Lyrics
Oh my love I am afire
Expressing intense love and passion
And I don't know if you can help me
Uncertainty about receiving assistance
Oh my love I am afire
Reiteration of intense love and passion
And I don't know if you can reach me
Uncertainty about being reachable
Is it because I won't release the past?
Questioning if reluctance to let go of the past is the cause
Is it because I won't forgive?
Questioning if unwillingness to forgive is the cause
And wear the former like a leaden sash?
Imagery of carrying past burdens heavily
And drink the latter from a sieve?
Metaphor for consuming one's mistakes or regrets
Called my heart to open wide
Desire for emotional openness despite doubts
Though I don't think it recognized me
Doubt about the heart recognizing the call to open
Called my heart to open wide
Repetition of the desire for the heart to open with potential consequences
You think that it could now despise me?
Questioning if the opened heart could now harbor disdain
What if I said, Hey. It is me. I'm back?
Possibly considering a return and seeking acknowledgment
That I could use a little help
Expressing a need for assistance or support
And that I'm willing to be free at last
Expressing a willingness to break free from constraints
Although I know that you can tell
Awareness that the listener can perceive the speaker's intentions
That I am never gonna say, Oh well
Firm commitment to avoiding the acceptance of defeat
Is it because I won't release the past?
Reiteration of reluctance to release the past
Is it because I won't forgive?
Reiteration of unwillingness to forgive
And wear the former like a leaden sash?
Repetition of imagery depicting the weight of past actions
And drink the latter from a sieve?
Repetition of metaphor for dealing with mistakes or regrets
What if I said, Hey. It is me. I'm back?
Repetition of considering a return and seeking acknowledgment
And, I could use a little help
Reiteration of the need for assistance or support
And that, I'm willing to be free at last
Reiteration of the willingness to break free from constraints
As long as I don't
Condition for being free without accepting defeat
Have to say, Oh well
Aversion to expressing resignation or acceptance
You know I won't say oh well
Emphasis on the refusal to accept defeat or resignation
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