The Real Meaning Behind BTS's 'Fire'

Pop on "Fire" by BTS and you'll hear the group showing off their fine singing and rapping skills. However, since the song is in Korean, you might not be able to follow the meaning behind the lyrics unless you have a firm grasp of the language. For those of us who are not fluent, Genius offered up an English translation of the song.

The blazing tune starts off with Suga simply saying "burning up" before adding, "fire / fire / fire / fire." From there, he's joined by J-Hope, and together they tell listeners, "When I wake up in my room, I have nothing / After the sun sets, I sway as I walk / I'm completely drunk, drunk / I'm swearing on the streets / I've lost it, I'm like a crazy guy / Everything's a mess, livin' like beep."

While that offers a somewhat serious view of what's happening, Jungkook, Jimin, and Suga then lead into the chorus with this little piece of big advice: "Live however you want, it's your life anyway / Stop trying, it's okay to lose." And that's surely what you can take away from the song as they continue by telling everyone to "throw your hands up, scream, burn it up."

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