Baptized by Fire Spinerette

Have You ever been alone fighting your own war Someone stole the life from you, and now their back for more Your Heart Is on the Floor beating out of control Oh I don’t want this anymore So I’ll be sailing on out in to Bermuda blue Compass needle breaks like the heart I gave to you I’ve been laying down in the devil’s lair Sailing into the sun I’ll be baptized there In matters of the heart one must try to fill it up With love and grace you’ll start a fire immerse old wounds and douse them out Pick your heart up off the floor Hold it gently now and go to the place you were meant to know Baptized By Fire Verses 1, 2, & Chorus (Repeat Chorus) All images provided by in association with Creative Commons Compass needle breaks like the heart I gave to you I’ve been laying down in the devil’s lair Sailing into the sun I’ll be baptized there In matters of the heart one must try to fill it up With love and grace you’ll start a fire immerse old wounds and douse them out Pick your heart up off the floor Hold it gently now and go to the place you were meant to know (Repeat Chorus x3) Have You ever been alone fighting your own war Someone stole the life from you, and now they’re back for more Your Heart Is on the Floor beating out of control Oh I don’t want this anymore So I’ll be sailing on out in to Bermuda blue

Why look deeper?  The lyrics were intriguing  I wasn’t exactly sure what they meant  It connects to my life

Who’s Speaking?  You can’t put a name on it  The gender and age is unclear  We know it’s someone in love

So What is Baptism by Fire?

(Baptism)…..(Fire)

Baptism  A stage of acceptance;  entering of a new group;  a right of passage

Fire (Usually Something that burns) In this sense however, it is  A painful experience;  An attack of arms;  An intense happening

Dictionary Definitions  A soldier's first experience of battle  Any initiating ordeal or experience  The purification of the spirit through one’s connection with the holy ghost

What I believe:  It reflects a religious standpoint  The song represents a struggle of faith  A search for what to believe

Breakdown… The Chorus and the Verses

The Chorus I’ll be sailing on out into Bermuda blue Compass needle breaks like the heart I gave to you I’ve been laying down in the devil’s lair Sailing into the sun, I’ll be baptized there

I can relate  I also have a struggle of faith  I’m searching for the real meaning  Am I a Christian or an Atheist?

My song… Sometimes you know what you feel sometimes you’re not sure You follow the rest not knowing what will be in store Could this be the truth or just some petty folklore Is there one universal source of all rich and poor How could they make you think a certain way Its a choice who you are and how your view will sway But if you’re wrong the ultimate price you’ll have to pay Eternal fire not resolved by a northern day Verse 1: Verse 2: Chorus: You’ll follow when you see But now you can’t believe Still you chose to stay Will you bring yourself to pray

Verse 1 Have you ever been alone, fighting your own war Someone stole the life from you and now they’re back for more Your heart is on the floor beating out of control Oh’ I don’t want this anymore Have you ever been alone, fighting your own war Someone stole the life from you and now they’re back for more Your heart is on the floor beating out of control Oh’ I don’t want this anymore Verse 1

A different feel  The verses both take a different standpoint than the chorus  More directly about a person than God  Still a feeling of being lost

Verse 2 In matters of the heart one must try to fill it up With love and grace you’ll start a fire immerse your wounds and douse them up Pick your heart up off the floor, hold it gently now and go To the place you were meant to know In matters of the heart one must try to fill it up With love and grace you’ll start a fire immerse old wounds and douse them out Pick your heart up off the floor, hold it gently now and go To the place you were meant to know Verse 2

The inspiration  The second verse has hope  The speaker is finding his/her way  Moving on…

Figurative Language Figurative Speech Compass needle breaks like the heart I gave to you Simile Metaphor Pick your heart up off the floor

Alliteration I’ll be sailing out into B ermuda B lue Repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more consecutive words

Symbolism Compass Bermuda Devil’s Lair Sun Baptism

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