Some Will Rake the Coals
Embracing Life's Fires: Some Rake, Some Burn
Lyrics
A perfect stranger might could make you smile,
A stranger, if perfect, might bring happiness.
Might could take your mind off your despair for half a while,
A distraction from despair, but temporary.
But time moves quickly, strangers look like friends,
Over time, strangers may seem like friends.
Friends might fall in love and perfect strangers might pretend
Friendships may turn into love, and strangers may pretend.
And so it happens,
Reflecting on life events.
Take a look around,
Encouraging observation of surroundings.
Some will rake the coals
Choices: some will stoke the embers (rake the coals).
And some will burn a wedding gown.
Others will end a marriage symbolically (burn a wedding gown).
The sad romantics fail to grasp the world,
Sad romantics miss the imperfections in people.
Fail to recognize there ain't no perfect boy or girl
No one is perfect; boys and girls are flawed.
And so keep fumbling, feelin' incomplete,
Struggling, feeling inadequate in relationships.
Makin' love and breakin' hearts and searchin' on the street
Engaging in love, heartbreak, and searching.
And so it happens,
Reiterating life's occurrences.
Take a look around,
Encouraging awareness of one's surroundings.
Some will rake the coals
Choices: some will stoke the embers (rake the coals).
And some will burn a wedding gown.
Others will symbolically end a marriage (burn a wedding gown).
And look at me
Self-reflection, unsure if attention is desired or not.
(or maybe don't, now)
-Hey, yeah, look at me
-(or maybe don't, now)
-Look at me
-(or maybe don't, now)
-Hey, yeah, look at me
-(or maybe don't, now)
-And Charlie Chaplin had to realize
Reference to Charlie Chaplin's realization about love.
Eighteen year old Oona made a golden final prize,
Oona, Chaplin's wife, seen as a valuable prize.
And Warren Beatty must have gotten scared
Warren Beatty faced anxiety over aging.
When Madonna made him fin'ly see he'd lost some hair
Madonna's influence on Beatty's perception of his appearance.
And so it happens,
Reiterating life's occurrences.
Take a look around,
Encouraging observation of surroundings.
Some will rake the coals
Choices: some will stoke the embers (rake the coals).
And some will burn a wedding gown,
Others will symbolically end a marriage (burn a wedding gown).
Some will rake the coals
Reiteration of choices in handling relationships.
And some will burn a wedding gown.
Emphasizing the diversity in relationship outcomes.
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