Blue Lotus - "Burn Until Then" / "Black is the New Black" Connection?
I just went down a rabbit hole looking at the lyrics to "Black is the New Black" and Rolene came to mind. In the song, Tori sings about meeting her in Lawrence, Kansas.
So I went looking for old improvs about Rolene, and found "Burn Until Then," an ADP Tour improv from 2007 in which Tori continuously sings "I'll be burning, I'll be burning until then," which brought to mind "Blue Lotus." Also, in "Burn Until Then," she also sings about meeting Rolene in Lawrence. Lyrics below. I am convinced there is some connection here -- that Burn Until Then possibly became part of Blue Lotus, and that Black is the New Black is about Rolene.
Here are the lyrics to "Burn Until Then":
Call Rolene
Call her now
Tell her
"Meet me in Phoenix"
I'll be burning, I'll be burning until then
Call Rolene for me
Ask her to bring
The smoke she brings
Meet me in Phoenix
Meet me there
Hey, meet me in Phoenix
I'll be burning til then
Be burning til then
But I can wait for this
I can wait
Cuz I know how to play
Even when, even when I'm breaking
When it's all breaking, breaking down
Call Rolene for me
Of the Diné
Of the tribe down there
Tell your sister for me
Tell your sister's friends
They've been keeping me alive
Since, since
Since Laurence
I've been breaking
But I can hold on still
I keep playing
When I'm breaking
Down
Call Rolene for me
Call Rolene
Tell her I'll meet her in Phoenix
I'll be burning til then