One or two have requested the lyrics to SBTRKT and Little Dragon’s “Wildfire” – which can be heard here – so I bring you this rather fragmented, but hopefully useful, attempt at figuring out what’s being sung in that delicious melody.
“Wildfire”
I could bet all the riches that I ever had
Rushing the night like a shark, babe
Would it be bad?
If I had to set the alarm
Cause those thrills that run up my back
You are my star
Nothing else could leave me off track
Hey
You like a wildfire
You got me rising high
Your innocence
Who’s brave?
Drowning in
Would you save me
It’s a crime
If you don’t want
You’ll expire
By the throat
Edit: Improved upon by “teresaaa7″ and “J”.
Edit #2: Now official, as per SKTRKT’s webpage.
i think it’s “you’re my star, nothing else could lead me off track”
sorry, nothing else can lead me off track.
thanks for posting these!
Thanks so much. That definitely makes more sense. It seems from Google searches that lots of people come across this website in search of lyrics, so I thought I’d provide the new ones as a start. Thanks again for the improvement!
I could bet all the riches that I ever had
rushing the night like a shark babe
would it be bad
if I had to set the alarm
cus those thrills that run up my back
you are my star
nothing else could leave me off track
hey
you like a wildfire
you got me rising high
ur innocence
whose the brave
drowning in
would you save me
its a crime
if you dont
your the spy
by the throat
Thanks, quen. I’ll get to making the corrections real soon.
I think it’s ‘kill this fire by the throat’
I don’t hear the “kill” bit, although you could be entirely right! I’m useless at these things, as you can tell. What does everyone else think?
Im 100% sure its not “kill the fire by the throat” but infact “You’ll expire, by the throat”
Thats what i can hear, anyone else feel this is best fit?
Updated. Thank you so much.
“youre the spy
by the phone”
“youre’ innocent
whos to blame?”
SBTRKT actually put the lyrics on his site :-)
http://sbtrkt.com/wildfirelyrics.php
Thank you so much, Jillibugc! All questions now finally answered.
wondering if she doesn’t rather say …
“your innocence
who’s to blame
drowning in
what you to say to me
it’s a crime
if you don’t
heal the scar
by the throat”
….
but it just came to me on a 2nd close listen after my first “foire au vin”
which is where you taste wine (=get drunk) and by cases which I did.
love this f’g track!
much love from Paris….L.Tee
Music and wine – that’s a fine evening. Might just make that the plan for tomorrow. She could very well be saying that, Lucille Tee, but I’ve taken those lyrics from SBTRKT’s official webpage. He could be lying, though! Let’s hunt him down!
it’s “you’ll expire by the throat” because that makes sense! meaning someone will die (expire) by the throat (drowning). and it’s
“it’s a crime if you don’t WANT” and it’s “whos brave” without the ‘the’! but great job otherwise :D
Thank you for the corrections, Krista. I’ve edited the main post. There was a huge grammar error in there, too. Big face palm moment. Thank you!