The Desert Is on Fire
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The Desert Is on Fire Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'll leave a trail of fire across this desert
Just to see the desperation in your eyes
I'll leave a trail of fire across this desert
Just to see the desperation in your eyes
[Verse 2]
You think you've suffered, well, you ain't seen shit yet
The pain won't set in for a long, long time
I've fought off angels with my hands behind my back
I've set the heavens all on fire
[Chorus]
So sleep in a fallout shelter tonight, one and all
And wrap your children up real tight
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
So sleep in the fallout shelter tonight, one and all
And wrap your children up real tight
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
So sleep in a fallout shelter tonight, one and all
And wrap your children up real tight
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
I'll leave a trail of fire across this desert
Just to see the desperation in your eyes
I'll leave a trail of fire across this desert
Just to see the desperation in your eyes
[Verse 2]
You think you've suffered, well, you ain't seen shit yet
The pain won't set in for a long, long time
I've fought off angels with my hands behind my back
I've set the heavens all on fire
[Chorus]
So sleep in a fallout shelter tonight, one and all
And wrap your children up real tight
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
So sleep in the fallout shelter tonight, one and all
And wrap your children up real tight
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
So sleep in a fallout shelter tonight, one and all
And wrap your children up real tight
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
And stop the bleeding 'fore it starts
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Genius Annotation
This is the one and only song on the album that has the Devil as it’s narrator. True to form, he characterizes himself as a boastful, malicious jerk. He promises the men and women who took advantage of him that he’ll hunt them to the ends of the earth—and beyond.
According to the band’s lyrics on Bandcamp:
The devil’s begun taunting the townspeople that he is going to burn down the desert and their homes. This song is simply about him talking shit to scare them.
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- 2.Killbot 2000
- 5.Intermission
- 7.The Desert Is on Fire
- 10.End of the Line
Credits
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Guitar
Lead Vocals
Drums
Keyboards
Cello
Bass
Recorded At
Clubhouse Recording Studios, Rhinebeck, New York
Released on
October 14, 2003
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