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Find the bolt fused in the bone
Grinding, pulling
All this machinery was never gonna let you go
Binding, owning
Break to heal and heal he will
Fragile growing
He learned to hate, he learned to kill
And now he'll learn to feel
He'll learn to heal
Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart
Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
Get out your ghosts
Bet you had it coming
Oh, and teach them to sing
Bet you had it coming
Oh, fire is burning you clean
Bet you had it coming
And when it rains
Bet you had it coming
Live in the stream
Bet you had it coming
Every drop that comes down from above
Washes you clean
Bet you had it coming
Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart
Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
I've slept in the belly of the beast
(Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart)
Now I'll sleep under your wings
(Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me)
Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
I've slept in the belly of the beast
(Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart)
Now I'll sleep under your wings
I'm forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
I've slept in the belly of the beast
(Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart)
Now I'll sleep under your wings
I'm forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
Grinding, pulling
All this machinery was never gonna let you go
Binding, owning
Break to heal and heal he will
Fragile growing
He learned to hate, he learned to kill
And now he'll learn to feel
He'll learn to heal
Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart
Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
Get out your ghosts
Bet you had it coming
Oh, and teach them to sing
Bet you had it coming
Oh, fire is burning you clean
Bet you had it coming
And when it rains
Bet you had it coming
Live in the stream
Bet you had it coming
Every drop that comes down from above
Washes you clean
Bet you had it coming
Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart
Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
I've slept in the belly of the beast
(Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart)
Now I'll sleep under your wings
(Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me)
Oh, forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
I've slept in the belly of the beast
(Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart)
Now I'll sleep under your wings
I'm forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
I've slept in the belly of the beast
(Take these wings of iron
Off my back, out of my heart)
Now I'll sleep under your wings
I'm forged in the fire and the fire, it burns in me
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
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“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
I am disappointed that know one has commented on this song yet. but I an also proud to be the first to share my opinion on it. Personally I love House of Heroes and everything they stand for. I like their tone and their way of digging into our souls. I think this song is talking about finding freedom, finding something to believe in, finding healing. "Find the bolt fused in the bone." I think explains the way we get stuck in things in the material and fake way of life. I think "The cheerleading squad" must represent this world and it material fakeness. I think that he is singing about how he betrayed the "squad" and forged himself in the "fire". Now, "fire" that is a question what does fire mean? I know there is controversy over the fact. But I believe the fire stands for freedom in Christ. Not "religion" but knowing that someone is there for you and cares about you even when we screw up. With this freedom we "learn to heal." The (wings of Iron) ah, now what could that mean? Well, I have come to believe that each one of us has something that we are holding on to. A burden that we are constantly carrying around on our backs and in our hearts. When we forge ourselves in the fire God will lighten our load and remove our wings of iron all we have to do is ask. "We have slept in the belly of a beast" done things we wish we hadn't, been places that we want to forget. Everything we have done will be "burned clean, drops from above wash us clean." Sometimes we don't understand what is happening in our lives or why we meet certain people. But God knows the big picture. So when something we think is bad happens in our lives God might use it for better. He knows what is "coming." So everyone I am forged in the fire and it is burning in me what about you????