Save Me from the Fire
Rescue from the Embers: Michael McArthur's Poetic Plea
Lyrics
I'm a man with the fear of a hundred haunts
I harbor the fear equivalent to a hundred haunting experiences.
You're the one who appeared so I might not be burned to bone
You, the person addressed, are the one who appeared to prevent my complete destruction or ruin.
I see the years in your crystal eyes
I can perceive the passage of time in your clear and expressive eyes.
I can feel the tears as I slide
I sense tears welling up as I move or descend.
I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man
Repetition emphasizing the speaker's identity as a man and a plea for assistance by extending a hand.
I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, take my hand
-Save me from the wild fire
An urgent plea for rescue from a destructive force symbolized as a wild fire, with a mention of a live wire adding to the peril.
Save me from the fire
-Hanging by a live wire
-Save me from the fire
-See, a man is just a man without someone to know
A man lacks true identity without someone to understand him.
And there ain't no use for these hands without someone to hold
The speaker expresses the need for companionship, emphasizing the purposelessness of hands without someone to hold.
Despite my mistakes, I'll rise from the dust
Despite past errors, the speaker conveys determination to overcome and rise again, invoking an "Angel of water" to bring a metaphorical flood of renewal.
Angel of water, bring the flood
-I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man
Reiteration of the speaker's identity as a man and a plea for the support of a helping hand.
I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, need your hand
-Save me from the wild fire
Repeated urgency for salvation from the fire and the danger represented by a live wire.
Save me from the fire
-Hanging by a live wire
-Save me from the fire
-Angel of water
Invocation of the "Angel of water" with a plea for a flood, suggesting a cleansing or purifying force to overcome challenges.
Angel of water, bring the flood
-Angel of water, bring the flood
-Angel of water, bring the flood
-Angel of water, bring the flood
-Save me from the wild fire
Reiteration of the plea for rescue from the wild fire and the precarious situation of being on a live wire.
Save me from the fire
-Hanging by a live wire
-Save me from the fire
-Save me from the wild fire
Final plea for salvation from the fire, emphasizing the increasing intensity of the blaze.
Save me from the fire
-Blaze is burning brighter
-Save me from the fire
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