Burning Bridges
Faron Lyrics

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(Burning bridges behind me) all I want is to forget you somehow
Found some letters you wrote me this morning
And they told of a love we once knew
Now they're gone I'd burned them to ashes
Don't want nothing that reminds me of you
Burning bridges behind me it's too late to turn back now
Burning bridges behind me all I want is to forget you somehow

Sold the house we once planned together
And said goodbye to folks we once knew

Then I moved to the faraway city trying hard to forget about you
Burning bridges behind me

Overall Meaning

Faron Young's album "Burning Bridges" was released in 1967, and it was one of his most successful albums, thanks to its title track. "Burning Bridges" is a song about a man who is trying to forget about his lover, and he's willing to burn all the bridges to his past to move on. The song has a slow country tempo and a melancholy feel. The strings create a wistful mood that fits the lyrics perfectly.

The first verse begins with the singer burning letters from his lover, trying to erase the memories of the love they shared. He's determined to move on and forget about her entirely, and he's burning all the bridges behind him so that he can't return to the past. In the second verse, he's packing up his old life and selling the house that he once shared with her. He's saying goodbye to everyone that he knew, and he's moving to a new city to start a new chapter in his life.

The lyrics of "Burning Bridges" are quite indicative of a person's struggle with heartbreak and moving on. The song tells a story of letting go and moving on from a past that once held a lot of importance. The song's lyrics can be interpreted in various ways, depending on the listener's outlook on relationships and healing.

Line by Line Meaning

(Burning bridges behind me) all I want is to forget you somehow
I am moving forward and trying to forget about you by cutting ties completely.

Found some letters you wrote me this morning
I stumbled upon the letters you wrote me and they brought back memories of our past love.

And they told of a love we once knew
The letters reminded me of the love we once shared and how it all fell apart.

Now they're gone I'd burned them to ashes
I destroyed the letters to signify the end of our relationship and my desire to move on.

Don't want nothing that reminds me of you
I am intentionally getting rid of anything that reminds me of you so that I can forget about you more easily.

Sold the house we once planned together
I sold the house that we envisioned living in together, as a sign of our separation and the end of our plans.

And said goodbye to folks we once knew
I cut ties with the people that we knew together, in order to start fresh and not be reminded of our past together.

Then I moved to the faraway city trying hard to forget about you
I moved to a new city and tried to distance myself physically from you, in the hopes that it would help me forget you and move on.

Burning bridges behind me it's too late to turn back now
I have made several decisions and taken actions that signify the end of our relationship, and I can't undo them now. I am moving forward without you.

Burning bridges behind me all I want is to forget you somehow
I am leaving behind the past and trying to forget about you, so that I can move on with my life without the weight of our past relationship holding me back.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: REMY DAVID SHAND

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Comments from YouTube:

Anne White

A lovely rendition of Jack Scott's Great hit song, thank you for sharing it with us Marcus, I Love It !!!

Anne White

@marcus Brazil His records were on the rock,n,roll pop charts in NZ during the late 1950s, early 1960s, but to me they were more rockabilly than pop !!!