Into the Fire
"Into the Fire" | ||
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Into the Fire cover | ||
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 |
"Into the Fire" is the fourteenth 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."
Music details
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]
Appearances
Albums
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
Lyrics
This is the film close to the third act and the misery It's not rain you rapist werewolves, It's god pissing down on you You won't die alone Cause I'll break off my own arms and sharpen my bones, 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 wanna hit bottom don't bother trying and taking me with you and I won't answer if you call Two heartbeats ahead in Hell trying to break your fall your fall This isn't a mob, Won't need 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 wanna hit bottom don't bother trying and taking me with you and I won't answer if you call two heartbeats ahead in Hell trying to break your fall 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) (Into the fire)
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").
References
- ↑ Marilyn Manson's High End Of Low Reviewed Track-By-Track. John Robb. The Quietus. May 12, 2009