Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Illinois. During the eighties the gained success and popularity with several hits climbing to the top of American and international charts. Their biggest hits are “The Flame”, “Surrender”, “I want you to want me”, “Dream Police”.
“The Flame” is a ballad written by two British songwriters: Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. It was released by Cheap Trick in 1988 and it became a hit single the same year.

Glossary and idioms
  • Another night slowly closes in/un’altra notte lentamente si avvicina
    And I feel so lonely/ mi sento così solo
    Touching heat freezing on my skin/il calore di una mano ghiaccia sulla mia pelle
    I pretend you still hold me/mi inganno a pensare che tu ancora mi abbracci
    I’m going crazy, I’m losing sleep/sto impazzendo, notti insonni
    I’m in too far, I’m in way too deep over you/sono andato troppo avanti con te
    I can’t believe you’re gone/non riesco a credere che tene sia andata
    You were the first, you’ll be the last/sei stata la prima, sarai la sola
  • Wherever you go, I’ll be with you/dovunque andrai sarò con te
  • Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you/qualunque cosa vorrai tela darò
  • Whenever you need someone/ogni volta che avrai bisogno di qualcuno
  • To lay your heart and head upon/su cui appoggiare la testa e il tuo cuore
  • Remember, after the fire, after all the rain/ricorda, dopo il fuoco, dopo tutta la pioggia
  • I will be the flame/Io sarò la tua fiamma
  • Watching shadows move across the wall/Guardando le ombre muoversi lungo il muro
    I feel so frightened/Misento così impaurito
    I wanna run to you, I wanna call/Voglio correre da te, chiamarti
    But I’ve been hit by lightning/Ma sono stato colpito da una saetta
    Just can’t stand up for fallin’ apart/ non riesco ad alzarmi per ricadere in pezzi
    Can’t see through this veil across my heart, over you/non riesco a squarciare il velo sul mio cuore
    You’ll always be the one/resterai per sempre l’unica
    You were the first, you’ll be the last/sei stata la prima, sarai la sola

The Flame (1988)