Shirley is telling someone about how cruel life can be, and it can get harder, but don't let it break you.
"Everytime you give yousrself away, it comes back to haunt you."
This means that once you let someone in or trust someone with something very important, they can backstab you and throw it all in your face. It makes you want to give up and break, but she's telling the audience to run, to not let it get the best of you.
"When nothing seems certain or safe, let it burn through you."
That's my favorite line from the song. It's saying to not be so cautious, take some chances and let go! If it's dangerous, don't think "what if this happens, what if that happens, something could go wrong".. she's saying to hell with it, go through with it anyway.
Shirley is telling someone about how cruel life can be, and it can get harder, but don't let it break you.
"Everytime you give yousrself away, it comes back to haunt you." This means that once you let someone in or trust someone with something very important, they can backstab you and throw it all in your face. It makes you want to give up and break, but she's telling the audience to run, to not let it get the best of you.
"When nothing seems certain or safe, let it burn through you." That's my favorite line from the song. It's saying to not be so cautious, take some chances and let go! If it's dangerous, don't think "what if this happens, what if that happens, something could go wrong".. she's saying to hell with it, go through with it anyway.