Smoke
Love's Ashes: A Tale of Heartbreak and Flames
Lyrics
I never said that I was bulletproof
I never claimed to be invincible or immune to harm
Not sure what you expected
Uncertain about your expectations
I guess I was destined to lose
Feels predestined to face defeat
I’m bleeding out under the crescent moon tonight
Suffering intensely beneath the crescent moon
I always thought I was enough for you
Believed I was sufficient for you
When did that change?
Questioning when that belief changed
‘Cause I was sure I was the one you would choose
Confident I was your chosen one
I don’t know what the hell I’m gonna do
Confused about the future
I was an oak, you were a flame
Metaphorically comparing self to an oak, you to a flame
Burn me up again
Expressing willingness to be consumed by passion
Burn me up again
Reiteration of readiness for intense emotions
Set my heaving heart ablaze
Desire for a passionate and intense connection
Take me home again
Yearning to return to a comforting place
Take me home again
Repeated desire to go back home
My shivering bones could use some solace from the cold
Seeking comfort for vulnerable self
You were my fire
Reference to past passion and warmth
You are my smoke
Metaphorical connection: you are the smoke from the fire
Honey, we’re running out of oxygen
Indicating a relationship in crisis
Blow out that candle
Suggesting to end the source of the problem
I don’t think you realize what you’re doing
Unawareness of the consequences
Don’t waste the air with any useless words…
Advising against meaningless words
“I love you.”
Sarcastically quoting a common phrase
It’s gonna take some time before I’m fine
Anticipating a healing process
I was an oak, you were a flame
Reiteration of the oak and flame metaphor
Burn me up again
Willingness to undergo passionate experiences again
Burn me up again
Renewed readiness for intense emotions
Set my heaving heart ablaze
Desire for a fiery and passionate heart
Take me home again
Yearning for the comforting feeling of home
Take me home again
Repeated desire to return to a familiar place
My shivering bones could use some solace from the cold
Longing for solace to overcome emotional coldness
You were my fire
Recalling a past passionate connection
In my head, I’m in your room
Imagining being mentally present in a shared space
Your sheets smell of your perfume
Remembrance of an intimate environment
My clothes look better on you
Indication that the other person complements the speaker
Strike a match, spray your aerosol
Symbolic act of starting a destructive process
Burn down this house and take it all
Expressing a willingness to lose everything
Melt me down to a skeleton
Reducing oneself to the essential, bare state
I’ll always want your touch again
Perpetual longing for physical closeness
I was an oak, you were a flame
Restating the oak and flame metaphor
Burn me up again
Repetition of the willingness to be consumed
Burn me up again
Reiteration of openness to intense emotions
Set my heaving heart ablaze
Desire for an emotionally intense connection
Take me home again
Yearning to return to a comforting place
Take me home again
Repetition of the longing to go back home
My shivering bones could use some solace from the cold
Seeking comfort for the vulnerable self
You were my fire
Recollection of the past fiery relationship
You are my smoke
Metaphorical connection: you are the lingering presence
You are my smoke
Continued metaphorical presence of the other person
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