Kiss Of Fire

The speaker describes an intense attraction that feels irresistible, even though he recognizes it may hurt him. The emotion develops from excitement at the kiss into a willing surrender: he sees danger and imagines being destroyed by the passion, yet still asks for more. By the end, desire seems stronger than concern about what may happen afterward.

Fire images turn romantic desire into something powerful and dangerous. “Sparks” and “flames” suggest sudden excitement that grows hotter, while being turned “into ashes” implies emotional ruin or exhaustion. Calling the kiss a “kiss of fire” captures both its pleasure and its pain. The speaker also says the other person’s lips are ones he can “only let me borrow,” suggesting that the relationship may be temporary or that the affection is not fully his.

The lyrics hold two ideas together: the speaker feels trapped by desire, but also says he chooses this surrender and does not want pity. “Love me tonight” and the reference to tomorrow suggest he is willing to ignore future consequences for a moment of closeness. Whether the other person is truly deceptive, as “lips” that lie might imply, or whether that phrase is dramatic language for a risky romance remains open.