Discover the story of the song > Pyro – Kings of Leon

The protagonist has a lot of problems and wants to start fresh. He's willing to burn everything down and start anew. He knows he won't be important to his partner anymore, but he doesn't want to hold on. He also talks about how everything he cares about is disappearing. But he tells us to watch his partner and how great she's doing, instead of focusing on him. He doesn't want to be important anymore.