| Sting – I Burn For You Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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To understand the lyrics, I think we have to bear in our mind the following points: - The striking contrast between the coolness of water and the heat of fire is the backbone of the lyrics - The protagonist and the second person in the lyrics move from outside to inside of a room as the time elapses and eventually into the protagonist's mind - The venue of the song is probably Dorset Beach and Devon Coast in the UK which are well known for their archaeological sites "Now that I have found you In the cool'th of your evening smile The shade of your parasol And your love flows through me Though I drink at your pool I burn for you, I burn for you" So in the first verse, the protagonist and the second person are outside of the room. Probably in early evening for the protagonist see the shade of the parasol. Here "pool" "drink" and "flows" represent water (coolness) and "parasol (which means prevents the sun)" and "burn".represent fire (heat). "You and I are lovers When night time folds around our bed In peace we sleep entwined And your love flows through me Though an ocean soothes my head I burn for you, I burn for you " The second verse, they are in the room. The line "When night time folds around our bed" shows few hours have elapsed since the first verse. "Ocean" and "flows" represent water and "burn" represents fire. "Stars will fall from dark skies As ancient rocks are turning Quiet fills the room And your love flows through me Though I lie here so still I burn for you, I burn for you " The last verse takes place in the protagonist's mind. The lines "Stars will fall from dark skies" and "As ancient rocks are turning (probably the ebb tide)" imply it's about the breaking of dawn. Although no apparent word but "flows" representing "water" is found here, the line "As ancient rocks are turning" as a whole describes the ebb tide representing "water." As for the "ancient rocks," you can see many fossils at Dorset Beach. |
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| Mat Kearney – nothing left to lose Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Who is the second person in the lyrics in the first place? Some people say it's God or Jesus. Considering he's a devoted Christian, it's very likely but I think the second person in the second, third and fourth verse represents "music" and "east" in the third verse represents Nashville, TN. "And I found myself in a bitter fight While I've held your hand through the darkest night Don't know where your coming from, but your coming soon So I packed my car and headed east Where I felt your fire and a sweet release There's a fire in these hills that's coming down And I don't know much, but I found you here And I cannot wait another year Don't know where your coming from, but you coming soon" Wikipedia says, "He attended California State University, Chico in Chico, California on an athletic scholarship and majored in literature, playing soccer until his junior year." I could be completely wrong but does this account for the line in the fourth verse "And I cannot wait another year"? Waiting another year means graduating from the college. As for the last verse, I think words like train, Hobart street and pomegranates represent his past, and Nashville and my window his present. The word "wind" represents his luck. So the last two lines here mean that he doesn't know where his luck will bring him to in the future. "I can still hear the trains out my window From Hobart street to here in Nashville I can still smell the pomegranates grow And I don't know how hard this wind will blow Or where we'll go" |
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