[Chorus: x4]
The original fire has died and gone, but the riot inside moves on
With a pen in one hand, taking us and burned on kerosene
Headed for a fire would find us something to believe
Wallowing round with dirty hands on wires
Singing songs in discord choirs
Screaming in braille, no temptress prize
Could ever yield anything so real
[Chorus: x2]
Golden soldiers born much older than they'll ever live to be
Diving into a sea of hands in a long forgotten city
When the rain falls ever after
The swinging vines hang dead in rafters
Blood rush to heal your head induces of laughter endlessly
The original fire has died and gone, but the riot inside moves on
The original fire has died and long gone, but the riot inside moves on
Can't explain it, it was something to see
Can't contain something ethereal
Ethereal
Can't explain it, it was something to see
Can't contain something so ethereal
Ethereal
[Chorus: x4]
The original fire has died and gone, but the riot inside moves on
With a pen in one hand, taking us and burned on kerosene
Headed for a fire would find us something to believe
Wallowing round with dirty hands on wires
Singing songs in discord choirs
Screaming in braille, no temptress prize
Could ever yield anything so real
[Chorus: x2]
Golden soldiers born much older than they'll ever live to be
Diving into a sea of hands in a long forgotten city
When the rain falls ever after
The swinging vines hang dead in rafters
Blood rush to heal your head induces of laughter endlessly
The original fire has died and gone, but the riot inside moves on
The original fire has died and long gone, but the riot inside moves on
Can't explain it, it was something to see
Can't contain something ethereal
Ethereal
Can't explain it, it was something to see
Can't contain something so ethereal
Ethereal
[Chorus: x4]
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It also has an older musical feel, unlike some other Audioslave songs
That said, I think the song is talking about, well, rock. Rock has been proclaimed dead for several years now ('The original fire has died and gone') but there are still legions of rock fans, and, like I said before, this year is a good one for rock. (The riot inside moves on) Of course, I'm not analyzing the verses, so I'm probably wrong, but that's my input. Rock on!!
I really like the new sound of the song, too; it seems as though Audioslave is trying to integrate the sound of some classic rock groups into their music. There's definitely some trademark guitar work by Tom Morello at the end, but I think the bulk of the song can be likened to, say, Deep Purple, or another hard rock group of days gone by. Aside from being somewhat repetitive, Original Fire hits the nail on the head.
!!!! I love the sound..the vocals..mhm.
hope the rest of the albulm is not like this.