Interpol – All Fired Up

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  Song Meaning:I definitely think this is from the perspective of Satan, which I think is being used to explore the dark side of human nature in regards to destructive desire.
  
  I dream of you draped in wires and leaning on the brakes
  - This is about someone heading fast towards destruction; Satan dreams of people in this situation because according to the Bible he is bitter about his own future destruction & wants to take as many down with him as he can.
  
  As I lead you with restless liars and dealers on the take
  - Being led with other sinners to permanent death
  
  -And I can read you like a gumshoe; watch this meeting hall sweat and shake
  He reads people by studying their outward behaviors because he cannot read their minds (Biblical reference again - only God can read minds), and he sees people even in a church (meeting hall) "sweating & shaking" over their own sinful nature, meaning they are able to be corrupted also
  
  I haven't struck you with desire, fault line, no crutch, no stall
  - The Bible says man is drawn out by his own desires, his own sin, so Satan doesn't have to strike them with that..... just play on the sinful nature that exists
  
  And I can bind you with no ties or leash and watch you fall
  - He doesn't have to trap anyone or force them into anything, but simply watch them fall by tempting desire they willingly follow
  
  See, I got this soul
  It's all fired up
  - He's fired up with anger to destroy people while he still has life (a soul)
  
  I teach you of Death's desires reflected in lakes
  - The Lake of Fire in the Bible is the 2nd death, or permanent destruction from which there is no hope of future life. This is where Satan is said to be permanently destroyed eventually, and anyone who is judged as a goat will be destroyed with him.
  
  As I lead you in a fearful file to a precipice of fate
  - In the Bible, when Jesus exorcised demons from a person they went into nearby sheep which them drove themselves off a cliff to death. I think this is an idea of sheep-like people (generally good people) being "possessed" by Satan and then judged by Christ, thus leading to their destruction. Again, it's about Satan corrupting "good" people.
  
  I'll take you on when your, your will is gone
  - The describes Satan as waiting for opportune times to tempt people, namely when they are "weak"
  
  Now that the literal interpretation is clear, with its many Biblical allusions, I believe this is also a metaphor for human nature & perhaps romantic & sexual love. I think he is comparing himself to Satan in the way that he may seduce a woman, draw out her own desires, and the destruction is through romantic/sexual love (gone wrong of course). And he does it because he's filled with his own passion & knows it will destroy him also, so he has no mercy or pity in his seductions.

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    Oh yeah, there is obviously a vengeful tone here. In regards to how it relates to romantic/sexual love, I think it's about taking revenge on women a bit. There's a bitterness there & he is sadistically getting pleasure from destroying lovers, which the part about watching sweethearts bleed & break touches on.

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  General Comment:Are you kidding me this song is fucking simple its about heroine!!!! All fired up??? you gotta fire up heroine! Duh.

  Flag VF2009on December 16, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:This is about the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
  He made a huge impact on the World.
  His death has effected today's society.
  Regardless if we wish to not accept this or not.
  He taught us of death's desire (To live in after life).
  Nobody wants to just die and not live in an afterlife.
  He took us all on, after his crucifixion.
  His mysterious "resurrection" binded us down to this story.
  It's well alive today like a virus.
  The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  Forever behind our minds. He fired up our souls.

  Flag vanir33on November 27, 2011   Link

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    No its not.

    Flag VF2009on December 16, 2011  
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  General Comment:Paul is obsessed with criminology and the minds of the people behind crimes. With that being said, this song has the ability to be viewed from the point of view of a rapist. He takes a young victim (probably female) and the song could be a narrative of what's happening:
  
  "I dream of you draped in wires
  And leaning on the brakes"
  The victim's in the rapist's car.
  
  "As I lead you with restless liars
  And dealers on the take"
  The rapist is buying drugs from 'dealers' and 'liars'.
  
  "And I can read you like a gumshoe
  Watch this meeting hall sweat and shake"
  The rapist can read the victim's actions and feelings, like a 'gumshoe' would.
  
  "I'll take you on
  I'll take you on
  I'll take you on
  I'll take you all on
  I'll take you on
  Oh, I'll take you on
  I'll take you on
  I'll take you on"
  The rapist will rape the victim, and take the people coming after him (cops, investigators, etc.) on.
  
  "I am astride you with desire
  The fault line, no crutch, no stall
  And I can bind you with no ties
  Release, and watch you fall"
  What the rapist is feeling, or thinking, while violating the victim.
  
  "See I got this soul
  It's all fired up
  This soul, I got this soul
  It's all fired up
  This soul, it's all fired up
  It's all fired up
  It's all fired up
  It's all fired up"
  The rapist's soul is fired up. This could have two meanings; the rapist is turned on, or the rapist is high.
  
  "I teach you of death's desires
  Reflected in lakes
  As I lead you in a fearful file to a precipice of fate"
  The rapist is about to kill the victim, probably by throwing her (or him.) into a lake, or another body of water.
  
  "And I welcome you
  I welcome your sweet hearts
  That bleed and break"
  I'm clueless about this one; it could either be the rapist is remembering the events, or he's welcoming the people (cops, investigators, etc.).
  
  "I'll take you on
  I'll take you on
  I'll take you on
  I'll take you all on
  I'll take you on
  When your, your will is gone
  I'll take you on
  I'll take you on"
  Same as I described before.
  
  "I am astride you with desire
  The fault line, no crutch, no stall
  I can bind you with no ties
  Release time and watch you fall"
  Same as I described before.
  
  "See, I got this soul
  It's all fired up
  This soul, I got this soul,
  It's all fired up, this soul
  It's all fired up
  It's all fired up
  It's all fired up
  It's all fired up
  You're all mine
  You're all mine
  You're all mine
  You're all mine
  You're all mine
  You're all mine"
  Same as I described before, and the "You're all mine" could mean that the victim belongs to the rapist, having taken the victim's life.

  Flag fnava21on November 20, 2010   Link

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    Dude this song is simple its about heroine! All fired up like you gotta do to heroine. Paul is talking for heroine as if it was a person.

    Flag VF2009on December 16, 2011  
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  My Interpretation:another one of interpols views on satan or as i understand it, singing from the shoes of satan: let me explain...
  
  I dream of you draped in wires And leaning on the brake
  he's picturing your death
  As Ihe leads you with all the restless liars And dealers on the take down to hell
  while Watching this meeting hall (church) sweat and shake
  
  he'll take you on, he'll take us all on
  
  I am astride you with desire The fault line, no crutch, no stall And I can bind you with no ties
  Release, and watch you fall
  He is besides us though out our temptations and sins, he binds us to desire without physical ties, releases us to our own doings and watches us fall.
  
  because he's got this soul that's all fired up
  
  I teach you of death's desires Reflected in lakes As I lead you in a fearful file to a precipice of fate
  he teaches us the deadly sins that reflect in the lakes of hell and leads us down a road to break down and dissipate our faith.
  
  And I welcome you I welcome your sweet hearts That bleed and break
  he invites everyone of us.
  
  You're all mine - he's elated to have our souls. mine and yours.
  
  now i'm not a religious man but i grew up catholic/christian and this song is clearing a war chant for the devil. dark, beautiful and corrupt. i love it. M
  

  Flag cmlegnaxon September 13, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:It's like the feeling that your invincible. You have no fears and nothing is going to hold you back or get in yur way and you have no problem telling someone how it is.

  Flag TheoryofRandomon July 20, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:LOVE this song. anything that comes out of paul's mouth can be interpreted as sexual, even if it's not supposed to be. interpol makes you want it.

  Flag heytherelilyon June 24, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:it sounded sexy when I first heard it

  Flag bass5137on February 24, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I think it's about drugs and their dealers.

  Flag ccasebieron December 14, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:I get a completely different idea from the naive female figure within the song. Btw I'd like to mention that this song is very distinguished from all of interpol's songs. Instead of their long melodious parts they have short and sharp fragments. It's spectacular.
  
  Ok, so here's my interpretation: Instead of a naive person I believe it's a prostitute. "dealers on the take" reminds me of drug dealers betting on these prostitutes. "You're all mine" since when was a prostitute anyone else's but yours when you've paid a fee.
  
  I keep thinking of a masochistic kinky scenario where he's paid this prostitute to dress up "draped in wires" but he can't bind her up with ties or a leash, 'cause I gather that prostitutes have conditions when it comes to their job, maybe this one doesn't want to be tied up or on a leash.
  
  So when he has her where he want her. He gets "all fired up". "i am astride with with desire" his desire is this masochistic dream.
  
  Iunno about some the rest.

  Flag fantasyx11on October 16, 2008   Link

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