Can't Put Out This Fire
Unquenchable Flames of Love: Deciphering Glenn Frey's Passionate Tale
Lyrics
Well I finally got your letter today
Received a letter from you today
I think I understand what you had to say
Believes to have understood your message
Message came through loud and clear
The message was clear and easily understood
You've got to get away from me and away from here
You need to distance yourself from the speaker
I tell myself I'm over you, then I'm just a liar
Despite claiming to be over you, it's a lie
Cause every time I think of you it fills me with desire
Thinking about you brings intense desire
Love is like a burning flame, keeps on getting higher
Love is compared to a burning flame, growing stronger
And I, I can't put out this fire,
Expressing inability to extinguish the love
Can't put out this fire
Reiterating the inability to put out the passionate feelings
Well I don't know what went wrong with you and me
Uncertainty about what went wrong in the relationship
Sometimes you get so close you just can't see
At times, closeness can blind one to the issues
Now I'm out here standin' in the rain
Standing alone in the rain, contemplating the past
Thinkin' 'bout us and livin' with the pain
Reflecting on the relationship and living with emotional pain
If I could only talk to you, then you'd understand
Desire to communicate for understanding
If I could hold you close to me you'd know I'm still your man
Expressing a desire to be close again
Love is like a burning flame, keeps on getting higher
Love is still intense and growing
And I, I can't put out this fire,
Despite efforts, unable to extinguish the passionate feelings
Can't put out this fire
Reiterating the inability to put out the passionate feelings
You know breaking up is harder than it sounds
Breaking up is portrayed as a challenging experience
People leave, but love still hangs around
Love lingers even after people leave
The memories refuse to go away
Memories persist and are hard to forget
They follow you and haunt you, night and day
Memories follow and haunt day and night
Love like ours will never die, can't put out this fire
Emphasizing that a love like theirs will endure
Cause when I think of you and I, it fills me with desire
Thinking of you brings back intense desire
Love is like a burning flame, keeps on getting higher
Love is likened to a burning flame, intensifying
And I, I can't put out this fire,
Despite efforts, unable to extinguish the passionate feelings
Can't put out this fire
Reiterating the inability to put out the passionate feelings
Can't put out this fire.
Emphasizing the persistent nature of the passionate feelings
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