What is “Signal Fire” about?
"Signal Fire" is a song about coming out of hiding, sung by a woman who spent years apologizing for the way her body caught the light and now wants the whole sky to see her. The verses remember a girl in a room made of rules, learning to be a decent ghost, while the chorus calls every past self to show up tonight. Track five on Solstice Light, it is where the album first turns from dancefloor imagery to personal history.
Signal Fire lyrics
I spent too many years apologizing
For the way my body caught the light
Now I'm the match, now I'm the mountain
Now I'm the one turning on the night
Hey, hey, can you see me now
Hey, hey, can you see me now
Hey, hey, can you see me now
Can you, can you, can you
I'm a signal fire
I'm a signal fire
Burn it up, burn it up
Tell the whole sky I'm alive
I'm a signal fire
I'm a signal fire
Everyone I've ever been
Show up, show up, show up tonight
Little girl in a room made of rules
Learning to be a decent ghost
Here I am, thirty thousand feet
Over every single thing I was told
Hey, hey, can you see me now
Hey, hey, can you see me now
Hey, hey, can you see me now
Can you, can you, can you
I'm a signal fire
I'm a signal fire
Burn it up, burn it up
Tell the whole sky I'm alive
I'm a signal fire
I'm a signal fire
Everyone I've ever been
Show up, show up, show up tonight
(I am) I am not afraid
(I am) I am not afraid
(I am) I am not afraid
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I'm a signal fire
I'm a signal fire
Burn it up, burn it up
Tell the whole sky I'm alive
I'm a signal fire
I'm a signal fire
Everyone I've ever been
Show up, show up, show up tonight
Show up, show up, show up tonight