This Heart's on Fire

I'd rather stay at home and BUILD A LIFE

Sounds a lot like Wilco. In fact, for the most part I think half ths songs sound like Modest Mouse and the other half sound like Wilco. Great band, great cd, probably the best this year.

Brilliant closer of a fantastic album. Judging from the lyrics you could say it's a bit dull but that's definitely not the case. This song sounds very emotional, and I think the meaning of it is obvious. :)

The posted lyrics "sometimes they rock and roll/ sometimes they stay at home and it's just fine"...I thought they were "sometimes WE rock and roll/ sometimes WE stay at home and it's just fine" and "sometimes they rock and roll/ I'd rather stay at home in real life"...I thought they were "sometimes WE rock and roll/I'd rather stay at home AND FEEL ALIVE"...I hope the lyrics as I heard them are the actual lyrics, because I think they're more personal. I think this song is about someone who is depressed and broken hearted and would rather stay home and pine about their lost love than go out and look for someone else. Someone who cannot let go of that lost love.

I am pretty much certain this is a break up song about getting over someone. In fact, I think that's who "Queen Mary" is, the person that the writer is trying to bury with words. The lines are too obvious: "and you're my favorite thing, I tell it everywhere I go I don't know what to do.."

"it's getting better all the time"

That's right, it does get better all the time...

Actually, the Queen Mary is a boat they were at a party on and they pretty much trashed it.

I like the perhaps beatles reference with "it's getting better all the time" is too close to "Getting Better" to be coinicidental.

I agree with u, kozmik.

And the lines "this heart's on fire" don't get out of my mind.

I agree with papel, It definitly sounds like "I'd rather stay at home and FEEL ALIVE"

I also certainly makes sense it being about someone stuck in a depressed funk who doesnt really want to go out and do anything.

r u guys serious? u really think this is a sad song about someone depressed or a break-up? it seem pretty obvious that it's a happy song. he's so happy with the one he loves(his wife im guessing) that he wants to do nothing else but be at home with her. "And you're my favourite thing" "It's getting better all the time" "Once you know you're alive" "I'd rather stay at home in real life" "This heart's on fire"

cmon guys.