Remaining illusive to music scribes, with its elusively abstruse lyrical quality and refusal to reveal its thesis on first or 1,000th listen, king of leon’s sex on fire is perhaps the form’s most densely compacted and complex song, pregnant with hidden meaning But now the band has finally broken its silence on its masterpiece. It’s about a great sexual relationship with hot, hot sex that you remember forever.” watch “sex on fire” video by kings of leon “sex on fire” lyrics meaning & song review as the band members suggest, this song is about sexuality and a strong passion for it “on fire” refers to something extremely good in colloquial terms. While the song's title and suggestive lyrics may lead some to believe it is solely about sexual desire, the deeper meaning lies in the feelings of passion and intensity that can consume a relationship. Sex on fire was just kind of a little lyric just to fill in to kill some time until we could actually write something that wasn’t about sex and fire
— nathan, triple j +11
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