Gasoline

Jann's songs tend to have a lot to do with faith. Not necessarily religious faith, but faith none the less.

This song drips of desperation to me. It seems more like a statement about how someone does destructive things to themselves or to others because they feel (on some level) that they are undeserving.

The speaker here knows what she should do is open herself to the possibility that she is worthy and deserving - this is evident from the first verse. In fact she makes it sound easy. And yet she goes on to talk about lust, sin, and guilt, and that these things are burning her to ruin. Further on she makes a broad statement about never living up to expectations of others (again subtly discounting her own expectations as meaningless) and thereby cutting yourself off (the bird breaks his own wings, and the heart cuts her own strings).

She does not open herself up, instead she allows the darkness to prevail, and allows herself to burn.

I think the message here is that without faith in yourself, change cannot occur. We are our own worst enemies.

I have always liked this song.

This song is very fiery and symbolistic of guilt and sin.

"This thing beneath my ribs sill beat me to the ground" LOVE that line! This song is about loving who you shouldn't and what happens to your heart when you do.