Quench The Flame

Unveiling the Human Predicament: "Quench The Flame" by The Faint
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Lyrics

Yes it's awful, true

Expressing acknowledgment of a negative reality.

Do we mean the things we do?

Questioning the sincerity or intention behind actions.

It's all repeating

Highlighting the cyclic nature of events.

And we forget

Emphasizing forgetfulness or neglect of past lessons.

We go and burn it down again

Describing a destructive pattern of behavior.


Are we children of men?

Raising a question about humanity's nature.

What are we willing to let happen?

Questioning the limits of what people are willing to tolerate.

The past was brutal

Acknowledging a harsh historical context.

But who's to blame?

Reflecting on the difficulty of assigning blame for the past.

We go and burn it down again

Reiterating a tendency to repeat destructive actions.


Quench the flame

Advocating for extinguishing a metaphorical flame, possibly destructive behaviors.

Quench the flame

Repeating the call to extinguish the metaphorical flame.


Are we honest enough?

Questioning the honesty or transparency in relationships.

What's the point of breaking up?

Questioning the purpose of ending relationships.

Just to restart the game

Highlighting the futility of restarting a cycle.

The game that no one admits we play

Describing a game that people refuse to acknowledge playing.


Quench the flame

Reiterating the call to extinguish the metaphorical flame.

Quench the flame

Repeating the call to extinguish the metaphorical flame.

Quench the flame

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Quench the flame

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I teach you how to treat me

Describing a process of teaching others how to treat oneself.

I teach you how much to care

Expressing the establishment of boundaries or expectations.

I teach you how to treat me

Reiterating the process of instructing others in one's expectations.

I push you away

Expressing a self-protective action of pushing others away.

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