I look at you and see my life that might have been your face just ghostly in the smoke. They're setting fire to the cornfields as you're taking me home. The smell of burning fields will now mean you and here.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker sees a ghostly version of a past life in the listener's face, associating them with burning fields.
- In plain terms
- Your face shows my ghostly past life; you smell of burning cornfields.
- What can you take from it?
- Past lives can linger in memory and color new relationships.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the burning fire?
- Who is the ghost?
Another view
The imagery mixes romance with destruction without clear resolution.
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