Consumed with the want to transpire
* It's not forever, it's just tonight, oh it's still the greatest.

Those two make so much more sense! Especially the first one. But who knows! We'll have to wait and see...

[shatterdwing]

okay Im prettty sure he says: "all the commotion is killing the pain"

The live version is a little bit easier to hear at times:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeeBd_rT0dE

[viv]

Man...i seriously can't stress how many times i repeated sections of this song and then the whole song...i wouldn't be surprised if it had been at least 80+ times...

Anyway, here's what i hear...still iffy about the 6th line (the infamous line about the kitty, the killin', the play, or the pain) and whether or not he says "we're still the greatest," or "oh, it's still the greatest." Plus, i don't know whether or not he's saying "console" or "and so." Ugh, this is driving me crazy!!! So...who knows...either way, it makes sense. Hmmm...how bad will it suck if there are no lyrics with the album?! HA....

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Lay where ya’ layin’
Don’t make a sound
I know they’re watchin’
They’re watchin’

All the commotion
They killin' our pain
It has people talkin'
They’re talkin'

You…your sex is on fire

The dark of the alley
The breakin' of day
Ahead while I’m drivin'
I’m drivin'

Your soft lips are open
Them knuckles are pale
It feels like your dyin’
Your dyin'

And you…your sex is on fire

And so….we’re the ones to transpire

Hot as a fever
Rattlin' bones
I could just taste it
Taste it

It’s not forever
No, it’s just tonight
Oh it’s still the greatest
The greatest…the greatest

And you…your sex is on fire
And you….your sex is on fire

And so….we’re the ones to transpire

And you…your sex is on fire…
And so…we’re the ones to transpire

[drinkinthepark]

My 2 pence worth (or whatever the saying is!)

Line 6: They're killing our play (makes the most sense but still open to debate.)

Second line of chorus : Consumed with what's to transpire (I'm fairly certain it's this. totally agree with bornagirl76. It makes far more sense.)

Last verse :If it's not forever
If its just tonight
Oh we're still the greatest

The rest of it, i think, most agree with now

[sofarfromhome]

to me this sounds like, "all the commotion, the kiddy like play, has people talking" which would also make sense

[myblackthumbnail]

The song is called Sex On Fire, yet more of you seem to think the line is "ahead while I'm driving"? Now that's funny. I hear "head when I'm driving", which is something I have experienced, so I think I know what I'm talking about.