Fireheads
Emilíana Torrini Lyrics


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Somebody's got a long way to go.
You're not sitting by the phone no more.
You're gonna throw it away, crash it on a rock.
Yeah, so you can live your life.

Mmm, are we going crazy?
It's not fair to say we wasted time,
In my view we just used it all up.
It's not fair to say we wasted time,
In my view we just used it all up.

Mmm, what hurts you hurts me too.
I find it hard to make right.
I know I've been a pain lately,
That I failed in every test, oh, I did wrong!

[Chorus]
Oh man, what are we seeing here?
Life's changed all!
We share a similar firehead so there's nowhere to go.

Lost change and things I've braved.
Somewhere we got lost and can't be seen.
There's a hard wind blowing down our house,
Once that's gone it can't be found.
I thought you'd keep me warm,
But I was sure I was wrong.





[Chorus: x2]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Emiliana Torrini's song "Fireheads" speak to the journey of two people who have reached an impasse in their relationship. The first lines "Somebody's got a long way to go / You're not sitting by the phone no more / You're gonna throw it away, crash it on a rock / Yeah, so you can live your life," suggest that one person has decided to move on from the relationship and is actively trying to cut ties. The second verse continues with the theme of questioning one's sanity when emotions are running high. The lines "Mmm, are we going crazy? / It's not fair to say we wasted time / In my view we just used it all up" express a sense of bewilderment about the current state of affairs while also acknowledging that the time spent together wasn't entirely wasted. The chorus poses the question of what happens when two people with similar personalities and temperaments reach an impasse – there's nowhere to go. Finally, the last verse speaks to a feeling of despair about the current state of the relationship. The image of a hard wind blowing away their house symbolizes the end of something that was once stable and secure.


Line by Line Meaning

Somebody's got a long way to go.
Someone still has a lot of personal growth and progress to make.


You're not sitting by the phone no more.
You're no longer waiting by the phone for someone to call or come back.


You're gonna throw it away, crash it on a rock.
You're going to get rid of the phone completely by throwing it and smashing it on a rock.


Yeah, so you can live your life.
So you can move on and live your life without relying on that phone or waiting for someone.


Mmm, are we going crazy?
Are we losing our minds or losing control of our situation?


It's not fair to say we wasted time, In my view we just used it all up.
We may not have had the outcomes we wanted, but the time we spent together wasn't wasted, we used it all up and learned from it.


Mmm, what hurts you hurts me too.
Your pain is my pain as well.


I find it hard to make right.
I struggle to make things better or to fix what's been done wrong.


I know I've been a pain lately, That I failed in every test, oh, I did wrong!
I understand that I've been difficult and that I've made mistakes and failed in multiple ways.


Oh man, what are we seeing here?
What's happening here, what's going on, and what does it mean?


Life's changed all!
Everything is different now, everything has changed.


We share a similar firehead so there's nowhere to go.
We are both passionate or intense about something, and this leaves us with limited options for moving forward.


Lost change and things I've braved.
I lost things that mattered to me and took risks that were difficult or scary.


Somewhere we got lost and can't be seen.
We lost our way or our connection, and it may be difficult or impossible to find it again.


There's a hard wind blowing down our house, Once that's gone it can't be found.
Something powerful is destroying what we have, and once it's gone, it can never be recovered or rebuilt.


I thought you'd keep me warm, But I was sure I was wrong.
I hoped you would comfort and support me, but I knew deep down that it wasn't going to happen.


[Chorus: x2]
Repeating the chorus group of lines.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DANIEL DE MUSSENDEN CAREY, EMILIANA TORRINI

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cindy orong

A great song from an amazing artist.

KelseyKXG

Emiliana canta magnificamente. Voglio ascoltare la sua musica tutto il giorno.

Löwin Mit Herz

geniale Songs und eine tolle Stimme.

HU5NI

I like this very much thank you for posting

Steve T

Ha!! Took too much can't sleep. But I certainly can listen to something beautiful. This song always reminds me of Jimmy Hendrix when I hear it. Sweetest part of it all is the memory of the exotic bird that dropped this on my lap is now sitting in my heart.

Bibi B

:D i love this song ^^

Heber Orellana

Por esta cancion conoci a Emiliana

Bryan Stebner

Very nice : )

Kacper S

YHHHHHH nice !!!

alexiey0

Her name is Emiliana not Emeliana...:-)

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