Can't stop the fire; / you wouldn't want to lose it, anyway. / Can't stop the fire, / your things are here to stay. / Remember when we used to laugh? / We did it all / for nothing, / yeah. /

Can't stop the fire (can't stop the fire), / oh no, it's getting warmer every day (can't save it all) / Can't stop the fire (can't stop the fire), / we're living on the fifth floor and it's okay (can't save it all) /

When you look in her eyes / and there's love in her eyes, / but you don't believe her. / When you look in her eyes / and there's love in her eyes, / but you don't believe her, / and then she says / "Remember when we used to talk? / Seems we did it all / for nothing, / yeah." /

Can't stop the fire (can't stop the fire), / oh no, it's getting warmer every day (can't save it all) / Can't stop the fire (can't stop the fire), / we're living on the fifth floor and it's okay (can't save it all) / It's okay (baby, baby, baby), / it's okay (baby, baby, baby.) / (Baby, baby, baby), it's okay (baby, baby, baby.) / Oooh. / And then she says. /

(Can't stop the fire, / can't save it all / Can't stop the fire, / can't save it all) /

Can't stop the fire (can't stop the fire), / oh no, it's getting warmer every day (can't save it all) / Can't stop the fire (can't stop the fire), / we're living on the fifth floor and it's okay (can't save it all) / Can't stop the fire (can't stop the fire), / you wouldn't want to lose it anyway (can't save it all) / Can't stop the fire (can't stop the fire), / we're living on the fifth, baby, it's okay (can't save it all) / It's okay, / it's okay, yeah, / it's okay, yeah.

Credits

Composition:

• Sarah Cracknell
• Ian Catt

Vocals:

• Sarah Cracknell

Versions and sources

Fifth Floor

• Anymore single [CD two]
• Desert Baby single [CD]
• Lipslide album [CD (Japanese release)]
• Lipslide album [CD (US release)]