What It Is To Burn

Nate said many many years ago when they were on AOL Sessions, that this song is about being in hell & finding his muse.

Well, I finally did it!

 I've been coming here for years searching for the meanings to the songs that make up the sound track of my life.  But it wasn't until 6 years (God I feel old) after hearing this song for the first time that it popped back into my head.  Entering a new chapter, or burnt disk if you will, in my life I saw many parallels between my life currently and this masterpiece.  If you've read any of the comments before mine you'll see how the song is pretty straight forward in what it means.  But this is what it means to me.  The only song that knows what it is to burn...

Today is on fire. The sky is bleeding above me, and I am blistered. (the hardships of life and love are burning away my soul)

I walk these lines of blasphemy everyday, and still... (I'm a girl in love with a girl and am reminded everyday that it's "wrong")

Like a bad star, I'm falling faster down to her. (Being told that God hates me I feel like I have to fall from grace. So I make my way to my lover...)

She's the only one who knows what it is to burn. (...because she seems to be all I have now. The only one that understands how it feels for life to burn you in this way.)

I feel diseased. (I feel like my oppressors could be right and that the love I feel is really some sort of illness)

Is there no sympathy from the sun? (Thinking that the word "sun" could be a pun for "son" makes the interpretation that of loosing the faith I once had since it feels like Jesus isn't going to save me from this)

The sky is still fire, but I am safe in here from the world outside. (The world still torments me, but now I've found refuge in the arms of the one I love. Where in those arms, nothing can hurt me)

So tell me, what's the price to pay for glory? (What exactly do I have to do to be happy with my soul mate and have others approve of me being gay?)

Today is fire, and she burns. Today is fire, and she burns... (My lover burns for me because she knows what I'm going through and can feel the pain I feel.. But even though we're burning today, there's always hope for tomorrow. And this "fire" in our lives will only add to the fire inside we have for each other.)

what is it to burn is finch's most basic song because they started out as a deftones rip off band. they are by far the best band on the drive thru label and that comment about them not selling more than 10000 copies is bullshit cause they are getting bigger now that they are filming a video

like a bad star im falling faster down to her shes the only one who knows what it is to burn... those lines give me goosebumps. finch is so good

i love this song so much, its so beautiful and poetic

Oh my god.This song is so amazing. It gave me chills the first time i herd it...Finch Kicks ASS!

Empathy for the Earth from someone on Nibiru (a.k.a. Dark Star, Black Hole Sun, Planet-X, Nemesis, the Bad Star, the Red Star Kachina, Kolob, Marduk)

[Edit: Formatting]

this song is amazing live, and the band just gets better and better. the new cd is going to be incredible, and to get a signed copy go to drivethrurecords.com now!!!

The new cd is entitled "What It Is To Burn", but I've heard rumors saying this actual song won't be on it.

This has got to be the greatest song by finch that i've heard yet! i can't wait until the new album comes out!