| "What It Is to Burn" | ||||
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| Single by Finch | ||||
| from the album What It Is to Burn | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, emo | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | Drive-Thru | |||
| Writer(s) | Nate Barcalow | |||
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"What It Is to Burn" is the title track off the album What It Is to Burn by the U.S. post-hardcore band Finch. It was released as a single in 2003 and was featured in the pilot episode of One Tree Hill. There was a demo version of the song released on the Drive-Thru Records compilation CD Welcome to the Family in 2001. In an interview with AOL, lead singer, Nate Barcalow says he wrote this song from the viewpoint of a man in hell sending a letter to his loved one.