the.com/eternal flame
a fire that outsourced its will to live to a gas company.
means a flame kept perpetually burning, usually as a memorial or symbol of something meant to never be forgotten.
from ancient priests tended sacred fires (think Vesta's hearth in Rome) believing a city's fate died with the flame; modern versions just run on a metered gas line and a pilot light.
jfk gravesitelit by jackie kennedy, burns since 1963
olympic flametechnically relit each cycle, not truly eternal
natural versionchestnut ridge, ny has one fueled by seeping gas
bangles hit1989 song asked if it was one, cheekily