I'm on Fire, You're a Liar

"I'm on Fire, You're a Liar"
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
from the album Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997
Released	December 12, 2011
Recorded	April 22, 1994
Length	2:19
Label	self-released
Songwriter(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	190
Producer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
Status	officially released
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Sonia, Sonia" (RC# 189) "I'm on Fire, You're a Liar" (RC# 190) "Oh God I'm Hungry" (RC# 191)
Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 track listing
26 tracks "I'm So Lonely" "Getchoo" "Lisa" "Negativland" "You Gave Your Love to Me Softly" "When You're Alone" "Susanne" "There Is No Other One" "Let Me Wash at Your Sink" "Waiting on You" "Oh No, This Is Not for Me" "Tired of Sex" "She's Had a Girl" "What Is This I Find?" "Now I Finally See" "Longtime Sunshine" "I'm Lonely on a Saturday Night" "Oh God I'm Hungry" "I'm on Fire, You're a Liar" "The End of My String" "I Can't Break Your Heart Slow" "Money Makes Me Happy" "My Mind's on You" "Defeat on the Hill" "Clarinet Waltz" "A Glorious Moment"

"I'm on Fire, You're a Liar" is the nineteenth track from Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997.

Appearances

• Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 (2011)
• Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years (2020)

Overview

"I'm on Fire, You're a Liar" is part of the Fulton Avenue Suite, a series of short song "sketches" written by Rivers Cuomo in April of 1994 at his apartment in Van Nuys.

Personnel

• Rivers Cuomo – vocals, acoustic guitar

Lyrics

You say "Take it now"
And I tried to take it then
But you wouldn't give me anything
And I'm alone again

You said "Just kisses"
And I tried to kiss your breast
You wouldn't give me anything
And I'm alone again

I'm on fire, you're a liar
You look like a slut
Baby, you're a liar
You don't know what you do to me
When you touch and then let go of me

You ask me if I'm scared
The truth is you're scared
I told you before
I like to be nervous

Yeah, I'm on fire, you're a liar
You look like a slut
Baby, you're a liar
You don't know what you do to me
When you touch and then let go of me

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	I'm on Fire, You're a Liar	19 I'm on Fire, You're a Liar.mp3	April 1994	6000 Fulton Ave., Los Angeles, CA	2:19	Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997
Rivers Cuomo	I'm on Fire, You're a Liar	07 I'm On Fire, You're A Liar.mp3	April 1994	6000 Fulton Ave., Los Angeles, CA	2:26	Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years	Alternate rip of 19 I'm on Fire, You're a Liar.mp3

See also

• List of Rivers Cuomo songs