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Jan 12, 2011
Meow93,
Don't you think it's possible that "when you were you and you wanted to set the world on fire" could mean a lot of different things to different people? It's very possible that the entire song could be a metaphor. Tom Gabel writes the most beautiful lyrics which are such a contrast to his rugged and almost violent singing voice that instead of complaining about what you might think is an uneducated take on "anarchy" you should listen again and again and try to think about what those words might mean to him, or other listeners. I get chills when he cries out "do you remember" because I surely remember what it felt like to be young.