Into the Fire
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| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Album | The High End of Low | |
| Released | May 20, 2009 | |
| Recorded | March 2008–January 2009 in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California | |
| Length | 5:14 | |
| Label | Interscope | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Twiggy, Chris Vrenna | |
| Producer | Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna, Twiggy, Sean Beavan | |
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"Into the Fire" is the fourteenth track from Marilyn Manson's 2009 release The High End of Low. Its title was revealed on April 16, 2009, in an update on the band's official website. Despite its slow, melancholic sound, "Into the Fire" is one of the more optimistic songs in Marilyn Manson's catalogue, discouraging being influenced by those who "want to hit bottom."
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[edit] Music details
Into The Fire's tone with heavy use of piano and strings finds many to believe this to have more than a slight resemblance to brit band Oasis. Reviewing for The Quietus, John Robb described the song as "Another dramatic neo-ballad" which "rolls in with piano and, gasp! an orchestra." He also cited it as "like Manson's 'Imagine' but it doesn't lull you into a false sense of security- there are still billowing clouds of gloom, and it all sounds as if it should be shoehorned into the next Tim Burton gothic horror masterpiece. There is something quite 70s about the song - possibly a hint of the great Mott the Hoople when Ian Hunter sung his ace weary ballads."[1] The song features a lengthy guitar solo at the end, quite unusual for a Marilyn Manson track. Manson noted that on track 14, this track, "Twiggy really shines as a guitarist."
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Albums
[edit] Versions
- "Into the Fire" — Appears on The High End of Low
- "Into the Fire (Alternate Version)" — Appears on the Japanese deluxe edition of The High End of Low and as a bonus track received with pre-orders of both the standard and deluxe digital albums
[edit] Lyrics
This is the film
close to the third act and the misery
this isn't rain
you rapist werewolves
this is god pissing down on you
Don't worry,
you won't die alone
I'll break off my own arms and
sharpen my bones and
stab you once for each time
I thought of you,
trying to take something
you'll never be good enough
to even look upon
it's better to push something when it's slipping
than to risk being dragged down
If you want to hit bottom
don't bother taking me with you
and I won't answer if you call
I'm two heartbeats ahead in hell
trying to break your fall
this isn't a mob,
i won't need to change
to change the names
everyone around you has murdered
someone's something sacred
there isn't one nail without dirt under it
there isn't any "white cotton panties"
that aren't soaked and stained red
it's better to push something when it's slipping
than to risk being dragged down
If you want to hit bottom
and I won't answer if you call
I'm two heartbeats ahead in hell
trying to break your fall
into the fire
into the fire
into the fire
into the fire
into the fire
into the fire
into the fire
into the fire
[edit] Trivia
- An excerpt from the lyrics of "Into the Fire" appears on the current homepage of MarilynManson.com ("that aren't soaked and stained red").
[edit] References
- ↑ Marilyn Manson's High End Of Low Reviewed Track-By-Track. John Robb. The Quietus. May 12, 2009
