[Verse 1 – Male] I crack like dry wood in August One hard word, I’m gone I strike the match in my own hands Watch my bridges burn at dawn Been called a walking warning "Boy, you run too hot" Tried cooling down with distance But the sparks just never stop [Verse 2 – Female] You’re pacing holes in the hardwood Like a storm stuck in the hall Your breath comes out like thunder You’re braced to break the wall But I’ve seen past all that pressure Past the smoke around your eyes Underneath the angry cinders There’s a boy who’s scared to cry [Chorus – Both] You’re fire when you fall I’m the water on the wall You’re the spark that scares you too I’m the rain that runs to you We’re wrong on paper, right in pain Like August heat and freezing rain Falling in love through the crash and the clash You’re the wildfire, I’m the ash Yin and yang in a small-town sky Burn and melt and still survive [Verse 3 – Male] You touch my wrist, I stop shaking Like you flipped some secret switch (yeah) The rage goes out like porch lights In a one-street, sleeping ditch I hate the way I go missing Inside the smoke I make But you pull me back to breathing On every tidal wave I fake [Pre-Chorus – Female] I’m not here to fix you Just to stand where others ran You’re not here to break me Just to hold my shaking hands (mm) [Chorus – Both] You’re fire when you fall I’m the water on the wall You’re the spark that scares you too I’m the rain that runs to you We’re wrong on paper, right in pain Like August heat and freezing rain Falling in love through the crash and the clash You’re the wildfire, I’m the ash Yin and yang in a small-town sky Burn and melt and still survive (oh) [Bridge – Duet] [Soft guitar, then build] (Male) I’ve burned every good thing down (Female) I’ve froze every feeling out (Male) But you stayed through the smoke and sound (Female) And you thawed every doubt (Male) So if I flare, don’t let me run (Female) If I go cold, just call my name (Both) We’re a mess, but we’re the one Kind of beautiful, dangerous, same [Chorus – Both] You’re fire when you fall I’m the water on the wall You’re the spark that scares you too I’m the rain that runs to you (runs to you) We’re wrong on paper, right in pain Like August heat and freezing rain Falling in love in the smoke and the ice Burning alive, making something nice You’re the wildfire in my eyes I’m the hands that hold the sky [Outro – Female & Male] (Female) When you burn, I’ll stay (Male) When you shake, I’ll stay (Female) When I freeze, don’t walk away (Both) Fire and ice in the same old town Somehow we both calm down

country, Alt-country emo-pop duet with male and female vocals trading leads. Fingerpicked acoustic and brushed kit in verses, slide guitar swells. Big, anthemic choruses with stomps, claps, and stacked harmonies. Warm bass and twangy electric add grit in the bridge as dynamics rise from intimate confessional to shout-along release., emo, pop

Fire When I Fall