Burn

Album: Confessions (2004)
Charted: 1 1
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  • Girl, I understand why
    See it's burning me to hold onto this
    I know this is something that I gotta do
    But that don't mean I want to
    What I'm trying to say is that, I love you I just
    I feel like this is coming to an end
    And it's better for me to let it go now than hold on and hurt you
    I've gotta let it burn

    It's gonna burn for me to say this
    But it's coming from my heart
    It's been a long time coming
    But we done been fell apart
    Really wanna work this out
    But I don't think you gonna change
    I do but you don't
    Think it's best we go our separate ways
    Tell me why I should stay in this relationship
    When I'm hurting, baby, I ain't happy, baby
    Plus there's so many other things I gotta deal with
    I think that you should let it burn

    When your feeling ain't the same and your body don't want to
    But you know gotta let it go
    'Cause the party ain't jumpin' like it used to (oh no)
    Even though this might bruise you
    Let it burn (yeah)
    Let it burn
    Gotta let it burn

    Deep down you know it's best for yourself but you
    Hate the thought of her being with someone else
    But you know that it's over
    We knew it was through
    Let it burn
    Let it burn
    Gotta let it burn

    Sendin' pages I ain't supposed to
    Got somebody here but I want you
    'Cause the feeling ain't the same
    Find myself callin' her your name
    Ladies tell me do you understand?
    Now all my fellas do you feel my pain?
    It's the way I feel
    I know I made a mistake
    Now it's too late
    I know she ain't coming back
    What I gotta do now
    To get my shorty back?
    Oh oh oh oh
    Man, I don't know what I'm gonna do
    Without my boo
    You've been gone for too long
    It's been fifty-leven days, umpteen hours
    I'ma be burnin' 'til you return (let it burn)

    When your feeling ain't the same and your body don't want to
    But you know gotta let it go
    'Cause the party ain't jumpin' like it used to
    Even though this might bruise you
    Let it burn (let it burn, you gon' learn)
    Let it burn (gotta let it burn)
    Gotta let it burn

    Deep down you know it's best for yourself but you
    Hate the thought of her being with someone else
    But you know that it's over (know it's over)
    We knew it was through (know it's through)
    Let it burn (yeah, baby)
    Let it burn (ooh, girl, I)
    Gotta let it burn

    I'm twisted 'cause one side of me is tellin' me that I need to move on
    On the other side, I wanna break down and cry (oh)
    I'm twisted 'cause one side of me is tellin' me that I need to move on
    On the other side, I wanna break down and cry (yeah)

    Oh oh oh oh oh oh
    Oh oh oh (can you feel me burnin'?)
    Oh oh oh oh oh oh
    So many days, so many hours
    I'm still burnin' 'til you return

    When your feeling ain't the same and your body don't want to
    But you know gotta let it go
    'Cause the party ain't jumpin' like it used to
    Even though this might bruise you
    Let it burn (let it burn, let it burn)
    Let it burn
    Gotta let it burn

    Deep down (ooh, deep own inside you)
    You know it's best for yourself but you (know what's best for you)
    Hate the thought of her being with someone else
    But you know that it's over (it's over)
    We knew it was through
    Let it burn (let it burn) (let it burn, let it burn)
    Let it burn (let it burn) (let it burn, ohh)
    Gotta let it burn Writer/s: Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Usher Raymond
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 11

  • Porcia from Quezon, Philippinesi think it's about the two sides of break up. one half is about you wanting to move on and the other half is about you wanting her back. the 1st verse of the song tells the moving on part while the 2nd verse of the song tells the "i want her back" situation..it's a really good song with a really catchy tune! i love it! haha
  • Karie from Jacksonville, FlThis song is very emotional for me To be it's about a relationship where the couple keep hurting each other and they just need to let go
  • Carliss from New Iberia, LaI really love the song Let it Burn because it about love.
  • Elie from The U.k, Englandburn is a song by deep purple wen i enterd the site i was trying to find deep purples song not this piece of crap and im insulting crap here
  • Danielle from Richmond, KyGood job brittney u took the words right outta my mouth~!
  • Brittany from Richmond, KyThis is one of my favorite songs. I love the lyrics and whenever it comes on I have to sing to it.
  • Josh from Pleasant Plains, IlNo offence, Elson, but what are you talking about? He says that I must leave her, even though he loves her. The reason could be any of the following: She cheated on him, so he knows that he needs to let her go, but still has feeling for her; their lives are going in different directions (she gets a job somewhere else far away, or something like that); or he thinks he loves her, but he's losing the feeling...he broke up with her, but he later regrets it...which i believe that this song is about that...how much he regrets that...This song has GREAT lyrics...
  • Lola from Worcester, MaIm not really a fan of usher, but his vocals on this track are truly amazing and the lyrics are heartfelt "I'm still burning until you return" Great vocals, great lyrics.
  • Elson from Los Angeles, CaLyrically, this is one of the worst songs ever written. In the beginning of the song he says he has to do the difficult task of leaving someone he loves, but then later on he feels sad and "burns" until she returns. WTF? Dude, you're the one that left her!
  • Emily from Seaford, Englandafter spliting up with my boyfriend...this song came on...and all i can say is that it has meaning 2 both of us!
  • Tiffany from Penn Yan, NyI really like the song Burn because it talks about his relationship that he may have had. It can relate to anyone who has been in a relationship, and it is a wonderful song to listen to when your relationships go bad, because then you know someone else has also been through the same thing.
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