Lyrics
Verse 1:
Introduction of the singer's emotional state and physical symptoms.
I got a loss of appetite, I'm so tired, I can't sleep,
Expressing loss of appetite, tiredness, and insomnia.
Can't dream wake up every night
Struggling with recurring dreams every night.
Chills runnin down my spine, my fever is so high,
Physical symptoms intensify, fever and chills, attributed to thoughts of a relationship.
The thought of you and I got the
Emphasizing that the impact is related to the singer and someone else ("you and I").
Boy you don't know what it's like, it looks like,
Describing the overwhelming and consuming nature of emotions taking over the singer's body.
It feels like, acts like, taking on a life
-It all started in my mind, It spread to my insides,
-It's taking over my body
-Chorus:
Chorus expressing the metaphorical "heat" in different individuals and its suffocating effect.
I got the heat, see the red in my cheeks,
-It's suffocating me, got the hot hot heat
-She got the heat from her head to her feet,
-She tried to shake it, shake it, shake it
-She just can't beat the
-Here comes the heat like a fire in me,
-Burning up through my blood, got the hot hot heat
-He got the heat and he put it on me,
-Like a spell from the devil, now I just can't beat the heat
-Verse 2:
Second verse describing the intensity of attraction, warning of potential consequences.
See the fire in my eyes, but don't stare
-Don't look too long or boy you might catch fire
-Say you don't mind if it eats you alive,
-If it pokes out your eyes, you come close, you playing with fire
-See the changes in your touch it's a rush,
-The passion in your blood bubbling up
-Oooooh a crush can't touch this lust boy
-Chorus:
Reiteration of the chorus, emphasizing the inescapable nature of the emotional "heat."
I got the heat, see the red in my cheeks,
-It's suffocating me, got the hot hot heat
-She got the heat from her head to her feet,
-She tried to shake it, shake it, shake it
-She just can't beat the
-Here comes the heat like a fire in me,
-Burning up through my blood, got the hot hot heat
-He got the heat and he put it on me,
-Like a spell from the devil, now I just can't beat the heat
-Bridge:
Bridge reinforcing the burning sensation and its connection to love.
Burning, I'm burning up (Burning up, burning up, can't beat the heat)
-Burning, I'm burning up (Burning up, burning up for your love I'm)
-Burning, I'm burning up (Here comes the heat)
-Burning, I'm burning up (Burning up, burning up for your love I'm)
-Verse 3:
Third verse discussing the ubiquity of the emotional impact ("something in the air") and its contagious nature.
I think it's something in the air, it's out there,
-She got it, he got it, you got it, I got it bad
-Got me walking in circles, seeing in purple, saying ha ha ha ha ha ha oh
-Got me spinning in a spell I'm not well, I'm at home listening to Nina Simone
-Boy you're so contagious how much more can I take of this,
-Taking over my body
-Chorus:
Final chorus emphasizing the persistent and irresistible nature of the emotional "heat."
I got the heat, see the red in my cheeks,
-It's suffocating me, got the hot hot heat
-She got the heat from her head to her feet,
-She tried to shake it, shake it, shake it
-She just can't beat the
-Here comes the heat like a fire in me,
-Burning up through my blood, got the hot hot heat
-He got the heat and he put it on me,
-Like a spell from the devil, now I just can't beat the heat
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