Light Fuse and Get Away

Light Fuse and Get Away

Would you like to sit and talk to me
about the way things change so
suddenly
when your senses come and the feeling goes?
can you remember feeling much too close?

Stop your hands from shaking
Look at me
Are your senses racing endlessly
tracing
past impressions? So were mine
Have you ever been used
or will this be the first time?

It's come so clear to me
Light fuse and get away
No gain, no pain
It's a fatal game
and the true lose everything

I can see
what trust and loyalty have done for me
falling miles from the mark
with a thirst for revenge
and a dangerous heart

I've tried to wash from memory
feelings of betrayal and the incidents
that plague me since I lost my sense
of innocence

A history of changes now I'm loving
now I'm losing keeps me constantly
in fear of hearing "I can't see where
this is going"

You lie alone with the memory
feeling the ceiling and walls closing
in on
Your Conscience my ally
the guilt your affliction
from preying on praise as you fed
an attention addiction

Someone told me
Light fuse and get away
No gain, no pain
and when it's lust to dust you can
crawl from the wreckage

I can see
what trust and loyalty have done for me
lying bleeding in the dark
with a thirst for revenge
and a dangerous heart

It's come so clear to me
Light fuse and get away
No gain, no pain
It's a fatal game
and the true lose everything
I can see
what trust and loyalty have done for me
falling miles from the mark
with a thirst for revenge
and a dangerous heart

Hello friends. Our song for today is similar to every other Dream Theater song—it is awesome and better than pretty much every other non-Dream Theater song. Yeah. Take that! “Light Fuse and Get Away” has a grooving chorus that just makes you want to move. This song has interesting lyrics. It is about a person being used for sex because the user is afraid of the pain that might accompany commitment. They light the fuse then get away. They want the pleasure but don’t want any pain. In doing this, they hurt their partner and ultimately they do not achieve the gain they want. No pain, no gain. By God’s grace, I have not been used by anyone for sex and I have not used anyone for sex. I cannot relate to this song in that way, but I can relate to the principle this song is based on. But before I get to that, let me give a quick review of my day.

I had class in the morning then went to West Jerusalem. I went to a museum and saw a rather large model of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was legit. I wish the temple was still there today. It would be awesome to see. Also, I was able to see some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were awesome. They look ancient and epic. It is awesome to think how important they are and how recently they have been found. I know that still many awesome archaeological finds will be found that will deepen our understanding and trust of the Bible. That rocks. We then walked around West Jerusalem, which feels a lot more like a big city then the Old City. It is awesome and I hope to hang out there much this semester.

Now to the fun stuff. So a principle found within this song is that commitment and love can be painful but that true love and joy cannot be found apart from commitment. I am in Israel studying with like 28 other people. I am going to get close to a lot of the people here. I also am going to hurt and get hurt by some of the people here. Am I going to let my fear of pain close me off to love and happiness? I could talk to people at arm’s distance with a wall of protection about me. I could walk around as a masquerade so that I won’t get hurt. That would hurt me more than anything. I would have a miserable and lonely semester. To go even further, living life like this would result in a lonely and miserable life. Being a lone eagle sucks. It is painful. God created us so that we need people. We are meant to pursue God in a communal environment. God ministers to us primarily through people. If all we have our superficial relationships with people, we are not going to know true love from other human beings, and frankly we are not going to know true love from God. You can’t just remove yourself from people and say I don’t need people; all I need is God. That is straight up unbiblical. Those are the words of a lonely person that is in denial. I know. I have thought those words before. They are dangerous words that will lead us to sin, despair, and utter loneliness. You cannot love God without loving people. The fear of pain will destroy us. It will also cause us to hurt and use people. We will act always to make ourselves feel comfortable; therefore we will act selfishly and at other people’s expenses. I know pain hurts. I have felt pain. It sucks. But pain makes us more like Christ; pain brings us closer to Christ and others. Pain solidifies love. Pain is a part of love. I will choose love and pain over despair and loneliness. I need others. You need others. Take a chance. Be real. Love. You won’t regret it.