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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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please explain me meaning of this, ''God help you if you are a phoenix...''

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00Please explain me the meaning of this sentence which is part of lyrics for certain song.02br
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01b00God help you if you are a phoenix, and you dare to rise up from the ash, a thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy, while you are just flying past02b00 - 01i00Ani DiFranco02i0-
  

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0 Look up "Phoenix."02br
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01i00People are envious, especially when you achieve something remarkable. 02i0-
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00I have looked up 01i00Phoenix02i00. Phoenix was a legendary bird who lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes, and then rose alive to live another period.02br
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00Yes, people are always envious of someone's achievements. Please have a critical look on this sentence,02br
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01b00*** help
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10Hi,12br
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10I have looked up 11i10Phoenix12i10. Phoenix was a legendary bird who lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes, and then rose alive to live another period.12br
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10Yes, people are always envious of someone's achievements. Please have
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0 When you are down and almost out this generally makes most people very happy. They want you stay that way as it makes them feel better about themselves.02br
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00The very few people that it makes unhappy are what we call saints.02br
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00If someone who is down ,and almost out , makes a remarkable recovery in his/her fortunes it makes most people very
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Hi!
This Ani Difranco lyric is a fantastic explanation of society.
A Phoenix is a mythological creature that at the end of its life circle, catches fire and is then reborn from its own ashes. Ani is explaining that in the present day should someone end up defeating the circumstances that kept them down (this is where the phoenix reference comes in referring to being reborn from on
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I believe these lyrics to mean... When you are a beautiful person everyone wants something from you, often times girls are friendly because they keep their enemies closer, and the men that you interact with want to get in your pants. This creates low self esteem for most women. So if you are one of those people who don't let the negative influences create self doubt you become loathed above all o
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