Their first album "Night on Bald Mountain" was released in '75 and produced by Ian McDonald (King Crimson). It sounds like a very tasteful progrock stew with elements from Genesis, Gentle Giant and Yes.
Night On Bald Mountain
Fireballet Lyrics
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Entwined in struggling moonbeams misty light
Unshadowed figur, clad in mantled grey
Looks not, feels naught
Starres eastwards
To think of once upon a time
Of Camelot and quests to find
Wizard, be it for yourself or dead lady and leige
That you weep?
On Spanis plain marched your royal sire
To burn his bridges on God's holy fire
Struck down by horse and moorish battle blade
Alone, to this end, your fate
But hesten now, as skies grow black
And forces mass to take you back
Mere moments, to a time that seems
So distant, and so very long ago
The lyrics of Fireballet's song "Night On Bald Mountain" recount a haunting and mysterious scene in a timeless tower in the dead of night. The entwining moonbeams cast a misty light upon a shadowy figure dressed in grey who gazes eastward without feeling or acknowledgment. The lyrics then transition to questions reflecting on the existence and power of wizards, and the mourning that they might experience. The lyrics also recount the story of a royal sire marching across the Spanish plains to burn his bridges on God's holy fire, only to meet his demise in battle. The song concludes with a sense of urgency, warning the listener to beware as forces mass to take them back to a distant and seemingly forgotten time.
The lyrics of "Night On Bald Mountain" are open to interpretation and can be analyzed from various angles. The references to Camelot and the idea of seeking out powers to deceive death's misty shawl may reflect a desire to escape death through magic and wizardry. The reference to the royal sire's death in battle could be interpreted as a metaphor for the inevitability of death, despite one's position of power or prowess. The overall tone of the song is ominous, with a sense of foreboding and a warning to the listener to be aware of the forces gathering against them.
Line by Line Meaning
In timeless tower high midst dead of night
High up in a tower that transcends time, in the dead of night
Entwined in struggling moonbeams misty light
Enveloped in the misty light of moonbeams that are in constant motion
Unshadowed figur, clad in mantled grey
An unrecognizable figure wearing a grey cloak that masks their identity
Looks not, feels naught
The figure observes their surroundings but shows no emotion or reaction to them
Starres eastwards
The figure gazes towards the east
To think of once upon a time
Reflecting upon a past event that seems far away
Of Camelot and quests to find
Thinking back to the mythical kingdom of Camelot and the epic journeys taken to achieve great feats
Powers to deceive death's misty shawl
Having the ability to cheat death's grasp
Wizard, be it for yourself or dead lady and leige
A magical being, whether for the benefit of oneself or a deceased lady and lord
That you weep?
Questioning why the magical being is shedding tears
On Spanis plain marched your royal sire
The figure's royal father marched on the plains of Spain
To burn his bridges on God's holy fire
He sought to completely cut himself off from his past by burning bridges and committing himself completely to God's will
Struck down by horse and moorish battle blade
However, he met a violent end, slain by cavalry and a Moorish weapon
Alone, to this end, your fate
The figure laments being isolated and doomed to meet the same fate as their father
But hesten now, as skies grow black
Suddenly, the figure is seized by urgency as the sky grows darker
And forces mass to take you back
Forces converge to bring the figure back to another time, another place
Mere moments, to a time that seems
Despite the brief time frame, the figure reflects on how far removed this other time seems
So distant, and so very long ago
It feels like an entire lifetime ago
Contributed by Colton G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.