Torch
Carrying a Torch: A Fiery Journey of Love and Longing
Lyrics
My horse and carriage
Refers to the speaker's mode of transportation.
Carries something hidden inside
Indicates there's something concealed within the carriage.
Something no one likes to talk about
Suggests the hidden content is a taboo or sensitive topic.
It carries a flame
Reveals the hidden element is a metaphorical flame.
It burns real high and real bright
Describes the intensity of the flame—high and bright.
So you can always, always see me passing
Highlights the visibility of the speaker during the night.
Through the night
Emphasizes the speaker's journey through the night.
Passing through the night
Reiterates the idea of passing through the night.
I carry it high
Expresses the speaker's intention to carry the flame high.
I don't want to burn my dress
Reflects the speaker's concern about preserving their attire.
Not tonight
Links the dress protection to the anticipation of meeting someone.
Cause I'm gonna see my baby
Specifies the motivation for protecting the dress—seeing the speaker's baby.
My baby
Reiterates the anticipation of meeting the speaker's baby.
Gonna see my little baby
Emphasizes the affectionate term "little baby."
I carry a Torch for you
Introduces the concept of carrying a Torch for someone.
I always have, and I always would
Affirms a longstanding commitment to carrying the Torch.
I come tell you that I carry a Torch for you
Declares the speaker's dedication to carrying the Torch for the mentioned person.
I always have and I always would
Reiterates the enduring commitment to carrying the Torch.
No one here
Indicates a reluctance among people to acknowledge carrying a Torch.
No one here likes to admit it
Highlights the tendency of people to avoid admitting carrying a Torch.
People have
States that people tend to shun the idea of carrying a Torch.
People have a tendency to shun it
Reiterates the societal tendency to avoid and reject carrying a Torch.
Shun it, shun it, shun it, shun it
Emphasizes the repetitive nature of the act of shunning.
But I know that everyone here has done it
Acknowledges that everyone has, at some point, carried a Torch.
At one time or another
Extends the idea of carrying a Torch to a universal experience.
In this life or the last
Suggests the continuity of carrying a Torch across lifetimes.
You carried a Torch for them
Affirms that individuals have carried a Torch for someone in their past.
You always had and you always would
Confirms the enduring nature of carrying a Torch.
You've come to tell them that you
States the speaker's purpose of informing someone about carrying a Torch for them.
Carry a Torch for them
Reiterates the lasting commitment to carrying a Torch for the mentioned person.
You always had and you always would
Emphasizes the enduring nature of carrying a Torch.
Don't tell me that you want me to
Rejects the idea of extinguishing the speaker's passion.
Put my fire out
Objects to the suggestion of quenching the speaker's flame.
Don't tell me that you want me to
Rejects the notion of suppressing the speaker's passion.
You want me to
Repeats the objection to suppressing the speaker's passion.
Put my blazing, burning fire out
Expresses the speaker's refusal to extinguish their intense fire.
So here I go
Marks the beginning of the speaker's journey on the road.
Here I go back on the road
Reiterates the speaker's departure on the road.
Here I go
Reaffirms the speaker's embarkation on the lonely road.
Back on the lonely road again, again
Repeats the theme of being on the lonely road.
Just me and my Torch
Concludes with the speaker and their Torch on the lonely road.
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