Fight Fire With Fire - Metallica

Fight Fire With Fire

Title Fight Fire With Fire
Artist Metallica
Album Ride The Lightning [1984] | Track 1
Genre Thrash Metal

Do unto others as they have done unto you
But what in the hell is this world coming to?

Blow the universe into nothingness
Nuclear warfare shall lay us to rest

Fight fire with fire
Ending is near
Fight fire with fire
Bursting with fear

We shall die
Time is like a fuse, short and burning fast
Armageddon is here, like said in the past

Fight fire with fire
Ending is near
Fight fire with fire
Bursting with fear

Soon to fill our lungs the hot winds of death
The gods are laughing, so take your last breath

Fight fire with fire
Ending is near
Fight fire with fire
Bursting with fear

The introduction to “Fight Fire with Fire” displays Metallica’s evolving towards a more harmonically complex style of songwriting. The lyrical themes focus on revenge and Armageddon, resulting in the end of the world.

The song was covered by Apocalyptica on their album Cult as well as by Polish death metal band Vader, released as a bonus track on their album Necropolis. Black metal band Abigail Williams also covered Fight Fire with Fire as a bonus track to their 2010 album In the Absence of Light.

The song is featured on Guitar Hero: Metallica, along with “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, “Fade to Black” and “Creeping Death” from Ride the Lightning.

In Flea’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee speech for Metallica, he cited this as being the first Metallica song he heard.

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