Paper House
Love Amidst the Flames: Paper House by Olivia Byrd
Lyrics
You said you would
You promised to...
Build a foundation for us
To create a foundation for our relationship
But you built it up
But instead, you built it using flammable materials
Out of matches and dust
Constructed with matches and dust, suggesting fragility and impermanence
Then you walked around on your solid ground
You confidently walked on this unstable foundation
And you said that I needed you
Claiming that I needed you despite the precarious situation
But the burning house you built yourself
The metaphorical burning house you created became evident
Was the reason that you knew
It was the very reason you were aware of the problems
But still I'd say
Despite all this, the speaker expresses a desire for closeness
Hold me close
Repeated plea for intimacy and connection
Hold me close
-In this burning paper house
Metaphorically in a burning paper house, symbolizing the vulnerability of their relationship
Because the only thing that will last is our love
Love is portrayed as the only enduring element in this fragile situation
Mmm Mmm
Mmm Mmm (Musical interlude)
You took it all when the walls went up in flames
You took everything when the relationship faced difficulties
You said it was the only way to keep us safe
Claiming it was the only way to protect us
Then you walked around on your solid ground
Confidently walking on stable ground, despite the destructive situation
And you said that I needed you
Reiterating the belief that the speaker needs you
Then you told me how the burning house
Explaining how the burning house is a realization for you
Was the reason that you knew
-But still I'd say
Despite all, the speaker would still ask for closeness
Hold me close
Repeated plea for intimacy and connection
Hold me close
-In this burning paper house
Reinforcing the metaphor of the burning paper house
Because the only thing that will last is our love
Emphasizing that only love will endure in this situation
Mmm Mmm
Mmm Mmm (Musical interlude)
You said you were ready to have it all
Repetition of readiness for love, possibly indicating unfulfilled promises
You said you were ready to be in love
-You said you were ready to have it all
-You said you were ready to be in love
-That's why I'd say
Reason for the repeated plea for closeness
Hold me close
Continued plea for intimacy and connection
Hold me close
-In this burning paper house
Reiteration of the burning paper house metaphor and the enduring nature of love
Because the only thing that will last
-Hold me close
-Hold me close
-In this burning paper house
-Because the only thing that will last is our love
-Ohhh
Expressing the lasting quality of their love despite the challenges
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