Burnin'
Eternal Flames of Transformation
Lyrics
I burned down a house for you
I took significant action or made a sacrifice for you by burning down a house.
And tore all my idols in two
I dismantled my idols, possibly letting go of beliefs or influences for you.
The poster on the bedroom wall, remember
Recalling a poster on the bedroom wall, reflecting on past memories.
Staring down the ceiling stars alone at night
Contemplating loneliness while staring at the stars on the ceiling at night.
For ten years glow they gave me light
Stars provided light for ten years, symbolizing a source of guidance or inspiration.
I asked for a hand to end it
Seeking help but facing resistance or inability to receive it.
But those little white fingerlings bent
The metaphor of "little white fingerlings" suggests fragility or vulnerability.
The curling trust of a helpless infant
Describing the vulnerability of a helpless infant and broken trust.
Two brothers' dreams to take the world laid sound to sleep
Reference to two brothers' dreams and their impact on the world.
And this is the best you'll ever be
Acknowledging the present as the best state that will ever be achieved.
Wipe away every tear
Encouragement to wipe away tears and embrace joy.
There's nothing left to feel but joy here
Expressing that there is only joy left to feel.
Place to lay, green forgotten shade
Referring to a place of rest and tranquility, symbolized by a green forgotten shade.
A new soothsayer divining all the ways
Introducing a new soothsayer who foresees various paths or possibilities.
Green forgotten shade
Repetition emphasizing the importance of the green forgotten shade.
Green forgotten shade
-Green forgotten shade
-Green forgotten shade
-I poured out my heart in the drain
Pouring out emotions in vain, hoping to alleviate pain.
Thought it would change the pain
Expecting emotional change through a symbolic act.
And turn me into somebody that I could live with
Reflecting on personal transformation and self-acceptance.
But we're four months deep in storytime land and he holds my head
Being deep into a storytime land with an ambiguous figure holding the speaker's head.
A spirit in the mirror or a knife in bed
Describing a dilemma between a spirit in the mirror or a potential threat in bed.
Wipe away every tear
Reiterating the call to wipe away tears and find joy.
There's nothing left to feel but joy here
-Place to lay, green forgotten shade
Repeating the theme of the green forgotten shade.
A new soothsayer divining all the ways
-Green forgotten shade
-Green forgotten shade
-Stumble hot through Sumer rumble
Describing a chaotic scene with references to Sumer, tablets, and the green forgotten shade.
Tablet cabaret
-Green forgotten shade
-Green forgotten shade
-Tarot cards and olive oil
Mentioning tarot cards, olive oil, and the experience of seeing the flame.
Taste and see the flame
-Dancers interlock and load, tip-totem off in dissonance
Depicting dancers in dissonance and the inevitability of burning out.
Burning down, it's fate, I'm flaming out, I'm finally getting it
Accepting fate and the realization of understanding or "getting it."
Pair of eyes to carolize two terribly surprise adrift
Describing surprise and being adrift, possibly in a confusing situation.
Heaven, earth, and hell between us
Highlighting the contrasts between heaven, earth, and hell in relationships.
I'm burying the myth
Expressing the act of burying a myth or letting go of false beliefs.
I'm burying the myth
Repetition emphasizing the act of burying the myth.
I'm burying the myth
-So I'm brushing my teeth for you
Performing routine tasks like brushing teeth for the sake of the relationship.
Growing my hair and singin' more too
Growing and changing personally, including singing more.
I don't want to spin in a teacup forever
Expressing a desire for change and variety instead of a repetitive existence.
But you're grabbing the wheel and you're turning it slow
Giving control of the relationship to the partner, depicted by grabbing the wheel.
And you look at me
Observing the partner's actions and expressions during this process.
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