Burning Buildings
Burning Bridges of Love: Desperate Leaps and Bitter Tastes
Lyrics
It used to be a sweet sensation
Reflects on a past time of joy and happiness.
No price too high for love
Expresses a willingness to pay any cost for love.
Now I pay for this bitter taste
Describes the current experience of paying for the consequences with a bitter aftertaste.
And the price is not enough
Suggests that the price paid for love is insufficient to cover the emotional toll.
Such cruel sport for your kicks
Describes love as a cruel game with personal sacrifice for the partner's enjoyment.
Such hard knocks on my heart
Highlights the emotional impact of love on the speaker's heart.
How long before the pain ends?
Questions the duration of the pain and seeks clarity on when a new phase of life will begin.
Tell me where living starts
Asks about the starting point of true living, indicating a search for meaning in life.
And lovers leap off burning buildings
Metaphorically describes the drastic actions of lovers in desperate situations, like leaping off burning buildings.
Waking up on a sky high wire
Imagines waking up in a precarious and challenging situation, symbolized by a sky-high wire.
Desperation leaves us clinging
Desperation leads to clinging to precarious situations in the pursuit of love.
On the edge of a house on fire
Describes the lovers as being on the edge of a dangerous situation, akin to a house on fire.
Lovers leap off burning buildings
Reiterates the theme of lovers taking extreme risks, living on borrowed time.
Live our life on borrowed time
Emphasizes the fleeting nature of life and love, which may end at any moment.
Every flame that ever moved you
Suggests that past passions may have moved the partner but have not touched the speaker personally.
Touched your lips but never mine
Expresses a sense of unfulfilled desire and longing.
Lovers leap off burning buildings
Repeats the imagery of lovers taking extreme risks, facing danger head-on.
No room for conversation
Describes a lack of space for meaningful conversation in the relationship.
Cold stares and angry words
Portrays a strained relationship with cold stares and angry words.
Fall in pieces from our faces
Symbolizes the breakdown of the relationship, with pieces falling apart like a house on fire.
We read "Do not disturb"
Describes a desire for privacy, indicated by the sign "Do not disturb."
Some lovers just go hungry
Describes the unequal distribution of love and satisfaction in relationships.
Others beg for just a bite
Highlights the contrast between those who lack love and those who yearn for more.
You use me under pressure
Indicates the speaker being used under pressure to satisfy the partner's desires.
To whet your appetite
Describes the partner's actions as a way to stimulate their own desires.
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