This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
When there's a burning in your heart
An endless fury in your heart
Build it bigger than the sun
Let it grow, let it grow
When there's a burning in your heart
Don't be alarmed
This fire grows higher
When there's a doubt in your mind
'Cause you think it all the time
Framin' rights into wrongs
Move along, move along
When there's a doubt within your mind
When there's a burning in your heart
And you think it'll burst apart
Oh, there's nothing to fear
Save the tears, save the tears
When there's a burning in your heart
And if you feel just like a tourist
In the city you were born
Then it's time to go
And define your destination
With so many different places to call home
'Cause when you find yourself a villain
In the story you have written
It's plain to see
That sometimes the best intentions
Are in need of redemption
Would you agree?
If so, please show me
This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
When there's a burning in your heart
When there's a burning in your heart
(This fire grows higher) when there's a burning in your heart
(This fire grows higher, this fire grows higher)
When there's a burning in your heart (this fire grows higher)
(This fire grows higher) when there's a burning in your heart
This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
When there's a burning in your heart
An endless fury in your heart
Build it bigger than the sun
Let it grow, let it grow
When there's a burning in your heart
Don't be alarmed
This fire grows higher
When there's a doubt in your mind
'Cause you think it all the time
Framin' rights into wrongs
Move along, move along
When there's a doubt within your mind
When there's a burning in your heart
And you think it'll burst apart
Oh, there's nothing to fear
Save the tears, save the tears
When there's a burning in your heart
And if you feel just like a tourist
In the city you were born
Then it's time to go
And define your destination
With so many different places to call home
'Cause when you find yourself a villain
In the story you have written
It's plain to see
That sometimes the best intentions
Are in need of redemption
Would you agree?
If so, please show me
This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
When there's a burning in your heart
When there's a burning in your heart
(This fire grows higher) when there's a burning in your heart
(This fire grows higher, this fire grows higher)
When there's a burning in your heart (this fire grows higher)
(This fire grows higher) when there's a burning in your heart
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You Are a Tourist Lyrics as written by Benjamin Gibbard
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I love the interpretations that have been given! Especially the internal struggle bit. On another more literal view, I have to wonder if this has something to do with Ben's own personal changes. He fell in love, got married, moved to LA, and quit drinking. I've seen interviews where he admitted some of his songs were about missing life in Bellingham (where the band originated) while he was living in Seattle, a place he never seemed to enjoy.
The line, "When you feel just like a tourist in the city you were born in, it's time to go," struck me immediately as pointing to his own move. Having lived a few blocks down from his old apartment, I'm sad to see him go! But on a serious note, it seems to me this may be a farewell song to Seattle and the life he lived there -- and a hello to the new, more upbeat life he's started on.