Burn Your Playhouse Down
Heart's Inferno: Burning Bridges and Broken Promises
Lyrics
I've got an achin' in my heart
I feel a deep emotional pain in my heart.
Arson on my mind
I'm contemplating committing an act of intentional fire-setting, suggesting a desire for revenge or destruction.
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down
I intend to destroy your metaphorical "playhouse," possibly representing a relationship or a place of comfort and happiness.
I've got a badly broken heart
My heart is severely damaged.
I've had it from the start
I've had this heartbreak since the beginning of our relationship.
You're giving me the run around
You're giving me evasive or deceptive answers, causing confusion and frustration.
Now if you play with fire
A warning that engaging in risky behavior will likely lead to negative consequences.
It's sure to burn
Playing with fire will inevitably result in harm or destruction.
I've known this all of my life
The narrator has been aware of this truth throughout their life.
Go on, be on your way, well honey I've had my say
Encouraging the person to leave, as the narrator has expressed their feelings.
'Cause I'm through with you for life
The narrator is definitively ending the relationship and is done with the person forever.
There's one in every yard
Suggesting that problematic individuals exist everywhere.
I'm getting mighty tired
The narrator is becoming increasingly weary or fed up.
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down
Reiterating the intention to destroy the metaphorical "playhouse."
I've got an achin' in my heart
Repetition of the earlier feeling of emotional pain in the heart.
Arson on my mind
Repetition of the contemplation of intentional fire-setting.
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down
Reiterating the intention to destroy the metaphorical "playhouse."
I've got a badly broken heart
Repetition of the severely damaged heart.
I've had it from the start
Repetition of experiencing heartbreak from the beginning.
You're giving me the run around
Repetition of receiving evasive or deceptive answers.
Well if you play with fire
Reiteration of the warning that playing with fire leads to harm.
It's sure to burn
Reaffirmation of the narrator's lifelong awareness of the consequences of risky behavior.
I've known this all of my life
Repetition of encouraging the person to leave.
Go on, be on your way, well honey I've had my say
Reiteration that the narrator has expressed their feelings and is done with the person.
'Cause I'm through with you for life
Reaffirmation that the narrator is ending the relationship definitively.
I achin' in my heart
Repetition of the deep emotional pain in the heart.
Arson on my mind
Repetition of contemplating intentional fire-setting.
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down
Reiteration of the intention to destroy the metaphorical "playhouse."
Now if you play with fire
Reiteration of the warning about the consequences of playing with fire.
Sure to burn
Reaffirmation of the lifelong awareness of the consequences of risky behavior.
I've known this all of my life
Repetition of telling the person to leave.
Be on your way I've had my say
Reiteration that the narrator has expressed their feelings and is done with the person.
And I'm through with you for life
Reaffirmation that the narrator is ending the relationship definitively.
I've got an achin' in my heart
Final repetition of the deep emotional pain in the heart.
Arson on my mind
Final repetition of contemplating intentional fire-setting.
I'm gonna burn your playhouse down
Final reaffirmation of the intention to destroy the metaphorical "playhouse."
Thank you Keith, thank you George
Expression of gratitude to Keith Richards and George Jones, the artists behind the song.
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