Lyrics for Fire In The Hole as interpreted by ZinbobDan

Fire In The Hole Lyrics
decline
To walk the line
They tell me that I'm lazy
Worldly wise
I realize
That everybody's crazy
A woman's voice reminds me
To serve and not to speak
Am I myself or just another freak

Don't you know
There's fire in the hole
And nothing left to burn
I'd like to run out now
There's nowhere left to turn

With a cough
I shake it off
And work around my yellow stripe
Should I hide
And eat my pride
Or wait until it's good and ripe
My life is boiling over
It's happened once before
I wish someone would open up the door

Don't you know
There's fire in the hole
And nothing left to burn
I'd like to run out now
There's nowhere left to turn

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ClassikRokManGar101
06-27-2007

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i like songs for how they sound. but if they have a deeper meaning, its fun to try to figure it out.

i think the first part is the narrator refusing to conform to the new age of people. he's proud of the morals he has and it seems that he's become a freak as more people lose their's.

the chorus sounds like he's the lonely flame with nowhere to spread. he'd love (yeah in the song it's "love") to stop but he can't.

i dont really know but maybe in verse 2 he's considering acting like everyone else instead of his well-mannered self.

but i dont know. im a Dan fan looking for what others think about what it all means. great song.

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mik91
09-16-2007

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I love the piano-solo in this song, each time i hear it i get an orgasm

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kamakiriad
02-14-2008

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Could be a war song,however I get pretty turned on by the piano solo too.

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pconl
07-12-2008

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'Fire in the Hole' was a phrase used by US soldiers in Vietnam when they tossed grenades into VC bunkers - meaning stand clear, there's going to be an explosion. May not be relevant.

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toast0126
12-12-2008

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agrea with classic but the fire in the hole part is used ib war but it can also be used as a fire pit were the flames are kept inside there boundries hence he wish someone would help make them bigger but hes stuck in that hole cause he is set in his ways

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mcsquared
07-12-2009

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I think it means he's refusing to go to Vietnam.

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JTBcat
07-26-2009

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This song is about being in a public place and needing to pass gas. Think about it: "With a cough I shake it off And work around my yellow stripe" (jeans have yellow stripes) "Should I hide and eat my pride or wait until it's good and ripe" (I'm sure you've heard a fart described as "ripe") "My life is boiling over It's happened once before I wish someone would open up the door" (to bring in a little air so nobody will smell it!). Do I have to yell you what the "hole" is? Yes, "Fire in the hole" was a Vietnam term, but Fagen & Becker are not that direct.



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