After the Fire Is Gone
Love's Embers Fading: A Tale of Seeking Affection Beyond Home
Lyrics
BOTH- Love is where you find it
Love can be discovered in various places.
R.V.- When you find no love at home, and there's
When love is absent in one's home,
BOTH- nothing cold as ashes after
Emphasizes the emotional emptiness akin to cold ashes after
the fire is gone
The end of a passionate or once-intense relationship.
D.S.- The bottle is almost empty, the clock just now struck ten, darlin' I had to call you
Describes a scene where alcohol is being consumed, and the time is late.
to our favorite place again
The speaker feels compelled to contact their lover and revisit a cherished location.
R.V.- We know it's wrong for us to meet, but the
Acknowledges the wrongdoing of their meeting,
fire's gone out at home
Noting that the passion has diminished in their primary relationship.
BOTH- And there's nothing cold as ashes after
Reiterates the desolation comparable to cold ashes after
the fire is gone
The intense emotions or passion have dissipated.
Love is where you find it
Repetition of the idea that love can be found in unexpected places.
R.V.- When you find no love at home, and there's
If love is absent at home,
BOTH- nothing cold as ashes after the fire is gone
Highlights the emotional desolation akin to cold ashes post the end of a relationship.
R.V.- Your lips are warm and tender, your arms hold me just right, sweet words of love you remember, at the one at home forgot
Describes the physical and emotional warmth of the illicit relationship, contrasting it with the neglect at home.
D.S.- Each time we say's the last time, but we keep hanging on
Despite knowing it's wrong, both individuals struggle to end the affair.
BOTH- And there's nothing cold as ashes after the fire is gone
Reiterates the emotional void left after the passion or love has faded away.
Love is where you find it
Reiterates the theme that love can be found outside the home.
R.V.- When you find no love at home
When love is absent in one's home,
BOTH- And there's nothing cold as ashes after the fire is gone
Emphasizes the emotional emptiness akin to cold ashes after
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