Skinny Legs
Embers of Change: Unveiling the Metaphor in Gangs of Ballet's 'Skinny Legs'
Lyrics
You fade away, whoa
You disappear or fade away emotionally or physically
Your words don't mean a thing
Your words lack significance or truth
It's all the same, whoa
Everything is repetitive or unchanging
Your presence justice gains
Your presence only achieves justice
I am the rain, whoa
Metaphorically representing cleansing or purification
Gonna wash your dirty hands
Symbolic washing away of your wrongdoings
A hideaway, whoa
A place of refuge or seclusion
You've built your house on sand
Your foundations or beliefs are unstable
What you gonna do when the sky caves in
Questioning how you'll cope in a crisis
What you gonna when the walls come down
Anticipating the breakdown of defenses
How you gonna stand on those skinny legs
Your ability to endure hardships is questioned
What you gonna do when the spot gets lit
What actions you'll take when exposed
Come see your face, whoa
Confronting your changing identity
You keep on changin' shape
Your transformation is observed
Whoa, I won't watch you melt away
Refusing to witness your downfall
What you gonna do when the sky caves in
Repetition of earlier question on coping with crisis
What you gonna when the walls come down
Repetition of anticipating defenses collapsing
How you gonna stand on those skinny legs
Doubting your resilience
What you gonna do when the spot gets lit
Reiteration of what actions you'll take when exposed
Burn
Repetition of "burn," possibly emphasizing intensity or destruction
Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn, yeah
-Burn
-Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn, yeah
-Burn
-Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn, yeah
-Burn
-Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn, yeah
-What you gonna do when the sky caves in
Repetition of anticipating defenses collapsing
Oh, what you gonna when the walls come down
Doubting your resilience again
How you gonna stand on those skinny legs
Reiteration of what actions you'll take when exposed
What you gonna do when the spot gets lit
Repetition of earlier line questioning your response to exposure
Burn
Repetition of "burn," possibly emphasizing intensity or destruction
Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn
-Burn baby burn
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