I know exactly how you feel
You were this close to closing deals
Everything fell from out your hands
You were forced to decide on other plans now
You figured it best to just ignore it
Otherwise you're only living for it
If anyone ever wondered why you did it
You'd swear they'd never know you sold your soul

To the burning, burning, burning, burning bridges

You know exactly what I want so
I don't have to be so damn up front
No matter the moment we decide to make our minds up
I know a man who may need a new assignment
To hand in his heart and take his last vacation
Attempting to spoil imagination
If anyone ever wonders where he went
I wouldn't say that he spends his time driving over

Burning, burning, burning, burning bridges
Burning, burning which is nothing more
Than a longing for being uninvolved
Uninvolved
Uninvolved
Uninvolved

Oh desire can cause heart attacks
Oh desire can cause heart attacks
Oh desire can cause heart attacks
Oh desire, it will bring you back


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Burning Bridges Lyrics as written by Jason Mraz

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    oh man...jason mraz is my favorite artist and always willl be...

    i think there is no way that this can not pertain to relationships.... the saying "burning bridges" is about ruining your relationship with someone or something forever... and a longing for being uninvolved... to me is like... you want to separate your self from this relationship.. but you cant.. and you find yourself driving over this "burned bridge" which you thought was done for and over with and come to find out its not.. the bridge is still "burning"... just like that longing in your heart. " you know exactly what i want so i dont have to be so damn upfront"... these to people know what eachother want... they want reconciliation... but this relationship is a BURNT bridge that he keeps driving over... a wound he keeps salting. desire...can cause heart attacks. to me.. thats like... you knwo when you want something soo bad that you get that feeling in your heart.. that burning feeling? when you want someone to feel the same.. or you want sooo bad to fix what youve done that you get that BURNING in your heart.... well... it wont bring you back....

    manderwaalon November 01, 2007   Link

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