Lyric discussion by lordofthejimmy 

Cover art for Serpentine Fire lyrics by Earth, Wind & Fire

Well interesting enough, Philip Baily said in an interview Serpentine Fire was a song nobody understood but Maurice White, "Because we didn't know what the heck Serpentine Fire was." They probably still don't know what Serpentine Fire means.

At the time, Maurice visited South America and was influenced by Brazilian rhythms which you can definitely hear in "Serpentine Fire." Maybe there's some connection there?