Alicia Keys

Released: June 25, 2013

Songwriter: Alicia Keys Jeff Bhasker Salaam Remi Billy Squier

Producer: Alicia Keys Jeff Bhasker Salaam Remi

[Spoken Intro]
We were in the studio and I said:
"What does a girl on fire sound like?"
Apparently it sounds something like this

This is called a CP-70
It's a very kinda old school keyboard, I love it very much
And this is featured on "Girl on Fire"

Yes, let me tell you

[Verse 1]
She's just a girl and she's on fire
Hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway
She's living in a world and it's on fire
Filled with catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh oh oh oh oh
She's got both feet on the ground
And she's burning it down
Oh oh oh oh oh
She got her head in the clouds
And she's not backing down

[Chorus]
This girl is on firе
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire
This girl is on firе
Yeah

[Verse 2]
Looks like a girl, but she's a flame
So bright, she can burn your eyes
Better look the other way
You can try but you'll never forget her name
She's on top of the world
Hottest of the hottest girls say

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh oh oh oh oh
We got our feet on the ground
And we're burning it down
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
We got our head in the clouds
And we're not coming down

[Chorus]
This girl is on fire
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire
This girl is on fire
Oh

[Verse 3]
Everybody stares, as she goes by
'Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes
Watch her as she's lighting up the night
Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl
And it's a lonely world
But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby

[Chorus]
Girl is on fire
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire
This girl is on fire

[Outro]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh
She's just a girl and she's on fire

Rawr

Gifted with one of the finest voices of the early 21st century and exceptional talent, the famed Alicia Keys is a recognized, award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. She was born on January 25, 1981 in New York.

Her debut album Songs in A Minor launched her career as she became the best-selling new artist of 2001. Her follow-up album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and her album for the MTV Unplugged series in 2005 further cemented her at the top of the pop and R&B game. Her biggest hits are powerful ballads like “Fallin',” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and “No One.”

On January 15, 2019 Pop/R&B legend and 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys was announced as the host of the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. This will be the first time Keys has been the master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night.

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