Burns My Lips
Love's Betrayal: Unmasking the Illusions in 'Burns My Lips'
Lyrics
"Awake"
Expressing a state of awareness or alertness.
They told us they would love us
Refers to promises of love made to them.
Softly, they placed their words on our lips
Describes the gentle delivery of those promises to them.
Bearing the gift of utterance
The words carry the power of expression.
And we're caught in the fingers of a rich man
They are ensnared or influenced by a wealthy individual.
So proud
The rich man is boastful and self-assured.
Convinced that we were holy
They believed they were sacred or divine.
Too blind to see what they had stolen from us
Realizing the theft of something valuable by the rich man.
If this is what you're made of
Questioning the composition of the person.
Don't waste your time
Advice not to invest time if made of undesirable traits.
Cause we don't want love
Expressing a lack of desire for love.
Take it away, take it away
Encouraging the removal of unwanted love.
"I loved you so much"
Quoting a past expression of deep love.
Take it away, take it
Reiterating the desire to remove love.
"I loved you so"
Quoting another past expression of deep love.
Love, it burns my lips
Love is painful or regrettable.
I saw your ribs
Observation of physical and emotional vulnerability.
Crowding all around curled up souls
Imagery of huddled and distressed souls.
Now we're getting somewhere
Signifying progress or development.
Go hide, you cowards, somewhere
Calling out those who avoid confrontation.
Follow that leader to mercy
Encouraging acknowledgment and confession of sins.
Call out the sins that you find
Instruction to identify and condemn sins.
Fallout
A term possibly related to consequences or repercussions.
Yet you carry on like I left something behind
Perseverance despite feeling abandoned.
Love, it burns my lips
Reiteration of the painful nature of love.
I saw your ribs
Recalling vulnerability and fragility.
Crowding all around curled up souls
Repetition of the image of distressed souls.
Life is bigger than your world
Life extends beyond one's personal perspective.
Life is bigger than your world
Emphasizing the vastness of life beyond individual concerns.
Life is bigger than your world
Repetition of the idea that life surpasses personal boundaries.
Life is bigger than your world
Continuation of the theme that life transcends personal limitations.
Now, feel the cold in your bones
Sensation of feeling the cold, possibly representing discomfort or realization.
The turning of what you own
A shift or transformation in ownership or possession.
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