apparently as he went down down down the flames got higher.
2006-07-20 00:38:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Ring of Fire was actually written by his wife, June Carter Cash to document Carter's feelings of conflict arising from her relationship with Cash, and his drug addiction, with the refrain:
I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire
The ring of fire
2006-07-20 00:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by Cyndie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can look at two meanings. One the general metaphor that translate for all who hear the song and two the particular circumstances in his life that inspire his song writing.
As for the metaphor, he was a religious man, direct meaning is he is falling into hell. He went down the wrong path, he did bad things and suffered the consequences. Also using the downward spiral/ runaway frieght train idea. As you get deeper and deeper into drug addiction and/ or misery it becomes harder and harder or worse and worse. Thus the flames get higher.
Direct meaning in his life i'd say drug addiction or just plain deppression. Both of which are downward spirals which become worse as you go.
2006-07-20 00:47:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Cash was so in love with June Carter that every day without her was pure torture. It was like enduring the fires of hell because his soul and heart were tormented by his love. He was tormented in other ways too, but June was his biggest torment, until she finally gave in and married him!
2006-07-20 00:46:47 · answer #3 · answered by hellzbellz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Cash often sang about religious themes as they were things he constantly wrestled with; this particular song was about going to hell.
2006-07-20 00:42:49 · answer #4 · answered by ampotratz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was within a ring of evil or trouble, in every direction. No way to get out..
John
2006-07-20 00:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by Scorpion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love.
2006-07-20 00:41:09 · answer #6 · answered by wisegal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metaphor for Wedding - - that band of gold on the finger.
2006-07-20 00:41:48 · answer #7 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was singing about the Vindaloo curry he had eaten the night before !!
2006-07-20 00:49:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HE fell down a volcano
2006-07-20 00:41:22 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was talking about his love for June that couldn't have anything done about it since she was married and so was he.
2006-07-20 00:41:54 · answer #10 · answered by heidielizabeth69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋