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Burning Choices: Indigo Girls' Revelry in the Fire Beneath
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From the bowery to the brimstone, I tried to find your heart
Searching for your heart from challenging and difficult situations
With drugs of initiation, bottom of the barrel that drops
Exploring various forms of initiation, hitting rock bottom
I understand your causes, sympathize the motivation
Understanding and sympathizing with your causes and motivations
But all the details of this war are just self-infatuation
Viewing the details of a personal struggle as self-centered
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Counting off, emphasizing a progression
Nothings for free
Nothing is without cost
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Continuation of the counting sequence
Pick up the sticks and go home
Choosing to end a challenging situation and retreat
Manic blood runs thick my friend, are you looking for a clean escape?
Wondering if seeking a clean break from difficulties
What's left when the locks have all been broken, young children of authority?
Exploring the aftermath of authority figures losing control
How long can you be agile, dancing between the alter and the mercy seat?
Questioning how long one can navigate between conflicting influences
Here's a chance to make a choice, are you aware of the fire beneath your feet?
Opportunity to make a decision with awareness of consequences
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Repeating the counting sequence
Nothings for free
Emphasizing that nothing comes without a cost
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Continuation of the counting sequence
Pick up the sticks and go home
Encouragement to end a situation and withdraw
The basement lies within us, the fear comes through the door
Internal struggles manifesting, fear entering through vulnerabilities
There's nothing left between us, the fear becomes a roar
No remaining connection, fear escalating
Once that wheel is in motion, don't you lose what you have found
Warning against losing valuable discoveries once set in motion
I'm talking about that burning wheel of tongues, everything that makes it go
Referring to the destructive cycle fueled by communication
around
Emphasizing the interconnected elements driving the cycle
We're all born in the devil's scorn, they want to see you die
Shared experience of facing societal disapproval and hostility
Are you true? Everything they say is a lie
Questioning the truth amid societal judgments and falsehoods
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Reiterating the counting sequence
Nothings for free
Reiterating the concept that nothing is without cost
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Continuation of the counting sequence
Pick up the sticks and go home
Encouraging to end a situation and withdraw, repeating the theme
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