Story Behind The Song
Life.
Song Description
There is a man in room with no doors, lit on "fire" within his own demons, recalling time in the military, reliving the pain, the fire of his choices within his confinement of his own mind. There is a woman "in a house with no walls", signifying her limitlessness and generosity which actually hurts her because she has no boundaries. She tries to convince herself that people will stop taking advantage of her if she is just strong enough to handle letting everyone in her sacred space and never saying "no." But we must all see the forest for the trees, pay attention to the big picture, see the light outside our own issues even when we hurt inside... There will be someone who can help you on this journey if you let them.
| Song Length |
3:09 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Troubled |
Subject |
Loneliness, Light |
| Similar Artists |
Tori Amos, Shawn Colvin |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
In a room with no doors, he's lit up on fire in the middle of the floor
And can't find a window, can't find a window.
He looks for an escape, thinks of the time he joined the brigade
But still he just sits there, he just sits there.
But outside it is light and everything still hurts inside
So maybe he was right to just burn. Burn.
In a house with no walls she's losing herself in fixing them all
But still they don't see her, they don't see her.
She's hoping for a change if only she can stay in the game
And just be a fighter, just be a fighter.
But outside it is light and everything still hurts inside
So maybe he was right to just burn. Burn.
Let your skin be thin. Let me in, let me in...
Your room with no doors, you're lit up on fire in the middle of the floor
I can't find a window, can't find a window.