Lyrics
[Verse 1]
En garde, my god, how she getting me
Either we'll never get it right or it's meant to be
My ego, her pride, some recipe
We our biggest fans and our own worst enemies
Ain't shy, let the whole world know
Have 'em tuned in to the blow-by-blow
She move, I move, let her go, I go
Stir it up, stand back, watch the firework show, ayo
Too proud to quit when it's working
Too in denial to admit when it's over
Drowning at separate ends of an ocean
Both in too deep to know where the coast is
Surrounded by waves in the hurricane's gaze
When we together, ain't none of y'all safe
So, buckle up or get out of our way
Up in smoke, down in flames 'cause man
[Chorus]
When we fight fire with fire
When we cross the line
Ayo, maybe happy ever after's ain't for us
Ain't no surprise when we play with knives, ayo
Ain't no broken pride in these old papercuts
Ain't no broken pride in these old papercuts
[Verse 2]
One by one on a hunt, nowhere to hide, nowhere left to run
But I'd rather walk with you all the summer
Then a low-key peace with another, aye
One by one, every cut, yeah it gets deep, but who they to judge?
'Cause when it's on, we roll like the thunder
Then it's R.I.P. to the others, aye
Cycle repeat till the lesson get learned, man
You play with fire, your bridges get burned, man
The standoff only making this worse
But don't nobody move and nobody gets hurt, man
We just caught in our ways, sucker punches traded, all fun and games
Until the cards fall where they may
Then it's all, can't even, whatever, anyway
[Chorus]
When we fight fire with fire
When we cross the line
Ayo, maybe happy ever after's ain't for us
Ain't no surprise when we play with knives, ayo
Ain't no broken pride in these old papercuts
[Chorus]
I know when you're weakest
You know where my demons hide
Put us on a knife edge
Telling everything inside, yeah
I know when you're weakest
You know where my demons hide
Put us on the knife edge
Telling everything inside
[Bridge]
When will we learn?
We've come too far in this to see
How much it hurts
When will we learn?
You and I, we've come too far in this to know
When to let go
Are we our better halves, if we only make it worse?
Are we better off apart, but can't say the words?
When will we learn?
You and I, we've come too far in this to see
All we ever do is bleed
[Chorus]
When we fight fire with fire
When we cross the line, ayo
Maybe happy ever after's ain't for us
Ain't no surprise when we play with knives, ayo
Ain't no broken pride in these old papercuts
[Chorus]
I know when you're weakest (I know when you're weakest)
You know where my demons hide
Put us on the knife edge (Put us on the knife edge)
Ain't no broken pride in these old papercuts
I know when you're weakest (I know when you're weakest)
You know where my demons hide
Put us on the knife edge
Ain't no broken pride in these old papercuts
Written by: Alasdair Murray, Celia Pavey, Mark Landon, Thom Maken, Tommy Makem