The narrator doesn’t stay up out of enjoyment, but rather out of nervousness, anxiousness, bad energy. He’s become paranoid, not taking chances or living by the ocean.
He’s falling apart. He’s going insane.
Also, the reference of the ‘ocean’ could be working as a prologue, or a connection with the...
[Verse]
I don't lie, I don't lie
I don't lie, I don't lie
I don't lie, I don't lie
I don't lie, I don't lie
I don't lie awake at night
For a good time
I don't live, I don't live
I don't live, I don't live
I don't live, I don't live
I don't live, I don't live
I don't live near the ocean anymore
Out of fear that the tide will turn
I don't lie awake at night
For a good time, because it's fun
I don't live near the ocean anymore
For fear the tide will turn
I don't bet on the horses anymore
Keeping away from the one I rode in on
[Outro]
Is something burning here, or is it me?
Is something burning here, or is it me?
Is something burning here, or is it me?
Is something burning here, or is it me?
The Flammable Man was written by Nicholas Andrew Sadler & Alexis Marshall.
The Flammable Man was produced by Seth Manchester & Nicholas Andrew Sadler.
Daughters released The Flammable Man on Fri Oct 26 2018.
For all those times my mom has asked me ‘Son, is this actually real music?’, here’s another one for the pile. Oh, and to answer your question, Mom: Probably not. That said, you can still headbang to it, so that should count for something. – Jon Syverson