Whatʼs it gonna take to wake us up
Would it be the sound of a fire truck
Or are we too far gone to hear anything at all
I walk into the room and watch you leave
On every little thing we disagree
Weʼre like ghosts passing each other down the hall
If we had a fire, is there anything youʼd save
Would you let it go up in flames
Turn your back and walk away
If we had a fire, would we both suddenly see
What matters most to you and me
When love burns down to the wire
If we had a fire
Would you try to rescue our past
Run back in for the photographs
The way we danced in the video
On the day we wed
And all the love letters we once wrote
Would you let them all go up in smoke
Blame it on the tears in your eyes
And the heat from the burning bed
Chorus
Should we strike a match and let it burn
Is that the only way weʼll learn
Would it be the sound of a fire truck
Or are we too far gone to hear anything at all
I walk into the room and watch you leave
On every little thing we disagree
Weʼre like ghosts passing each other down the hall
If we had a fire, is there anything youʼd save
Would you let it go up in flames
Turn your back and walk away
If we had a fire, would we both suddenly see
What matters most to you and me
When love burns down to the wire
If we had a fire
Would you try to rescue our past
Run back in for the photographs
The way we danced in the video
On the day we wed
And all the love letters we once wrote
Would you let them all go up in smoke
Blame it on the tears in your eyes
And the heat from the burning bed
Chorus
Should we strike a match and let it burn
Is that the only way weʼll learn