In Burnin Up, while The Jonas Brothers try to paint a pretty picture of love, they unintentionally show that love can also consume and destroy.

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Desire

Love --the universal fixation that consumes all people. Love can overtake one to the point of no return. Everyone seems to look at love with no faults, but studied and looked at very deeply, love can devour. Everybody seems to write about love in a positive way, but The Jonas Brothers unconsciously acknowledge the dark side of love. In "Burnin' Up," while The Jonas Brothers try to paint a pretty picture of love, they unintentionally show that love can also consume and destroy.

In "Burnin' Up," the motif of heat symbolizes passion, longing, and desire. When a boy first meets a girl that he grows fond of for the first time, most times he develops a fascination for her to the point of obsession. He describes his love's "High heels, red dress," and realizes that he is "slippin' into the lava" (lines 12, 14). By repeating such words like "red" and "lava," it gives the listener no choice but to acquire a sense of how passionate the boy feels. These words spur on a connotation of adoration and infatuation so the listener cannot help but feel that as well. Rather than turning away from the