What is the song We didnt start the fire about? I mean I know the lyrics but what is it supposed to mean?
2007-07-11 07:57:59 · 15 answers · asked by Erin G 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
"We Didn't Start The Fire is NOT so much about history as a whole, but about HIS life and the things that had happened since his birth. He says that he tried to pick things that were important to HIM, but that the beginning of the song was simply created when he asked himself who the President was at the time of his birth... Harry Truman... and who a famous acress was... Doris Day." - Fletch699
2007-07-11 08:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by Star 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we didnt start the fire means what ever can happen will happen.For instance say a man saw a campfire in the woods and than a minute later that fire spread throughout the wrole woods.. That fire isnt his fault . Its natures . So In the song We didnt start the fire a part goes IT WAS ALWAYS BURNING SINCE THE WORLDS BEEN TURNING is the same. Which means the fire will keep going until somebody stops it and it doesnt mean they started it ..
2007-07-11 15:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anthony P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's kind of a history lesson in song, reliving famous historical moments and people that were important to him.
We didn't start the fire is a way of saying, we didn't mess up the world, it was messed up before we got here.
2007-07-11 15:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by m_c_m_a_n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The song is about all the bad things that happened in the twentieth century. It explains that these events have been building up for thousands of years, and exploded during the twentieth century.
Plus it's a really great song!
2007-07-11 15:09:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a history lesson! I was taught this song in my 11th grade history class over a decade ago! Listen even closer to the lyrics!
2007-07-11 15:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the song is just about what happens in the world everyday. It's a great song too.
2007-07-11 15:06:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there were people who blamed his generation, the baby boomers, for a lot the problems in the world. He was saying they "didn't start the fire."
2007-07-11 15:06:46 · answer #7 · answered by Max 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The song makes a ton of references to historical events, names and places.
You can find a complete list on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn%27t_Start_the_Fire#Historical_items_referred_to_in_the_song
2007-07-11 15:00:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It refers to all the major events in the world and kinda translates that stuff has been happening since the beginning of time and there is nothing we can do about it.
2007-07-11 15:01:05 · answer #9 · answered by Michael F 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's about the world and it's history.
About how life and circumstances have changed over the era's.
2007-07-11 15:01:18 · answer #10 · answered by Sparky5115 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋