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Fire In The Hole Lyrics
In a word to the wisdom tooth
To tell, or not the truth (yeah)
So open up and say ahh-men
Rinse cup, and spit again
Forked tongue in double speak
Pretty soon you just might
Spring a leak
Inhale before you begin
Your iron lung's a bag of wind
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire
Sweet 'n' sour, filiblister
Faucet pouring, fresh 'n' bitter
Come on smile and say cheese
On a count of three
Ya got a mindful of decavities
Hey!
Chew your words, lest you choke
You better watch your mouth
Wash it out with soap. Yeah!
Tongue tied in a tangled web
Your bile inside better left unsaid
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire!
Ah, shoot it!
(Guitar Solo)
Hey-hey-yeah!
Huh!
Yeah!
Hey-hey-yeah!
(hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire, fire, fire
A fire!
Rudder of ship, which sets the course
Does not the bit, bridle the horse
Great is the forest, set by a small flame
Like a tongue on fire, no one can tame
To tell, or not the truth (yeah)
So open up and say ahh-men
Rinse cup, and spit again
Forked tongue in double speak
Pretty soon you just might
Spring a leak
Inhale before you begin
Your iron lung's a bag of wind
Fire in the hole
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire
Faucet pouring, fresh 'n' bitter
Come on smile and say cheese
On a count of three
Ya got a mindful of decavities
Hey!
You better watch your mouth
Wash it out with soap. Yeah!
Tongue tied in a tangled web
Your bile inside better left unsaid
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire!
Ah, shoot it!
Huh!
Yeah!
Hey-hey-yeah!
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
A fire!
Does not the bit, bridle the horse
Great is the forest, set by a small flame
Like a tongue on fire, no one can tame
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I really enjoyed and rocked out to the music of this song from the first time I ever heard it. After becoming a Christian and reading the Bible, I discovered the lyrics lined up with what I read in the book of James. This song seems to be based on James 3:2-12, which is an urgent instruction to keep our tongues under control and not hurt others with our words. It compares the power of words with fire, a horse's bridle, a rudder, poison, and bitter water. It explains that God's plan for us is to have a pure heart that produces refreshing words to encourage others. The Bible elsewhere mentions "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh". That means either good or bad...hopefully good. Read that Bible passage in James and check it out. Then read more, beginning with the book of John!
I fucking love the intro to this song, it's among the best VH riffs ever. Unfortunately, the song is immediately ruined once Cherone starts wailing.
As a fan of Extreme and Van Halen, words like "filibister", "decavities" and "rudder" most likely were thought up by Gary Cherone. He uses unusual words that common listeners would not understand. This song has a lot of negative emotion to it. It could be from the bitter split with David Lee Roth. VH fans can musically like it because it\'s got that classic VH riff to it. But the words are a bit of a turn off. Nothing lyrically about partying and getting laid!