(Study 12)
Hot Fire lives within Pondering Eternity, a series of songs exploring proximity, tension, and what emerges between presence and distance.
We move toward warmth — toward light, toward each other.
But closeness carries risk.
Too near, and something in us changes.
Too far, and something in us goes cold.
The song sits in that space between approach and retreat,
between heat and restraint.
It can be heard as a conversation between two people.
Or as something quieter, less defined.
Who we are in the flame…
only the fire knows.
Video direction & editing: John Gerstner
Music: “Hot Fire”
Written by John Gerstner
Created with Suno AI
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▶ Lyrics (click to view)
Hot Fire
Verse 1
Don’t burn me
Let me stand in the heat
Hot fire
Let me feel what you mean
Don’t cast me
Out in the cold
Cold night
Where love grows old
Pre-Chorus
Every heart leans toward light
Every soul fears the flame
Chorus
Hot fire, cold wind
How close is too near
Don’t burn me
Don’t freeze me
Keep me near
Verse 2
We move closer
Hands outstretched
Faces bright
Then we step back
Too much heat
And we retreat
Too much distance
We grow cold
Chorus
Hot fire, cold wind
How close is too near
Don’t burn me
Don’t freeze me
Keep me near
Bridge
Those who dare
Are changed by light
Those who turn away
Grow cold inside
Let me walk
Where mercy burns
Close enough
To feel and learn
Final Chorus / Outro
Hot fire
Burning embers
Flames dancing
Sparks in the wind
This fire burns before us
This fire burns within
Who we are in the flame
Only the fire knows
Hot fire
Keep me near