Follow the Flame
Embracing the Flames: A Journey Through Redemption
Lyrics
Today was the day the river did take you
Reflects on the day the river claimed someone's life.
You gave it your body, let it boil and break you
Describes the sacrifice of one's body to the river, leading to physical and emotional breakdown.
There was no more fire in your belly
Expresses the depletion of passion or motivation.
Nothing was left but to go
Implies a point of no return, a decision to move forward.
But I couldn't leave the sick room
Describes reluctance to leave a place of suffering.
Paper falling off the walls into the
Suggests a deteriorating environment with falling wallpaper.
The slow decay of the cold night
Portrays a slow decay during the cold night, metaphorically hinting at despair.
Burning away with a hollow flame
Describes a fading passion or intensity, represented by a hollow flame.
I let you in to my house
Shares an act of hospitality, letting someone into the speaker's life.
I was not built strong enough to lock someone out
Expresses vulnerability, an inability to keep others at bay.
I did right - I told you you could stay on the couch
Acknowledges allowing the person in but limiting their access.
But you made your bed deep in my bones and now I can't kick you out
Conveys a deep, irreversible connection with the person now entrenched in the speaker's life.
And did you live the life you wanted to
Questions if the person lived life authentically.
Using everyone around you
Accuses the person of using others for personal gain.
Had me frozen like a prey animal
Describes feeling paralyzed or trapped, akin to a prey animal.
And I'm still running like a prey animal
Expresses an ongoing struggle, running away from problems.
Trying to outrun a burned out candle
Compares the speaker's situation to outrunning a burned-out candle, a futile effort.
Gathering dust into another day
Suggests the accumulation of neglect or stagnation, leading to another day.
And there is nothing left to say now
Indicates a point of closure, with nothing more to be said.
Unless it tumbles down another way
Envisions a potential change, but uncertain of the direction.
Spinning fire across a dead sky
Depicts a chaotic and destructive image of spinning fire across a lifeless sky.
So I'll follow the flame
Expresses a commitment to follow a symbolic flame, possibly representing hope or change.
'Til it burns up the shame
Emphasizes a pursuit of the flame to overcome shame.
I'll follow the flame
Reiterates the commitment to follow the flame until shame is eradicated.
'Til it burns up the shame
Reaffirms the dedication to the journey of self-redemption.
I'll follow the flame
Restates the commitment to follow the transformative flame.
'Til it burns up the shame
Reiterates the goal of burning away shame through the metaphorical flame.
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