Cash released her first single in 1979, a duet with Bobby Bare called "We Don't Need No Memories Hangin' 'Round". Two years later, she had her first country No. 1 (and the biggest commercial hit of her career), "Seven Year Ache". Although Cash was a prominent country star throughout the '80s, alongside fellow decade-defining artists Emmylou Harris, Juice Newton, and Dolly Parton, her music was anything but traditional: She topped the charts with songs written not only by herself, but by her father ("Tennessee Flat Top Box"), John Hiatt ("The Way We Make a Broken Heart"), Tom Petty ("Never Be You") and the Beatles ("I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"), "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me", which won her a Grammy in 1985, and "It's Such a Small World", a 1987 duet with Rodney Crowell on his album Diamonds & Dirt, provided further hits. A sampling of these songs and more are included on the compilation Hits 1979-1989. In 1979, she married Rodney Crowell, who was to produce most of her hit records. Their stormy marriage lasted until 1992; its break-up is chronicled in Cash's Interiors and in Crowell's album Life Is Messy. Cash later married John Leventhal, who produced her albums The Wheel, 10 Song Demo, Rules of Travel, and Black Cadillac.
To date, Cash has had more than twenty top 40 country singles, including eleven chart-toppers, but none since 1990, and she has left Nashville in both spirit and body to pursue her artistic vision. Although she had recorded all of her hits for Columbia Records' Nashville division, she released 10 Song Demo for the pop division of Capitol. Cash resurfaced in 2003 with Rules of Travel. The album features guest appearances by Sheryl Crow and Steve Earle, as well as a tune penned by Joe Henry and the Wallflowers' Jakob Dylan. Cash's latest album, entitled Black Cadillac, was released by Capitol Records in January 2006 to critical acclaim. Many of the songs were written by Cash and address the losses (within a 24-month span) of her step-mother, her father, her step-sister (Rosey Nix Adams) and then finally her mother on Cash's fiftieth birthday.
Fire Of The Newly Alive
Rosanne Cash Lyrics
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The bonds of desire have led me to you
The heat of the questions that linger and stir
Is the fire that enfolds us, a place to be cured
Salvation and rescue
And the one thing of which I am sure
[Chorus:]
And its beating in time
To the sound of your voice
And the look in your eyes
The moment you touch me
All down inside
Is the fire of the newly alive
The passion of old is a children's quick game
Now it's the sound of the thunder
And feel of the flames
You leave me a message so deep in my skin
Where you stop is where I begin
You are the reason, the time and the face
I am dissolving in oceans of grace
I'd give up a lifetime to keep you from harm
Be your salvation and rescue
And burn bridges to lie in your arms
In the lyrics of Rosanne Cash's song Fire Of The Newly Alive, the singer speaks of being awakened, restored, and renewed through the bonds of desire that have led her to the person she is with. The questions that have lingered and stirred have created a fire that enfolds them, becoming a place where they can be cured. The singer speaks of salvation and rescue, certain of one thing: the way that their hand on her heart has connected them in time, sound, voice, and look. When they touch, the singer feels the fire of the newly alive.
The passion of old has been transformed from a children's quick game to the sound of thunder and the feel of flames. The person with whom the singer is speaking has left a message so deep within her skin that it feels like a part of her. Where they stop is where the singer begins. She speaks of dissolving in oceans of grace, willing to give up her lifetime to keep them from harm. She speaks of being their salvation and rescue, willing to burn bridges to lie in their arms.
The song Fire of the Newly Alive by Rosanne Cash speaks of a transformative experience, where passion is reborn and two individuals are awakened to one another. The lyrics describe a deep connection between two people, where a simple touch can ignite the fire of love and desire. The song speaks of a spiritual rebirth, where love is the cure for all that ails, and passion is the driving force behind the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
We are awakened, restored, and renewed
We have been stirred into action, brought back to our former selves, and given new life
The bonds of desire have led me to you
Our intense desires have brought us together
The heat of the questions that linger and stir
The intense emotional questioning and yearning that we feel
Is the fire that enfolds us, a place to be cured
Our passionate connection provides a healing and comforting place to be
Salvation and rescue
Being with one another is our saving grace
And the one thing of which I am sure
I am certain of our love for one another
Your hand on my heart
The physical presence of your touch on my chest
And its beating in time
My heartbeat aligns with yours
To the sound of your voice
I regulate my breathing to match the rhythm of your voice
And the look in your eyes
The deep gaze from your eyes is captivating
The moment you touch me
The instant your skin makes contact with mine
All down inside
I feel it deep within my being
Is the fire of the newly alive
The passion we share now burns strongly and fiercely
The passion of old is a children's quick game
Our old passions seem trivial in comparison
Now it's the sound of the thunder
The intensity of our passion is like the powerful sound of thunder
And feel of the flames
Our connection burns like a strong and enduring flame
You leave me a message so deep in my skin
Your love for me is imprinted within me, like a mark on my skin
Where you stop is where I begin
There is no clear boundary between us, we are deeply connected
You are the reason, the time and the face
You are the driving force behind my life and identity
I am dissolving in oceans of grace
I am completely immersed in a state of grace, brought on by our love
I'd give up a lifetime to keep you from harm
I would do anything to keep you safe and protected
Be your salvation and rescue
I want to be the one who saves and rescues you
And burn bridges to lie in your arms
I am willing to abandon everything else to be with you
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Written by: JOHN LEVENTHAL, ROSEANNE CASH
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