Story Behind The Song

This song was inspired by observing how addiction disguises itself as desire and freedom before revealing its cost. The "fire" represents anything that promises escape but quietly consumes everything around it--relationships, identity, and peace. Rather than ending in defeat, the song pivots toward agency, emphasizing that awareness, effort, and inner resolve can stop the cycle. At its core, "Chasing That Fire" is about recognizing the trap, confronting it head-on, and choosing to overcome what once felt unstoppable.

Song Description

"Chasing That Fire" is an intense, rhythm-driven track that explores the cycle of addiction through metaphor, repetition, and emotional urgency. Using fire as both temptation and consequence, the lyric captures the pull of desire, the damage it causes, and the strength required to extinguish it. Sparse, punchy verses and a haunting chorus create a relentless forward motion, while the final act delivers a message of accountability and hope. Gritty, modern, and cinematic, the song works across alternative, urban, and crossover spaces where raw honesty meets resilience.

Lyrics

CHASING THAT FIRE

(Xolani Kacela)

[Verse 1]
Tricked from the git
Bliss beyond my wit
Someone should have warned me
Even Sampson couldn't resist it

[synth & drums drop]

[Pre-Chorus]
Burning, yearning, can't escape
Every promise just a trap I make

[Chorus]
Pain won't die or expire
Life with burning desire
Sick drug silently conspires
(Always) chasing that fire

[Chorus]
Pain won't die or expire
Life with burning desire
Sick drug silently conspires
(Always) chasing that fire

[Verse 2]
Hooked on that stuff
Life's rough and tough
One person strung out
Whole family's hung out

[Pre-Chorus]
Burning, yearning, can't escape
Every promise just a trap I make

[Chorus]
Pain won't die or expire
Life with burning desire
Sick drug silently conspires
(Always) chasing that fire

[Chorus]
Pain won't die or expire
Life with burning desire
Sick drug silently conspires
(Always) chasing that fire

[Bridge]
Grass ain't always greener
Nothing like freedom
Except losing liberation
Fool's bliss, total temptation

Oh, oh, oh, oh. ooowee, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh. ooowee, oh, oh, oh, oh

[synth & drums drop]

[Verse 3]
Tackled all doubt
Found a way out
Caught that fire
Put the fire out

[Pre-Chorus]
Burning, yearning, can't escape
Every promise just a trap I make

[Chorus]
Pain won't die or expire
Life with burning desire
Sick drug silently conspires
(Always) chasing that fire

[Chorus]
Pain won't die or expire
Life with burning desire
Sick drug silently conspires
(Always) chasing that fire

Oh, oh, oh, oh. ooowee, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh. ooowee, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Outro]
Run, run, run,
Gun, gun, gun
Still, it's possible to outrun it
Dig deep and overcome it


©2025 Xolani Kacela, ASCAP, xolani.kacela@gmail.com, 919-949-2002