RESEARCH: Song lyric analysis

RESEARCH: Song Lyric Analysis (Spur - Fire)

As a group, we felt that the song was about love. It was someone expressing their hatred to the other person they used to love. 

"Passed out and the room is breaking down" - He feel so fatigued that he thinks that his room is falling apart. The room could also be a metaphorical representation of her mind

"Hide out is your past shaking you down" - He's probably done something in the past that he's not happy about.

"I don't want to know how you spent your time" - The person singing doesn't want to know what she's doing in her spare time, so it could have connotations of infidelity and other people on the side as well as a idealised version that the main character doesn't want to destroy by learning the truth

"I don't want to know what was on your mind" - Doesn't want to know what the other person is thinking.

"I want to be the fire in your gut" - The main character wants to be with his ex-lover. However this could be viewed negatively as fire has connotations of passion and also danger, even as the main character regards it as dangerous he/she still wants the relationship.

"Burnt up until my open heart would shut" - the main character wants to live through the relationship till it ultimately ends up destroying them both.

"And you could be the one to drown me out. You could be the one who drowns me out." - She feels obsessed with the person that she wants to be the one to ruin him.