Rising country songstress Cam gives us the intense story behind her breakout hit song.

The Cam Burning House house song was released in 2015 as a track on her “Untamed” album. Cam takes us behind the scenes of her moving “Burning House” music video. Yes, the young talent actually braved real flames, a singed dress, and an exploding cocktail during the video shoot. Since premiering in October, Cam’s striking music video for “Burning House” has already scored over 17 million views. ACM and CMA Award winner, Trey Fanjoy, directed the stunning visual project.

CAM Burning House (Behind the Scenes)

Check out the Burning House lyrics and watch the official music video below.

CAM Burning House Lyrics

I had a dream about a burning house

You were stuck inside

I couldn’t get you out

I lay beside you and pulled you close

And the two of us went up in smoke

Love isn’t all that it seems

I did you wrong

I’ll stay here with you

Until this dream is gone

I’ve been sleepwalking

Been wondering all night

Trying to take what’s lost and broke

And make it right

I’ve been sleepwalking

Too close to the fire

But it’s the only place that I can hold you tight

In this burning house

I see you at a party and you look the same

I could take you back

But people don’t really change

Wish that we could go back in time

I’d be the one you thought you’d find

Love isn’t all that it seems

I did you wrong

I’ll stay here with you

Till this dream is gone

I’ve been sleepwalking

Been wondering all night

Trying to take what’s lost and broke

And make it right

I’ve been sleepwalking

Too close to the fire

But it’s the only place that I can hold you tight

In this burning house

Flames are getting bigger now

In this burning house

I can hold on to you somehow

In this burning house

Oh and I don’t wanna wake up

In this burning house

And I been sleepwalking

Been wandering all night

Trying to take what’s lost and broke

And make it right

I’ve been sleep walking

Too close to the fire

But it’s the only place that I can hold you tight

In this burning house

With its haunting lyrics, it’s no wonder this tune has struck a chord with country listeners. Cam was inspired to start penning the song by a dream she had involving a former love interest. Producers Tyler Johnson and Jeff Bhasker stepped in to help the singer-songwriter capture the essence of her unconscious thoughts and create the finished tune. Despite all the talent involved, the astounding success of the track can be 100% attributed to the passion of country music fans.

“It got played on the radio by Bobby Bones, and Cam played it, and it went up into the Top 20 in all genres [online], and Top 5 in country, without us promoting it at all,” Tyler Johnson shared during an interview with Taste of Country. “It chose itself. Country music fans chose it. We didn’t do it. It was 100 percent a song that was chosen by the fans. And still to this day, it hasn’t dropped out of the Top 30 of all genres on iTunes, and for some reason so many people just keep buying that song. People just seem to really love it.”

CAM Burning House (Official Music Video)

This tune has certainly rocketed Cam to the top!