Burned
Love's High Flight and Heart's Depths: The Talbott Brothers' 'Burned' Story
Lyrics
How close to the sun can a man fly before he gets burned
Reflecting on the risk of pushing limits, using flying close to the sun metaphorically for taking chances.
I guess you know honey I guess I know
Acknowledging mutual awareness between the speaker and the addressed person.
I never meant to bring you down to make you cry
Expressing regret for unintentionally causing emotional pain or sadness.
I guess I did honey and I don't know why
Admitting to causing emotional harm without understanding the reason behind it.
I'm never gonna leave you baby
Declaring a commitment to stay with the addressed person.
I'm never gonna go
Reiterating the commitment to not leave or abandon the addressed person.
Each hole in my heart I'm trying to fill with things that you aren't
Describing attempts to fill emotional voids with things that the addressed person lacks.
If you think that there's a part of me that's steady than I don't know who you are
Challenging the perception of stability within the speaker, questioning the addressed person's understanding.
I wanna get drunk on all of your love
Expressing a desire to fully immerse in the addressed person's love through intoxication metaphor.
Baby would it be enough, if this is all I ever was
Questioning if the speaker's love is sufficient for the addressed person.
I can hear it calling in the back of my mind
Sensing a call or a pull from something in the speaker's mind.
Making you a promise like a thief in the night
Comparing promises to a thief in the night, suggesting unexpected and perhaps unreliable commitments.
I tell you something honest just keep you around
Admitting to honesty but confessing to leaving the addressed person in the dark during difficult times.
But I leave you in the dark when the lights go out
Highlighting the speaker's tendency to keep the addressed person unaware when facing challenges.
You want to hold my heart in the palm of your hand
Acknowledging the addressed person's desire to hold the speaker's heart, implying a deep emotional connection.
But there's a part of me in every other city I've been
Revealing that parts of the speaker are scattered in various places, potentially due to travels or experiences.
You can tell me a lie just keep me around
Accepting lies to maintain the connection with the addressed person, suggesting a fear of losing them.
But I'm hanging on to you until my hands give out
Expressing a strong determination to hold onto the addressed person until physical strength fails.
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