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At midnight my house is ablaze
I feel the heat on my hands and face
In the background of the pictures, my fingers in the fixture
It’s time to stop running and race
Damn it all, I am just sad
Everything’s staying as fucked up
Because all that I used to have
Burned out in jar like a lightning bug
“Home” is a tight-wire show
Lucky for me my feet don’t grow
I live with hyenas who take me back eons
When we used to stay up and see the sun, say hello
Damn it all, I am just sad
Everything’s staying as fucked up
Because all that I used to have
Burned out in jar like a lightning bug
I miss the times in streets where we never got tired
Laying down in the grass by the empty camp fire
Like spies on the roof as we'd watch stars expire
But the image is a million years old
Damn it all, I am just sad
Everything’s staying as fucked up
Because all that I used to have
Burned out in jar like a lightning bug
I feel the heat on my hands and face
In the background of the pictures, my fingers in the fixture
It’s time to stop running and race
Everything’s staying as fucked up
Because all that I used to have
Burned out in jar like a lightning bug
Lucky for me my feet don’t grow
I live with hyenas who take me back eons
When we used to stay up and see the sun, say hello
Everything’s staying as fucked up
Because all that I used to have
Burned out in jar like a lightning bug
Laying down in the grass by the empty camp fire
Like spies on the roof as we'd watch stars expire
But the image is a million years old
Everything’s staying as fucked up
Because all that I used to have
Burned out in jar like a lightning bug
Song Info
Submitted by
books_out_loud On Oct 06, 2007
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i cant believe no ones commented on this yet. the singer is lamenting the days from high school to early adulthood. now, in his mid-20s everything is complicated, he feels less accomplished, all the careless times and lack of responsibility is behind him. at 25, i can relate.
word. im 22 and it sucks. fuck growing up.
I don't want to grow up fuck.
"I miss the times in streets where we never got tired Laying down in the grass by the empty camp fire Like spies on the roof as we'd watch stars expire But the image is a million years old"
This part is so heartbreaking and bittersweet. I love this song - it's so catchy.