Burn
Embers of Regret: Lauren Christy's Burning Reflections
Lyrics
I wish that I was you
Expressing a desire to be someone else
I wish that you were dead
Strong negative emotions, possibly metaphorical
I wish I was alive
Desiring a different existence
At least inside your head
Yearning to be present in the thoughts of another person
I'll set fire to the past
Symbolic act of moving on from the past
Park across the street
Observing from a distance, detached from the past
And sit and watch it burn
Metaphorical reflection on letting go and moving forward
I saw you on a train
Noticing the other person in a specific context (on a train)
The train was heading south
Direction of the train indicating separation or distance
South of you and me
Emphasizing the separation between the speaker and the other person
And me, I shut my mouth
Choosing silence, possibly in response to the separation
The churches that we build
Metaphorically referring to relationships that are destroyed
We burn - and burn and burn and burn
Repetition emphasizing the destructive nature of relationships
and burn again
Continued emphasis on the repetitive destruction
We burn - and burn and burn and burn
Reiterating the cycle of burning and destruction
and burn again
Highlighting the recurring nature of emotional pain
I wish the kid was grown
Wishing for a positive change in a child's life
And walking on this earth
Desiring the child to exist and resemble both parents
Looking just like you
Wishing for resemblance between the child and the other person
And looking like myself
Desiring self-acceptance through the child
The bridges that we build
Metaphorically referring to the destruction of connections
We burn - and burn and burn and burn
Repetition emphasizing the ongoing destruction of connections
and burn again
Continued emphasis on the destructive nature of relationships
We burn - and burn and burn and burn
Reiterating the cycle of burning and destruction
and burn again
Highlighting the recurring nature of emotional pain
And burn and burn and burn
Intensifying the imagery of burning and destruction
and burn again
Emphasizing the ongoing nature of the destructive cycle
And burn and burn and burn
Repeating the theme of continuous destruction
and burn again
Stressing the relentless cycle of emotional pain
I wish that I was you
Reiterating the desire to be someone else
I wish that you were dead
Strong negative emotions, possibly metaphorical
I wish I was alive
Desiring a different existence
At least inside your head
Yearning to be present in the thoughts of another person
I'll set fire to the past
Symbolic act of moving on from the past
Park across the street
Observing from a distance, detached from the past
And sit and watch it burn
Metaphorical reflection on letting go and moving forward
And burn and burn and burn
Repetition emphasizing the ongoing cycle of burning
and burn again
Continued emphasis on the repetitive destruction
We burn - and burn and burn and burn
Reiterating the cycle of burning and destruction
and burn again
Highlighting the recurring nature of emotional pain
We burn - and burn and burn and burn
Emphasizing the ongoing cycle of burning and destruction
and burn again
Stressing the relentless cycle of emotional pain
And nothing you can do
Expressing a determination to remain unchanged
Nothing you can say
Affirming resistance to external influence
Will ever change my mind
Strong assertion of personal conviction
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