Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images David Bowie wrote "The Man Who Sold The World" about a search for identity befor... read more
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Michael Stipe said it is a brutal, violent song. Most people think violence is just physical act. That is not always the case, "Fire" could be the burning rage, shame and hurt that one feels, when you are used. " A simple prop to occupy my time" being used as a prop is like saying you are insignificant and all that you did and shared together was just because this person was bored and had nothing better to do. It is a cruel song. But I never did think it was a love song, the music and the way he screams "fire" is a raw emotion. Not love but that burning rage of hurt, it is painful to listen to. Even though it feels good to listen to it....