Burn That Candle
Embracing Love's Glow: Burn That Candle Meaning Unveiled
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Keep that candle burnin' birght, mother
Expresses a request to keep a candle burning brightly in the home, addressed to the mother figure.
I'll be kinda late tonight, mother
Notifies the mother that the speaker will be returning home late.
There's a yellow moon above, mother
Describes the presence of a yellow moon in the sky.
Shinin' on the one I love, mother
Highlights the moon shining on the person the speaker loves.
Burn that candle, night and day
Encourages the constant burning of the candle both day and night.
Burn that candle, light our way
Asks for the candle to light the way for the speaker.
Keep that doorway open wide
Requests to keep the doorway wide open.
Until we come slowly strolling side by side
Expresses the desire for the doorway to remain open until the speaker and their loved one return together.
While that candle's burnin' high, mother
Promises to be with the speaker's "sugar pie" while the candle is burning high.
I'll be with my sugar pie, mother
Refers to the speaker's return home after spending time with their loved one.
We'll be comin' home you know, mother
Anticipates coming home and looking for the glow of the burning candle.
Lookin' for that candle glow, mother
Expresses the importance of the candle's presence as a guiding light.
Burn that candle, night and day
Reiterates the plea to burn the candle continuously day and night.
Burn that candle, light our way
Emphasizes the role of the candle in lighting the way for the speaker and their loved one.
Keep that doorway open wide
Repeats the request to keep the doorway open wide.
Until we come slowly strolling side by side
Restates the desire for the doorway to stay open until the speaker and their loved one return together.
After we have had the wedding, mother
Looks forward to heading towards the candle after a wedding ceremony.
To that candle we'll be heading, mother
Reiterates the connection between the candle and the speaker's post-wedding plans.
So, before we're wining, dining, mother
Addresses the anticipation of wining and dining before starting the candle's light.
Start that candle light a shining, mother
Calls for the initiation of the candlelight before further celebrations.
Burn that candle, night and day
Echoes the continuous plea to burn the candle both day and night.
Burn that candle, light our way
Reiterates the role of the candle in lighting the way for the speaker and their loved one.
Keep that doorway open wide
Repeats the request to keep the doorway open wide.
Until we come slowly strolling side by side
Restates the desire for the doorway to stay open until the speaker and their loved one return together.
Until we come slowly strolling side by side
Reiterates the hope for the doorway to remain open until the speaker and their bride return side by side.
'Till I'm strolling through that doorway with my bride
Expresses the anticipation of strolling through the doorway with the bride after the wedding.
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