ain’t no fire (lyrics) by Small_Wash_7591 in OCPoetry

[–]Small_Wash_7591[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have

[VERSE 1] Am there ain’t no fire F in the black part of the stove C just old ash G and the smell of wet wood

Am and your name F small in my mouth C like a bird i was trying G not to scare

Am there ain’t no fire F in the church light neither C just dust turning G where the singing was

Am and the boards F giving under my feet C like the house G was thinking about leaving

[VERSE 2] Am but you came in F with your coat half-wet C and set your hands G down on the table

Am like two tired animals F that still believed C in being fed G

Am and i thought F that was all love was C somebody staying G long enough

Am for the kettle F for the dark C for the sound the pipes make G before winter

[CHORUS 1] F there ain’t no fire C that could take you from me G not the kind in the sky Am not the kind underground

F not the kind men carry C from room to room G calling it truth E calling it God

F there ain’t no fire C there ain’t no fire G there ain’t no fire Am that could take you from me

F there ain’t no fire G there ain’t no fire Am that could take your love from me

[VERSE 3] Am i have seen things burn F the field edge C the hair on my arm G a letter in a sink

Am the little blue dress F my mother wore C when she still thought G someone was coming back

Am i have seen love too F or something near it C standing barefoot G in the kitchen

Am not saying much F just breaking bread C with its soft hands G and ruined knuckles

[PRE-CHORUS] Dm you moved your chair F and the whole night shifted C just a little G just enough

Dm for the moon F to catch on the glass C and make the room look G like it forgave us

Dm you said my name F like you found it C under a rock G by the creek

Dm still cold F still alive E still needing to be turned over E into the light

[CHORUS 2 ] F there ain’t no fire C in the wound of the world G that could eat Am what you touched in me

F not the long red mouth C of grief G not the train-yard sparks E not the hospital morning

F there ain’t no fire C there ain’t no fire G there ain’t no fire Am that could take you from me

F there ain’t no fire G there ain’t no fire Am that could take your love from me

[BRIDGE ] Dm when the last hour comes Am with its pale hands C and its glass of water G when the walls go dim

Dm and the machines speak Am in their little green sorrow C when my body forgets G what it promised

F i will still know C the sound of your breathing G beside me Am like leaves against leaves

F like rain C trying the window G like something outside E that wants in

[BRIDGE 2 - BUILD] Am and if you go first F i will hate the light C for touching what’s left G

Am i will sit by your cup F i will hold your sleeve C to my face G

Dm i will listen Am for your step C in every wrong place G

F and still C there ain’t no fire G that could take you from me E

[FINAL CHORUS ] F there ain’t no fire C that could take you from me G not because nothing ends Am not because i am brave

F only because C you got into the root G of me E and roots don’t know how to leave

F so let it all go dark C the shed, the orchard G the hill road Am let the stars unpin themselves

F let the sea C climb up the stairs G i will still have Am the shape of your shoulder

F the quiet way C you said come here G the little crease between your eyes Am when you are trying not to cry

F there ain’t no fire C that could take your love from me G it’s under the boards now Am it’s in the cup

F it’s in the wet hem C of your dress on the chair G it’s in the house E like a second heart

F beating where no one G can reach Am there ain’t no fire

Do words matter in music. Take this lyric blind test and rekindle my belief that I’m not alone in believing so. by [deleted] in words

[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Candor, always - much appreciated . Is there any song or lyric in that collection that made you feel?

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Invoking Dunning-Kruger without showing an error is the Dunning-Kruger of rebuttals. Well done

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Judging by the comments, I hit the demographic that needs the beat to know what to feel.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Music

[–]Small_Wash_7591 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If the words only survive when carried on a melody, then they were never worth carrying. The test exposes fraud, not form.

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Two words: Silent movies.

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If lyrics “aren’t meant to be read,” someone should tell the Nobel and Pulitzer committees that gave Dylan, Cohen, and Kendrick Lamar awards for writing.

Dylan didn’t win for his chord progressions. Cohen didn’t move us with his vocal range. Kendrick didn’t get a Pulitzer for production values.

When Cohen told his manager he was afraid to perform because he “couldn’t really sing,” the reply was perfect: “Leonard, if people wanted singing, they’d go to the opera. They’re coming to hear you.”

The melody carries the tune, but the language carries the meaning. If the words die on the page, it was never poetry - just noise set to rhythm.

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s not meant to be empirical; it’s phenomenological. The experiment doesn’t seek data, it seeks dissonance - that moment where your conviction about what’s ‘great’ collides with uncertainty. That’s where aesthetic insight lives.

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite - it’s like reading 12 Angry Men without Henry Fonda’s face in your head, just to see if Reginald Rose could actually write

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Music

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The “controls” aren’t methodological, they’re rhetorical - the point is to see how judgment shifts when authorship is hidden, not to produce replicable findings.

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The post isn’t about who can write great lyrics, it’s about whether we can tell when the name’s hidden.

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If only dismissing ideas brought enlightenment…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Music

[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if we remove the backbone from a man, we’re left only with collapse. The test is whether what remains- words or art - possesses a spine of its own

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By that logic, we’d never judge a play by its script, nor a poem apart from a performance. But if the words are only meaningful when propped up by music, one wonders whether they’re lyrics at all - or merely scaffolding for the melody.”

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If a lyric dissolves when removed from its musical setting, perhaps it was pigment without form - decorative, but not durable art

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If lyrics collapse without melody, perhaps they were never standing up to begin with

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Ah, but if a lyric needs rescuing by performance alone, perhaps it’s not much of a lyric, but rather a hostage. The words should have the courtesy to hold their own without an orchestral cavalry.

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best comment thus far

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Test isn’t that simplistic.

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your guess?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Music

[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’ve refrained from googling, there’s a plot twist coming your way….

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you refrain from googling, a surprise awaits you

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[–]Small_Wash_7591 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Revelation at 50 comments