I don't understand, 'walk in' to what?

Native speaker’s answer

Rebecca

To "walk in[to] something" means to get involved in a situation, often unintentionally. For example, if one says that they walked into a robbery, it means that they unintentionally got involved in an unsavory situation (the robbery). Here, the singer is asking if their lover would willingly walk into (get involved) into the metaphorical "fire of love." This has the intention of asking if one is willing to get involved in a passionate love that could potentially burn (hurt) them. Ex: I walked into a crime scene. Ex: I walked into my boyfriend cheating on me. To "walk into something" also has the literal meaning of accidentally bumping into something while walking. Ex: I was looking at my phone and accidentally walked into a telephone pole. Ex: You almost walked into that person! Be careful.

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What does freak mean?
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