Fire and Kerosene

Logan Square

I'm in my own world lined with fast girls
Out on the streets, I'm just some guy
You'll never know how much I hate you
Deep down inside
I've always been the quiet type but
I'll spill my heart til it can bleed
Well, aren't we all just fans of insecurity

Here's the line
I hope I cross soon
Now's the time
I'm gonna make this clear tonight
I'm taking back what's mine

Take this fire and kerosene
Burn down all the pretty buildings
They'll be sorry when I get there
They'll be sorry when I get there
Take this fire and kerosene
Burn down all the pretty buildings
They'll be sorry when I get there
They'll be sorry when I get there

Go on ignore me, judge me for me
You think your clothes keep you disguised
I'm just a punk that's going nowhere
I hope you're right
You're like the kid that screams suicide
But every day wakes up alive
I'm all alone with just one worry
WhereI'll drink tonight

Here's the line
I hope I cross soon
Now's the time
I'm gonna make this clear tonight
I'm taking back what's mine

Take this fire and kerosene
Burn down all the pretty buildings
They'll be sorry when I get there
They'll be sorry when I get there
Take this fire and kerosene
Burn down all the pretty buildings
They'll be sorry when I get there
They'll be sorry when I get there

I'm waiting for you.
I'm waiting for you.
I'm waiting...
I'm waiting...
I'm waiting...

Take this fire and kerosene
Burn down all the pretty buildings
They'll be sorry when I get there
They'll be sorry when I get there
Take this fire and kerosene
Burn down all the pretty buildings
They'll be sorry when I get there
They'll be sorry when I get there
They'll be sorry when I get there
They'll be sorry when I get there


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    I heard this song in Best Buy and thought it was pretty good, so I picked out the CD. I guess this would be their first single from the CD then (?) It's amazing to me that these guys aren't more popular. Although, I think if they released something like "I'll Get There" or "I'm So Sorry" as a single, they would catch on because those songs are catchy as hell.

    Anyways... Meaning... Umm.. Well, I am not entirely sure to be honest. I guess it is just about how the are punk guys and thus they are considered outcasts who nobody really cares about, but now that they are doing this music thing, they are getting noticed (like if you took "fire and kerosene" to buildings). "They'll be sorry when I get there" (possibly an allusion to "I'll Get There") meaning that they'll be sorry they never paid attention to me before. Maybe I am overanalyzing it, but that is the metaphor I pick up.

    Last Action Heroon July 25, 2006   Link

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