Text: Spock's Beard. The Kindness Of Strangers. Into Fire.

They rage into the night
Cloaked in gowns of thunder
And the rising tide
Your flesh will start to burn with the hunger
Your soul will open wide
All the devils that tormented you
All the angels that you never knew
Into the depths you will plunder
You will plunder
Into the fire!

Bathed in tainted blood
As the death count grows higher
It's the dawn of the day
Licensed with the will of desire
It's a crime that doesn't pay
It's the temple of all sacrifice
It's the burning that will leave no ice
Throw yourself upon the flaming pyre
It's getting higher
Into the fire!

They rage into the night
Cloaked in gowns of thunder
And the rising tide
Your flesh will start to burn with the hunger
Your soul will open wide
People remember what you see
'Cause what you did - did THIS to me!
Into the depths you will plunder
You will plunder
Into the fire!
Neal Morse:

"Dave says of this writing/recording session, "By far, that's the most fun I've ever had in the studio!". This was also recorded at Kevin's in April of '97 and was written and recorded in 4 hours. Ryo brought the charts (he had written the music that day) and while the rest of the band was cutting the track, I was in the corner scribbling down lines like "Throw yourself upon the flaming pyre". In the 3rd hour Dave, Ryo and I wrote the whole lyric. I remember Dave throwing in critical words when I was stuck like, 'tainted', to which came a resounding "ooohhhh, that's good!" from the rest of us, and the line "bathed in tainted blood" was born. collaboration at it's finest! Note: that's Ryo on the top background vocal part. While Dave, Ryo and I were doing the backgrounds we were laughing so hard we were crying! Maybe you had to be there..." Note:

"Into Fire" is the result of JVC requesting a Heavy Metal song as a bonus track for the Japanese release of "The Kindness Of Strangers"