to me this song has a lot of parallels to Ayn Rand's writing, particularly Atlas Shrugged.
"Im still in love
I set the love in motion
I'm still in love with the future we planned
Tell me you feel, this aint complete emotion
Im still in love with you baby I am
Oh, did you turn your back on me?
Or did I turn myself against myself?"
I feel like this is an internal dialogue that Francisco d'Anconia is having with himself whenever he thinks of Dagny. He's still in love with her and wants to be with her, but he can't because he had greater responsibilities to Galt. "I'm still in love with the future we planned." i think that is him saying that he remembers all those years ago when they were talking about how they would each reach the top of their business (francisco-the top of d'Anconia Copper, Dagny-the top of Taggart Transcontinental), and he still feels the same. the "did you turn your back on me" lyric is saying that he misses her a lot and wishes he could still be with her, and then he said "or did i turn myself against myself," which is him debating whether or not he's doing the right thing with the way he's acting.
"Kick the wall smash the lights, rip the shades, burn it all
Firecracker
Firecracker
I will not complain at all
I will never be tricked by you."
i think the wrecking of that metaphorical room is a symbol of what Francisco, John Galt, and Ragnar Danneskjold are doing to the world of the looters and second-handers. by taking away all the industrial power, they are destroying it. Also, they refuse to complain, because that admits defeat and shows that they are powerless against the people trying to destroy them, and they know they have all the power, so they won't complain, and they are smart enough to never be tricked by society as others are.
to me this song has a lot of parallels to Ayn Rand's writing, particularly Atlas Shrugged.
"Im still in love I set the love in motion I'm still in love with the future we planned Tell me you feel, this aint complete emotion Im still in love with you baby I am Oh, did you turn your back on me? Or did I turn myself against myself?"
I feel like this is an internal dialogue that Francisco d'Anconia is having with himself whenever he thinks of Dagny. He's still in love with her and wants to be with her, but he can't because he had greater responsibilities to Galt. "I'm still in love with the future we planned." i think that is him saying that he remembers all those years ago when they were talking about how they would each reach the top of their business (francisco-the top of d'Anconia Copper, Dagny-the top of Taggart Transcontinental), and he still feels the same. the "did you turn your back on me" lyric is saying that he misses her a lot and wishes he could still be with her, and then he said "or did i turn myself against myself," which is him debating whether or not he's doing the right thing with the way he's acting.
"Kick the wall smash the lights, rip the shades, burn it all Firecracker Firecracker I will not complain at all I will never be tricked by you." i think the wrecking of that metaphorical room is a symbol of what Francisco, John Galt, and Ragnar Danneskjold are doing to the world of the looters and second-handers. by taking away all the industrial power, they are destroying it. Also, they refuse to complain, because that admits defeat and shows that they are powerless against the people trying to destroy them, and they know they have all the power, so they won't complain, and they are smart enough to never be tricked by society as others are.