I instantly understood this song at first listen. It's about rebirth, starting over.
The chorus is pretty much straightforward.
"I'm gonna burn this theater down."
Theater = life. The protagonist is going to start all over again.
"And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd."
Some masses say Icon for Hire is a Christian band which is probably because of lyrics like this, and the other way round. She says she's going to pray for help and strength to get through the surprised faces and reactions of people she knows now. I understand how she feels. Recently I "converted" from Christianity to Buddhism and changed a huge part of my beliefs, looks on the world etc. and everyone was like "What? But how? How can you?". So I understand.
"I wanna live like I lost the script."
The script is her daily routine. She wants to forget about it forever and be free in her actions and dreams.
"And scream every line like this is it."
Her (probably) final desire is to live every day like her last. Everyone wants, but only a few succeed. Great song.
To be fair, all the members are Christians and their older songs had lyrics like "I wait for mercy in Your bleeding hand" and "How could a sinner be worth saving?", both clear Christian references. I think that, like a lot of Tooth and Nail bands, they just want to make good music and spread a positive message without alienating non-Christian fans. The Classic Crime and August Burns Red are doing the same thing.
To be fair, all the members are Christians and their older songs had lyrics like "I wait for mercy in Your bleeding hand" and "How could a sinner be worth saving?", both clear Christian references. I think that, like a lot of Tooth and Nail bands, they just want to make good music and spread a positive message without alienating non-Christian fans. The Classic Crime and August Burns Red are doing the same thing.
As for the song's meaning, I kind of had a different interpretation. To me, it's more about her putting on a facade...
As for the song's meaning, I kind of had a different interpretation. To me, it's more about her putting on a facade to fit in with the popular crowd, and one day deciding to drop it and live life without worrying what others think. Looking at it through the members' Christianity, you could interpret it as rejecting the materialistic falseness of the world in favor of spiritual fulfillment, but I think it's a pretty open-to-interpretation song.
I instantly understood this song at first listen. It's about rebirth, starting over.
The chorus is pretty much straightforward.
"I'm gonna burn this theater down."
Theater = life. The protagonist is going to start all over again.
"And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd."
Some masses say Icon for Hire is a Christian band which is probably because of lyrics like this, and the other way round. She says she's going to pray for help and strength to get through the surprised faces and reactions of people she knows now. I understand how she feels. Recently I "converted" from Christianity to Buddhism and changed a huge part of my beliefs, looks on the world etc. and everyone was like "What? But how? How can you?". So I understand.
"I wanna live like I lost the script."
The script is her daily routine. She wants to forget about it forever and be free in her actions and dreams.
"And scream every line like this is it."
Her (probably) final desire is to live every day like her last. Everyone wants, but only a few succeed. Great song.
To be fair, all the members are Christians and their older songs had lyrics like "I wait for mercy in Your bleeding hand" and "How could a sinner be worth saving?", both clear Christian references. I think that, like a lot of Tooth and Nail bands, they just want to make good music and spread a positive message without alienating non-Christian fans. The Classic Crime and August Burns Red are doing the same thing.
To be fair, all the members are Christians and their older songs had lyrics like "I wait for mercy in Your bleeding hand" and "How could a sinner be worth saving?", both clear Christian references. I think that, like a lot of Tooth and Nail bands, they just want to make good music and spread a positive message without alienating non-Christian fans. The Classic Crime and August Burns Red are doing the same thing.
As for the song's meaning, I kind of had a different interpretation. To me, it's more about her putting on a facade...
As for the song's meaning, I kind of had a different interpretation. To me, it's more about her putting on a facade to fit in with the popular crowd, and one day deciding to drop it and live life without worrying what others think. Looking at it through the members' Christianity, you could interpret it as rejecting the materialistic falseness of the world in favor of spiritual fulfillment, but I think it's a pretty open-to-interpretation song.