As another poster pointed out this is the theme song for a video game called "mirrors edge" which is a video game about parkour. Parkour, as you may already be aware, is sort of a sport where those involved acrobatically run and jump from building to building as fast as possible defying danger. The "you" that's referred to in this song is her city, and it's buildings, evidenced by phrases such as "concrete heart" and "Just sunshine and blue sky. That's just how it goes for living here." She LOVES her city.
There are a number of troubling phrases though "come fire . . . let it burn and love come racing through" is one of them. I'm tempted to belive the "it" that this line refers to is a building or something, but she loves her city. I think it just refers to the fire itself. So "it" just refers to the fire. Let the fire is probably a metaphorical one.
Another one "So silent,no violence. But inside my head so loud and clear. You're screaming...You're screaming...Cover up with a smile I've learned to fear." is a delicate way of expressing what high regard the speaker holds her city in. This phrase, like others in this song brings out the humanity in the city, and thus helps the listener to understand the speakers love for it. The city itself is quiet. Without human activities it isn't violent, but she assigns an internal turmoil to the city. The "learned to fear" reference has to do with respecting it in he same way a surfer respects the water, and its awsome power.
When the speaker says "i'm still alive" "and I can not apologize, no" there are actually dual meanings there IMHO. It's a song about a video game that's about parkour. She's "still alive" because she didn't fall. But the buildings can't be alive. Although they are live to her in her hear and mind, and she interacts with them acrobatically, they essentially have a "concrete heart" that "isn't beating", and she can't "make it come alive" so she can not apologize to them because they are inanimate. Why she'd need to apologize, I'll leave to someone who is better than I at breaking this down. I confess, that my analysis doesn't quite capture exactly the essence of the song, and falls somewhat short, but perhaps someone else can shed further light.
I think the song may be about to people in a relationship but i get the feeling that its between two friends that are rivals. Both are friends and yet they took different paths:
"I have changed just like you.". The person who is singing is the person who took the good path the other the bad path: "For how long must I wait? I know there's something wrong. Your concrete heart isn't beating and you tried to make it come alive." But despite every thing she is willing to save her friend from him/her self: "Now I'm here to rescue...
I think the song may be about to people in a relationship but i get the feeling that its between two friends that are rivals. Both are friends and yet they took different paths:
"I have changed just like you.". The person who is singing is the person who took the good path the other the bad path: "For how long must I wait? I know there's something wrong. Your concrete heart isn't beating and you tried to make it come alive." But despite every thing she is willing to save her friend from him/her self: "Now I'm here to rescue you.". and when it says I'm still alive its kind of like saying i'm still alive and as long as i'm alive i'm going to help you even if you dont want it: "I can't apologise, no.". she however can only do so much and she is kinda haunted by him: "So silent, no violence.But inside my head so loud and clear.You're screaming...
Cover up with a smile I've learned to fear."
As another poster pointed out this is the theme song for a video game called "mirrors edge" which is a video game about parkour. Parkour, as you may already be aware, is sort of a sport where those involved acrobatically run and jump from building to building as fast as possible defying danger. The "you" that's referred to in this song is her city, and it's buildings, evidenced by phrases such as "concrete heart" and "Just sunshine and blue sky. That's just how it goes for living here." She LOVES her city.
There are a number of troubling phrases though "come fire . . . let it burn and love come racing through" is one of them. I'm tempted to belive the "it" that this line refers to is a building or something, but she loves her city. I think it just refers to the fire itself. So "it" just refers to the fire. Let the fire is probably a metaphorical one.
Another one "So silent,no violence. But inside my head so loud and clear. You're screaming...You're screaming...Cover up with a smile I've learned to fear." is a delicate way of expressing what high regard the speaker holds her city in. This phrase, like others in this song brings out the humanity in the city, and thus helps the listener to understand the speakers love for it. The city itself is quiet. Without human activities it isn't violent, but she assigns an internal turmoil to the city. The "learned to fear" reference has to do with respecting it in he same way a surfer respects the water, and its awsome power.
When the speaker says "i'm still alive" "and I can not apologize, no" there are actually dual meanings there IMHO. It's a song about a video game that's about parkour. She's "still alive" because she didn't fall. But the buildings can't be alive. Although they are live to her in her hear and mind, and she interacts with them acrobatically, they essentially have a "concrete heart" that "isn't beating", and she can't "make it come alive" so she can not apologize to them because they are inanimate. Why she'd need to apologize, I'll leave to someone who is better than I at breaking this down. I confess, that my analysis doesn't quite capture exactly the essence of the song, and falls somewhat short, but perhaps someone else can shed further light.
I think the song may be about to people in a relationship but i get the feeling that its between two friends that are rivals. Both are friends and yet they took different paths: "I have changed just like you.". The person who is singing is the person who took the good path the other the bad path: "For how long must I wait? I know there's something wrong. Your concrete heart isn't beating and you tried to make it come alive." But despite every thing she is willing to save her friend from him/her self: "Now I'm here to rescue...
I think the song may be about to people in a relationship but i get the feeling that its between two friends that are rivals. Both are friends and yet they took different paths: "I have changed just like you.". The person who is singing is the person who took the good path the other the bad path: "For how long must I wait? I know there's something wrong. Your concrete heart isn't beating and you tried to make it come alive." But despite every thing she is willing to save her friend from him/her self: "Now I'm here to rescue you.". and when it says I'm still alive its kind of like saying i'm still alive and as long as i'm alive i'm going to help you even if you dont want it: "I can't apologise, no.". she however can only do so much and she is kinda haunted by him: "So silent, no violence.But inside my head so loud and clear.You're screaming... Cover up with a smile I've learned to fear."