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Fireworks Lyrics
The body is wrapped in shadow
The face is built of cinders
And panic tears thro' your silhouette
As you're squeezed by burning fingers
And he crackling in our colours
With teeth of gelignite
When he sighs his song and pirouettes
Thro' a dance of dynamite
We are fireworks - slowly, glowing
Bold and bright
We are fireworks - burning shapes
Into the night
His fuel is our frustration
And dreams begin to ache
And all the while we wear a party smile
And happily we shiver
And happily we shake
Oh shake, shake, shake
We are fireworks - slowly, glowing
Bold and bright
We are fireworks - burning shapes
Into the night
Twist and turn - burn, burn, burn
Twist and turn - burn, baby, burn
The face is built of cinders
And panic tears thro' your silhouette
As you're squeezed by burning fingers
And he crackling in our colours
With teeth of gelignite
Thro' a dance of dynamite
Bold and bright
Into the night
And dreams begin to ache
And all the while we wear a party smile
And happily we shake
Oh shake, shake, shake
Bold and bright
Into the night
Twist and turn - burn, baby, burn
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SIOUXSIE: "The song's very sexual, explosive, distraught." Source: Record Hunter 12/92 Make of that what you will.
SIOUXSIE: " 'Fireworks' indicated the direction we wanted for the album. We wanted strings on that. John wanted a machine but Steve and I said it had to be real strings. They give a real, earthy, rich sound. You could hear the strings spitting and breathing and wheezing." Source: Record Mirror 18/12/82
What a perfect, amazing, beautiful song. Just undescribable.
It makes me think of someone who was in a really horrible situation and the feeling of finally being free is comparable to fireworks.
Some poor child hit in the face by fireworks...
To me, this msong describes the frustration in a loved one that leads to a sort of sadistic joy, whilst these lovers explode witth love despite conflictions.
Possibly about cult politics and dictatorships?