Oh, it's come to off me
Oh, there's nothing left in this world
Fear is dominating
Oh, there's nothing left in this world

Free me like a captive
I'll walk on the streets for a while
France is all a blazing
But I'm wreaking havoc inside

The fire fire fire fire
Came and went
We both go down
Yeah, we both go down

There is no return
Or lost and found
We both go insane
Without a sound

Whoa, we came undone
And slowly but surely,
We knew that it was hopeless, baby

Whoa, we came undone
And slowly but surely,
We knew that it was hopeless, baby

How am I to face me?
The embers have gone from my eyes
Perhaps I'll throw a soirée
And kiss every man I invite

The fire fire fire fire
Came and went
We both go down
Yeah, we both go down

There is no return,
Or lost and found
We both go insane
Without a sound

Oh, we came undone
And slowly, but surely
We knew that it was hopeless, baby

Oh, we just gave up
And slowly, but surely
We're moving onto something, baby

We came undone
We came undone
We came undone
We came undone

We're hopeless, baby
We came undone, baby


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    Love has come to off me Oh, there's nothing left in this world Fear is dominating Oh, there's nothing left in this world

    Free me like a captive I wander the streets for a while France is all a blazing But I'm wreaking havoc inside

    The fire fire fire fire Came and went We both go down Yeah, we both go down

    There is no return Or lost and found We both go missing Without a sound

    Whoa, we came undone And slowly but surely, We knew that it was hopeless, baby

    Whoa, we came undone And slowly but surely, We knew that it was hopeless, baby

    How am I to face me? The embers have gone from my eyes Perhaps I'll throw a soirée And kiss every man I invite

    The fire fire fire fire Came and went We both go down Yeah, we both go down

    There is no return, Or lost and found We both go missing Without a sound

    Oh, we came undone And slowly, but surely We knew that it was hopeless, baby

    Oh, we just gave up And slowly, but surely We're moving onto something greater

    We came undone We came undone We came undone We came undone

    We're hopeless, baby We came undone, baby

    kasper94on April 23, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    this my favorite song at the moment. i think it's about a relationship that's ending, and she doesn't exactly know what to do with herself. their past selves are now gone, but they're moving on with their lives.

    kasper94on April 23, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation

    I think this song is definitely about the aftermath of a breakup.

    In my mind it's a relationship that's been going through rough times, and they're tried again and again to fix things, but in the end one or both of them just gave up and stopped trying.

    Just after it's ended, she doesn't quite know what to do; she wanders the streets for a while, but inside she is just devastated by her emotions. She realizes that there's no turning back, no return; what's done is done, and things will never be the same again no matter what. She and her now-ex are both lost to each other.

    How am I to face me? The embers have gone from my eyes Perhaps I'll throw a soirée And kiss every man I invite

    She's trying to deal with the loss, the feeling of emptiness, entertaining the idea of going wild and partying to see if it will help. She realizes, however, that both she and her ex are now moving on to something better; that it was devastating, but in the end, it was hopeless to continue, and its for the best.

    LuxSucreon December 13, 2012   Link

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