Kerosene
Burning Dignity: Unraveling the Meaning Behind Bad Religion's 'Kerosene'
Lyrics
Everywhere I look I see
Observation of pervasive issues
Exclusive huddled
Exclusive groups gathering
Uninviting shelter
Shelter that repels, unwelcoming
Is privilege
Privilege is inherent in such spaces
Of the same and competent
Exclusive to those deemed competent
Kerosene keeps me warm
Metaphorical use of kerosene for comfort
I'm alone to watch it burn
Isolation and contemplation of destruction
Kerosene
Repetition of the word "Kerosene"
Exposure is a pitiful
Highlighting vulnerability in exposure
And pointless way of dying
Critique of a futile and meaningless death
Before it gets me
Acknowledgment of impending threat
I'll set a funeral pyre
Preemptive action to avoid a passive demise
Kerosene keeps me warm
Continued use of kerosene as a source of warmth
I'm alone to watch it burn
Reiteration of solitude in witnessing destruction
Kerosene
Repetition for emphasis on the impact of kerosene
I'm a man and
Assertion of masculinity and pride
My dignity won't wave
Refusal to compromise dignity
Tonight buildings rage!
Expression of intense emotions and conflict
Kerosene keeps me warm
Recurrence of kerosene as a source of warmth
It feels so good
Pleasure derived from witnessing destruction
To watch it burn kerosene
Repetition of the satisfaction in watching kerosene burn
Kerosene keeps me warm
Reiteration of kerosene's role in providing warmth
Feels so good
Repetition of the pleasure derived from destruction
To watch it burn kerosene
Final affirmation of the satisfaction in burning kerosene
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