Figurative Language In Jordan Dreyer's Bury Your Flame
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Songwriting is one of the most beautiful and meaningful ways to convey emotion; through lyrics alone, a songwriter can communicate touching messages to a wide audience. While much of today’s popular music is targeted towards an audience in which metaphorical language would fall upon deaf ears, many artists make music that is comparable to excellent poetry. Through poetic songwriting, deep messages can be hidden among powerful imagery, and it is only upon further analysis that these deeper meanings are revealed. In La Dispute’s “Bury Your Flame,” Jordan Dreyer uses figurative language to describe his failed relationship and the way in which he will attempt to gain closure . The song begins with the writer attempting to place blame elsewhere in regards to a situation that…show more content… He then describes how he “buried [her] flames in the dirt,” meaning he is finally choosing to let go of his feelings for her, but he is still fearful that his feelings will return. The verse ends with the lines “Just when I said, I’m moving, I’m moving on / I felt them come to life again and again and again and again,” which goes to prove his worries to be true; he still cannot let go of their past. The final verse makes the statement that there are more “fires” like her, destroying things as she has done. He then claims that there are “wires” that “pull us back to the past,” referring to the fact that he cannot manage to move forward with his life. The song ends with the lines, “We are tired / We should have known from the start that this wouldn’t last / We are tired.” This is Dreyer making evident his exhaustion from this predicament; he seems to be frustrated with himself for not seeing this coming from the