Fire from Heaven
Fire from Heaven: Embracing Desolation and Dreams
Lyrics
Her eyes look up with tears of dust
Her eyes express sadness with tears resembling dust.
Her breath all smoke, she left hanging
Her breath is like smoke, lingering in the air as she departs.
She heard a voice that came so near
She hears a voice that feels close or intimate.
A lowly life in darkest night
Living a humble life in the darkest of nights.
All the power of heaven,
Reference to the immense power of heaven or divinity.
No moon on nights like this
No moon is present on nights like this, suggesting a mysterious or ominous atmosphere.
Two hands reach up
Two hands reach up, possibly symbolizing a desperate or futile attempt to grasp something.
Nothing, nothing, nothing but the fire
Emphasizing that there is nothing but the consuming fire.
These rooms where she had moved
Referring to rooms where she used to live or spend time.
A life all squeezed into these walls
Her entire life compressed into the confines of these walls.
She gazed out at the night
She looks out at the night, contemplating her existence.
And wrote her dream across the sky
She paints her dreams across the sky, expressing a desire for something beyond the ordinary.
All the power of heaven,
Reiteration of the immense power of heaven or divinity.
No moon on nights like this
No moon on nights like this, reinforcing a mysterious or challenging atmosphere.
Two hands reach up
Two hands reaching up, possibly signifying a yearning for something unattainable.
Fire from heaven
Introduction of the theme "Fire from heaven."
Fire from heaven
Repetition of "Fire from heaven," underscoring its significance.
Strangest things drove her mad,
Strange occurrences or thoughts drive her to madness.
Someone she knew but never had
Someone she was familiar with but never experienced in a deeper way.
So don't call her anything,
Caution against labeling or defining her; she resists easy categorization.
She sang this chain of lies
She sings a chain of lies, possibly conveying a sense of deception or self-delusion.
All the power of heaven,
Emphasis on the immense power of heaven or divinity.
No moon on nights like this
No moon on nights like this, maintaining a mysterious or challenging ambiance.
Two hands reach up
Two hands reaching up, suggesting an ongoing pursuit or longing.
Nothing, nothing, nothing but the fire
Reiteration that there is nothing but the all-consuming fire.
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