Kill Shelter is Edinburgh based multi-instrumentalist, producer and remixer… Read Full Bio ↴Kill Shelter is Edinburgh based multi-instrumentalist, producer and remixer Pete Burns. His work blends elements of Post-Punk, Darkwave and contemporary Electronica with heavily processed guitars. His music has been described as dark, beautiful, emotive, intelligent and powerful.

Kill Shelter - Damage (2018, vinyl/CD)
Kill Shelter & Antipole - A Haunted Place (2021, vinyl/CD)
Kill Shelter - Asylum (2022, vinyl/CD)

Kill Shelter is the coming together of Punchblade, strong dance, acid & house music back ground, and Matt Deimos, from metal, garage and drum and bass, to make new, live and aggressive dub step. Their work is almost completely written in live dub jams and their live sets are the pinnacle of this expressive way to produce dance music.

Into the Fire
Kill Shelter Lyrics

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Wake up in the morning and your here with me again
Another day spent drowning in a past that never ends

In the wake of it all
In the wake of it all I can′t forget
When everything is said and done this is my gift

Join me in the darkness

Join me under the starless sky
Take my hand and walk into the fire with me again

Join me in the darkness
Join me under the starless sky
Take my hand and walk into the fire with me again

In the wake of it all
In the wake of it all I can't forget
When everything is said and done this is my gift

Join me in the darkness

Join me under the starless sky
Take my hand and walk into the fire with me again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Kill Shelter's song "Into the Fire" revolve around the idea of being trapped by one's past and the desire to escape it. The singer wakes up to find themselves still haunted by memories of the past, which seems to go on forever, causing them to feel as if they are drowning. The repetition of the phrase "In the wake of it all" emphasizes the persistence of these memories and the struggle to forget them.

The singer, aware of the hopelessness of the situation, decides to embrace the darkness and invites the listener to join them in it. The darkness represents an escape from the painful memories and the starless sky represents hopelessness. The "fire" that they ask the listener to walk into is a metaphor for facing their fears and overcoming the past. The singer is asking the listener to take their hand and join them in facing the flames together, as though they will find strength in each other's company.

Overall, the song is a poignant expression of the human desire to move on from the past, even when it seems impossible to do so. It speaks to the need for support and understanding, as well as the courage to face one's fears and overcome them.

Line by Line Meaning

Wake up in the morning and your here with me again
Every day, I wake up to find that my past memories are still with me

Another day spent drowning in a past that never ends
I am consumed by thoughts of the past every day, and it feels like there is no escape

In the wake of it all
Despite everything that has happened, I am still here

In the wake of it all I can′t forget
No matter how hard I try, I can't forget the events of the past

When everything is said and done this is my gift
Despite the pain and suffering, the memories are all that I have left

Join me in the darkness
Come with me and experience the depths of my pain and sorrow

Join me under the starless sky
Let's be together in this moment of despair and loneliness

Take my hand and walk into the fire with me again
Let us face our pain together, no matter how intense or difficult it may be

Writer(s): Peter Sutherland Burns, Karl Morten Dahl

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