The year 2000 saw the release of Iron Fire's debut album, 'Thunderstorm' , which received rave reviews. The band's sophmore effort, 'On the Edge' (2001), was not viewed as the bands best work by critics. The band has never had a stable line-up, with multiple changes coming from 2001 - 2006. March 2006 saw the return of Iron Fire with their third studio album 'Revenge' (from Napalm Records). The two albums after that, 'Blade of Triumph' (2007) and 'To the Grave' (2009), went on to receive good reviews by critics. They also marked what can be called the band's viking trilogy.
After an album 'Metalmorphosized' (2010), which contained reworked versions of left-over material from then bands' first decade, they released 'Voyage of the Damned' (2012). It marked a turn towards sci-fi themed lyrics and artwork while also containing more keyboards, without losing the heavyness. A video clip was shot for the single Leviathan.
In 2014 the band released a stand alone single 'A Token of My Hatred' (Virgin Steele cover) on Crime Records, Also on Crime Records the band released 'Among the Dead' (2016), which is probably the heaviest Iron Fire album to date.
Taken
Iron Fire Lyrics
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Sky light up bright
They've been here before
The black hole is the door
Claim the right to test
The uninvited guest
Losing track of time
A universal crime
Blinded by the black
A mind control attack
Forever a slave to be
The truth will set you free
I think I've been taken
I might be mistaken
The truth will set you free
And I'm not faking
Taken
Denying all the facts
Surveillance all intact
The sequence we can't break
Transmission kills like the plague
Evil comes in black
In time they will attack
Before the dawn of days
Mankind was meant to face
Blinded by the black
A mind control attack
Forever a slave to be
The truth will set you free
I think I've been taken
I might be mistaken
The truth will set you free
And I'm not faking
I think I've been taken
I might be mistaken
But I can't stop shaking
And I'm not faking
Taken
They grab in my dreams
Time stands still while they operate
The lyrics of Iron Fire's song Taken depict the experience of being abducted by extraterrestrial beings. The first stanza describes their arrival in the night, with the sky lighting up as they enter through the portal of a black hole. They claim the right to test their subject, who is an uninvited guest and eventually loses track of time, a universal crime. The abduction is facilitated through a mind control attack, with the singer describing himself as forever a slave to be. However, the truth will set him free, indicating a desire for knowledge and escape from this experience.
In the second stanza, the singer denies the facts of the abduction despite the surveillance being all intact. The sequence cannot be broken and the transmission kills like a plague. The aliens are described as evil and eventually will attack, suggesting that humans were meant to face this challenge from the earliest of days. Like the previous stanza, this one also describes the mind control attack that blinds the subject. However, the singer still believes that the truth will set him free, and he is not faking his experience.
Overall, the song Taken is a commentary on the human fascination and fear of contact with extraterrestrial beings. The abduction experience is portrayed as a terrifying experience with a desire to uncover the truth hidden within. It speaks to the idea that despite the fear and lack of control, humans are still curious about what lies beyond our planet.
Line by Line Meaning
They will come in the night
Mysterious entities will visit in the dark of night
Sky light up bright
The sky will become illuminated
They've been here before
These entities have visited previously
The black hole is the door
The entrance to another dimension is through a black hole
Claim the right to test
The entities have the authority to experiment
The uninvited guest
The entities are not welcome visitors
Losing track of time
Time becomes irrelevant in their presence
A universal crime
Their actions are a crime against the universe
Blinded by the black
Their visits leave us unable to see the truth
A mind control attack
The entities have the ability to control the mind
Forever a slave to be
Once they have control, their influence is permanent
The truth will set you free
Only the truth can break their hold on the mind
I think I've been taken
The singer believes they have fallen victim to the entities
I might be mistaken
The singer admits it is possible they are wrong
Denying all the facts
Those who deny the existence of the entities are ignoring the evidence
Surveillance all intact
The entities are constantly watching
The sequence we can't break
Their control is unbreakable
Transmission kills like the plague
Their influence is deadly
Evil comes in black
The entities are associated with darkness and evil
In time they will attack
Their aggression is inevitable
Before the dawn of days
The entities have been around since the beginning
Mankind was meant to face
Their visits are a test for humanity
I might be mistaken
The singer is unsure if they are really under the entities' control
But I can't stop shaking
The artist is scared and anxious
And I'm not faking
The singer is genuinely terrified
Taken
The entities have taken control of the singer
They grab in my dreams
The entities even infiltrate dreams
Time stands still while they operate
Their experiments defy the laws of time
Contributed by Christian A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@HeadingNorthe
They heading into the right direction with their music
@arthemispower
GREAT this band rules!! Great job again Martin Steene Rules!!!
@Kriiptonz
FUCKING LOVE IT!!!
@justincrossmsan53
i love this song! =D
@deadkiing
along time i throught the song were named Mistaken heard this band at my friends house we spend all the day ON MAX VOLUME listen iron fire! Metal up DK
@nas4ra2
epic..awesome
@SuperA8anasia
epic !
@mimchilli
waAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great music!
@sonatahalo
fuckin...
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