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Eternal Flame Lyrics
yes
i wanna have it
yes yes
i wanna have you now
but i can't be the lighter
i can't be the lighter
i wanna go there
yes yes
i wanna show you how
but i can't be the lighter
i can't be the lighter
just in case you never knew
i can't be the lighter
of your eternal flame
oh! oceans, rivers, lakes
that we could swim as two
but i already own my
own body of water
you'll follow me and
yes, yes
i'll follow you,
it's true
but i'm already certain
i've got good directions
just in case you never knew
i won't be becoming
i am the beginning
and i'm already
done
these yes days,
they've come and gone
not always going to make
the same mistakes
it's too simple, i saw the truth
and truth is the terror of the one
who feels their lace can be stained
but i cannot stain your white lace, baby
even you cannot stain your white lace baby
no
i'll never go there
no no
i'll never take that route
'cause i won't be the fighter
i won' t be the fighter
don't ever push me
no, no, don't ever make me shoot
'cause i won't be the fighter
i won't be the fighter
just in case you never knew
i won't be the fighter
for your eternal flame
just in case you never knew
i won't be becoming
i am the beginning
and i'm already
done
just in case you never knew
i can't be the lighter
of your eternal flame
i wanna have it
yes yes
i wanna have you now
but i can't be the lighter
i can't be the lighter
yes yes
i wanna show you how
but i can't be the lighter
i can't be the lighter
i can't be the lighter
of your eternal flame
that we could swim as two
but i already own my
own body of water
yes, yes
i'll follow you,
it's true
but i'm already certain
i've got good directions
i won't be becoming
i am the beginning
and i'm already
done
they've come and gone
not always going to make
the same mistakes
and truth is the terror of the one
who feels their lace can be stained
but i cannot stain your white lace, baby
even you cannot stain your white lace baby
i'll never go there
no no
i'll never take that route
'cause i won't be the fighter
i won' t be the fighter
no, no, don't ever make me shoot
'cause i won't be the fighter
i won't be the fighter
i won't be the fighter
for your eternal flame
i won't be becoming
i am the beginning
and i'm already
done
i can't be the lighter
of your eternal flame
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actualy im pretty sure it's about Jeff Buckley, who i think she used to date.
yes.
yes.
joan said in concenrt this osng was about an unhealthy connection in a relatioship and learning to tell someone that you can't live for them.
an incredible song by an incredible artist..I think the song is about a woman who keeps giving in to a relationship, and with these words tries to tell her lover/husband/partner that she cant do it anymore..she wants to, but she cant keep giving and giving just to feed his happiness and keep him blazing. So she wants to be honest with herself and him, instead of repeating the same mistakes and fights
I love the song. It's catchy but don't you think it was unnecessary how she says it's not her job to keep him alive? She sounds so bitchy. Like Jeff told her before he died to never fall in love again or something. I don't know, I think it's unnecessary. No one is telling her not to mover on. Anyone agree? disagree?
@Harmony4
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@Harmony4 Actually I can't stand this song, I don't get Joan Wasser at all. I totally agree that these are good lyrics around a relationship where one party is more in love than the other... but it is about Jeff Buckley so I don't understand. Yes it has struck me as insensitive that she put these lyrics foward as it seems he loved her very much.... I'm just guessing that she and he had a special understanding for each other and she knows he would understand what she means. Anyways, still suprised at how much I can't stand the song and...
@Harmony4 Actually I can't stand this song, I don't get Joan Wasser at all. I totally agree that these are good lyrics around a relationship where one party is more in love than the other... but it is about Jeff Buckley so I don't understand. Yes it has struck me as insensitive that she put these lyrics foward as it seems he loved her very much.... I'm just guessing that she and he had a special understanding for each other and she knows he would understand what she means. Anyways, still suprised at how much I can't stand the song and cant stand the video, think it's proper crap. Maybe I'm just jealous haha COMPLETELY in love with Jeff :D
@Harmony4 it isnt about jeff buckley lol
@Harmony4 it isnt about jeff buckley lol
super soulful and excellent poetry - "lighter" yes yes
This song is about turning down an ex.
umm not really but close. She has said it's about Jeff Buckley and well the lyrics are pretty self evident. She obvioulsy still loves him etc. but can't keep him alive it's not her job.
umm not really but close. She has said it's about Jeff Buckley and well the lyrics are pretty self evident. She obvioulsy still loves him etc. but can't keep him alive it's not her job.
It's a song about an independent girl who just can't be a fighter for his eternal flame...
i agree with fuckkface666 - she likes the guy (or girl) enough to sleep with him(her) tonight, but she ain't gonna make him(her) breakfast for the next 50 years.
These lyrics are so incredible when read aloud, let alone sung. Anyway...
I think this is about dependence in relationships. So many people look to their lovers for validation and happiness; she's efusing to be the souce of either. It's about the disconnect that forms when one person's independence makes the other feel inadequate.
i think its about a romance.. and very passionate.. but she has needs that maybe arent getting fulfilled. she wants him to light those needs. start them. shes the beginning and wants it to work. she doesnt want to fight, or have some kind of power struggle, she just wants him to follow .. in order to please her. she knows the directions.