Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys is featured in Diva, the thirteenth episode of Season Four. It is sung by Santana.
Santana and Brittany meet in the auditorium as Brittany says she won't break-up with Sam, because she likes him and Santana says she doesn't expect Brittany to date her again, because she herself is taken as well. Brittany reveals that she knows that Santana isn't actually dating Elaine but that she paid her, and Brittany also knows Santana dropped out of college. Brittany encourages Santana to move on because Kurt and Rachel have, so she should as well. They hug and Santana kisses Brittany and says she really is a genius. The song begins, as Santana sings in the auditorium, she makes her way to the stage and out of the pavilion. She can then be seen singing, walking down the hallways of McKinley, watching Brittany, Sam, and Sue, and then running as she leaves the school.
In New York, Santana comes out of the subway and heads towards Kurt and Rachel's apartment with a determined view of her future. She knocks on their door, and then reveals that she is moving in with them as the episode comes to an end.
Lyrics[]
Santana:
She's just a girl, and she's on fire
Hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway
She's living in a world, and it's on fire
Feeling the catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away
Oh, she got both feet on the ground
And she's burning it down
Oh, she got her head in the clouds
And she's not backing down
This girl is on fire
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire
This girl is on fire
Looks like a girl, but she's a flame
So bright, she can burn your eyes
Better look the other way
You can try but you'll never forget her name
She's on top of the world
Hottest of the hottest girls say
Oh, we got our feet on the ground
And we're burning it down
Oh, got our head in the clouds
And we're not coming down
This girl is on fire (Fire, Fire)
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire (Fire, Fire)
This girl is on fire
Everybody stands as she goes by
Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes
Watch her as she's lighting up the night
Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl
And it's a lonely world
But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby
This girl is on fire (Fire, Fire)
This girl is on fire
She's walking on fire (Fire, Fire)
This girl is on fire
Oh, oh, oh, oh
She's just a girl, and she's on fire