Fire I'll bind you to burn Fire I'll bind you to learn Burn! You fought hard and you saved But it's all going to burn Got your mind, you turn around You've been so blind You fall behind! Fire I'll take you to burn Fire I'll take you to learn You're gonna burn
In general the ratings on imdb.com (and other review sites) seem to be below average when it comes to horror movies. Would it be that it's considered too low brow? No desire to look beyond the screams and dead bodies for more subtext?
When I first heard Father Figure, I was hesitant. I was a teenager who didn't really grasp the layers/deeper meanings of the lyrics. I strongly believe you can only comprehend the song as an adult. Being a father figure isn't so much about being an authoritarian (as I interpreted as a kid.) "Anything you have in mind." Giving the other the power to decide.
At the time it felt religious. The gospel element felt wrong. But I was still a mouth frothing atheist and too young to comprehend the lovers discourse. The confession George Michael was making. (Take me as I am. Don't see me as the teen idol you molded me into.) And even though I already knew he was gay, I didn't comprehend he was just as much talking to his audience as he was seducing an imaginary person within the song. He was begging his audience to see him naked, his true self.
