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What is wrong with Girl on Fire Lyrics?

Mirah

Mirah

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Every girl in the world is singing this song on youtube and they sound better than Alicia Keys singing it-but I can't make sense of the lyrics. Who writes this shit? How am I burning the ground down? Its already down. WTF. Why am I "just" a girl?

"Girl On Fire"

She's just a girl and she's on fire
Hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway
She's living in a world and it's on fire
Filled with catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away

Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
She got both feet on the ground
And she's burning it down
Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
She got her head in the clouds
And she's not backing down

This girl is on fire...
This girl is on fire...
She's walking on fire...
This girl is on fire...

Looks like a girl, but she's a flame
So bright, she can burn your eyes
Better look the other way
You can try but you'll never forget her name
She's on top of the world
Hottest of the hottest girls say

Ohhhh oh oh oh
We got our feet on the ground
And we're burning it down
Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
Got our head in the clouds
And we're not coming down

This girl is on fire...
This girl is on fire...
She's walking on fire...
This girl is on fire...

Everybody stares, as she goes by
'Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes
Watch her when she's lighting up the night
Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl
And it's a lonely world
But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby

This girl is on fire...
This girl is on fire...
She's walking on fire...
This girl is on fire...

Oh, oh, oh, oh ohhhhh oh oh oh ohhh oh oh oh ohhhh... [4x]

She's just a girl and she's on fire
 
CaptainWacky said:
She has both feet on the ground AND her head in the clouds? She's tall.
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Exactly. And she is on top of the world, but she is lonely. She is on top, she is on fire, but the world is also on fire.

Its like saying, "I'm all wet, but I am walking on the ocean, and the world is the ocean and we are all Kevin Costner."
 
The most excellent UK Journalist Stu Heritage has an opinion on this!

She’s just a girl, and she’s on fire

Just? Just? She’s ON FIRE, Alicia. She’s a human being, and she’s burning to death. I don’t think you’re giving this situation the correct amount of urgency here.

Hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway

Highways aren’t lonely, though, are they? They’re literally covered in thousands of people all the time. They’re the exact scientific opposite of lonely. Maybe you’re trying to say that she isn’t lonely at all. Anyway, this isn’t the point. She’s on fire.

She’s living in a world, and it’s on fire

Hang on a minute, the ENTIRE WORLD is on fire now? Maybe you should have mentioned that before prattling on about how lonely one specific girl is. Jesus christ, we’re all going to die.
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MORE:
http://www.stuartheritage.com/post/36059182041/a-rational-deconstruction-of-girl-on-fire-by-alicia
 
Thank You Headvoid for your discourse on this.

She's just a girl and she's on fire (I too hate the "just" a girl)
Hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway (I can't even comment here)(I mean if it is someone's fantasy then why is she lonely and living in a world full of catastrophe? Why does she want to fly away?)
She's living in a world and it's on fire (I assume it means her world is on fire/not the whole world)
Filled with catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away (Sounds great, why doesn't she. Who are we talking about here anyway?)

Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
She got both feet on the ground
And she's burning it down (I already spoke of this)
Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
She got her head in the clouds (as did CaptainWacky)(Why is she grounded and has head in clouds? This usually means someone not living in reality)
And she's not backing down

This girl is on fire...
This girl is on fire...
She's walking on fire...
This girl is on fire...

Looks like a girl, but she's a flame
So bright, she can burn your eyes
Better look the other way
You can try but you'll never forget her name
She's on top of the world
Hottest of the hottest girls say

Ohhhh oh oh oh
We got our feet on the ground (Who is this we now?)
And we're burning it down
Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
Got our head in the clouds
And we're not coming down (So, is Alicia talking about her self now?)

This girl is on fire...
This girl is on fire...
She's walking on fire...
This girl is on fire...

Everybody stares, as she goes by
'Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes
Watch her when she's lighting up the night
Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl
And it's a lonely world
But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby (I think I am bored now. Is being on fire a good thing or a bad thing-or the new world order of "It just is" )

This girl is on fire...
This girl is on fire...
She's walking on fire...
This girl is on fire...

Oh, oh, oh, oh ohhhhh oh oh oh ohhh oh oh oh ohhhh... [4x]

She's just a girl and she's on fire
 
I have tried to eliminate "just" from my vocabulary but I just can't do it.
 
Okay I finally got an answer. I asked some girl I know who studies women studies or something.
This song is a love song.
Whatever.
So, she wants a real relationship and not just a one night stand. So she is on fire, but she has both feet on the ground, but she still fucking day dreams. That is why she is lonely.
 
Girl on fire is a shit song designed for adverts targeted towards the ladies.

You know it, I know it, and the american people know it. To paraphrase Bob Dole.
 
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