| OneRepublic – Burning Bridges Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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@[edoubledielong:48093] unfortunately we are both wrong about the presumption of incorrect lyrics. I just watched the official lyric video released by OneRepublic themselves and all lyrics are correct. So maybe it is about a girl after all. However, I'm going to continue to think of this song in my original interpretation. That's the great thing about music. You can take from it what you want. |
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| OneRepublic – Burning Bridges Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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@[edoubledielong:48092] ALSO <Now I'm waiting for something better Ain't nothing better worth imagining> He's been looking for something to fill the void, but he has realized that there is nothing better, not even in his imagination. |
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| OneRepublic – Burning Bridges Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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@[Nightwind:48091] I agree that this is one of those great songs that can mean so many things to so many different people. For me, the entire thing is spiritual. It's asking God to burn the bridges (connections) of worldly things standing between him and his relationship with God. He wants to be set on fire, spiritually, for God. He wants God to own the roads he may take, in other words, Your will, not mine. He's looking for something better (worldly) but realizes that there is nothing better than God. Nothing can fill God's place (space) and make him happy. Of course, this is all my interpretation and I could be completely off base, but that is what this song means to ME. Ryan is a self-affirmed Christian and was raised in a church atmosphere, being raised by family with strong ties to the church. He mentions praying, God, Savior, God that created ya in many songs and has a whole song about a preacher grandfather. Many of his songs have spiritual connotations. It's just not the focus of their music. |
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| OneRepublic – Burning Bridges Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| @[edoubledielong:48090] I am in complete agreeance with you! I feel this song is about a relationship with God. <I'm building bridges that I know you never wanted> to me says worshiping worldly things instead of God. <Look for my heart, You stole it away, Now own every single road that I could take> God seeks what is in our hearts. King David often asked God to search his heart in Psalms. "He" loves God so much his heart is completely His, and he wants God to own and guide him on all the paths he takes. <Set me on fire> "He" wants to be on fire for God and devoted. <There's no filling up your spaces with fictionary places, Imaginary faces they don't work at all> There is nothing that can fill the place of God. There is nowhere that you can go or no one you can love that can compare to God. I do agree, the line is not "girl" you burn my bridges down. It is actually "will" you burn my bridges down, which makes sense because the entire song is ASKING for his bridges to be burned down. To me, this is "him" asking for all his worldly connections he shouldn't be doing/having/conforming to, to be broken so that "he" can have the relationship with God "he" wants. I completely agree that many of their songs have spiritual connotations. Ryan is Christian, it just isn't the focus of their music. | |
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