Ashes
Embers of Love: Unraveling the Metaphor in 'Ashes' by The Belle Brigade
Lyrics
You light the fire
You initiate something significant or meaningful.
But you don't keep it alive
You fail to sustain or nurture what you started.
It cools down, you get tired
Things cool down, and you become weary or disinterested.
And the red turns to white
The passion or intensity diminishes, and purity is lost.
And the ashes in the air
The remains or remnants of the relationship are present in the atmosphere.
Can be collected and confined
These remnants can be gathered and confined.
To the shape we used to make
Referring to the shape or form of the past relationship.
But the weight is gone
Yet, the emotional burden or significance is no longer present.
All your life, every love
Throughout your life, every love you've experienced has come to an end.
You ever had has expired
These loves have expired, losing their vitality.
It gets old, and you stop trying
Over time, relationships become tiresome, and efforts cease.
'Cause when it's down to the wire
Especially when faced with a critical situation or decision.
All the ashes in the air
The lingering emotions from these expired loves are still present.
Can be collected and confined
They can be gathered and confined like before.
To the shape we used to make
Referring again to the shape or form of the past relationship.
But the weight is gone
However, the emotional weight or significance is absent.
When weight is gone
When the emotional weight is no longer present.
How you gonna get it back?
Pondering how to restore or regain emotional significance.
When weight is gone
-How you gonna get it back?
-When weight is gone
-How you gonna get it back?
-When weight is gone
-How you gonna get it back?
-And the ashes in the air
The lingering emotions from expired loves persist.
Can be collected and confined
They can still be gathered and confined as before.
To the shape we used to make
Referencing the familiar shape or form of the past relationship.
But the weight is gone
However, the emotional weight remains absent.
And the ashes in the air
Reiteration of the presence of lingering emotions in the air.
Can be collected and confined
They can still be gathered and confined like before.
To the shape we used to make
Repeating the reference to the shape or form of the past relationship.
But the weight is gone
Emphasizing once more that the emotional weight is no longer there.
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