Story Behind The Song
I saw a mosquito land on the leg of a man I was in love with...
Song Description
the metaphors of a mosquito and spider consuming the blood of an unrquited love provide poinancy to this song about being consumed with longing
| Song Length |
4:10 |
Genre |
Rock - Easy Listening, Rock - Progressive Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Frantic |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Insects |
| Similar Artists |
Sarah Mclachlan, Radiohead |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
consumed paula mcmath
© 2005
(verse 1)
the candle burns bright even though its life is at stake
and the fire that burns this wick of life
also keeps us safe
there's a flame in you that burns me where I live
may not tell you what you wanna hear
but I can tell you what it is
(chorus)
you burn and I am consumed
you burn and I am consumed
(verse 2)
mosquito lands even though her life is at stake
to drink your blood she'd risk her wicked life
innocent of her wicked way
she has a gift for you that her need conceals
doesn't know just what she thinks
but she knows what she feels
(chorus)
you bleed and I am consumed
you bleed and I am consumed
(bridge)
a spider spins a web with no guarantee
to live she must build and wait and see
she has wisdom for you woven in vain
and she never questions what to do
when she lands her prey
(verse 3)
mosquito lands in the spider's web of guise
she swallows you from mosquito's body down
one to live one to die
and I am filled with jealousy and yearning
both of them consume you
and my candle goes on burning
(chours)
you burn and I am consumed
you burn and I am consumed