Into the Fire
Sabaton [Primo Victoria] Lyrics
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And into the unknown
Barely landed in the jungle
Sent on first patrol
Sundown darkness falls
Dig in for the night
Ambushed in the dawn they came
I feel my fire starts to burn
The heat controlling my mind
Berserk a savage running wild
Within me the beast starts to roar
Now I'm ready to strike
A creature of the night
Into the fire
A flame of napalm strike
Sarge's down I'm in charge
Vc's everywhere
Overrun yet order air-strike
Condemned us all to burn,
Napalm from above
Burning friend and foe
Chaos on the battlefield
The jungle's on fire
This place it's driving me insane
Napalm it's burning us all
This fight no man will live to tell
Within me my blood starts to boil
From above the air-strike came
And it burned the world below
Napalm falling from the sky
And it leaves no man alive
I feel my fire starts to burn
The heat controlling my mind
Napalm it's burning us alive
Within me the beasts final roar
The lyrics to Sabaton's "Into The Fire" describe the experience of a soldier who has been deployed to the jungle for the first time. The soldier is sent on his first patrol and quickly becomes engaged in a relentless and brutal battle. As night falls, the soldier and his fellow troops dig in only to be ambushed at dawn. The soldier feels a fire within him start to burn and his mind is consumed by heat. He becomes a "creature of the night" and charges into battle like a "flame of napalm strike." As chaos ensues and the firefight rages on, an air-strike is called in but only unleashes more destruction, ultimately leaving no man alive.
The lyrics capture the emotional and psychological turmoil of a soldier in combat. The heat and danger of the jungle are palpable, and the soldier's desperate fight for survival is conveyed through the brutal imagery of the song. The themes of chaos, destruction, and death are present throughout, and the lyrics illustrate the harsh realities of war.
Line by Line Meaning
Sent from home overseas
Being sent to fight in a foreign land by one's home country
And into the unknown
Entering unfamiliar territory with unknown dangers
Barely landed in the jungle
Just arriving in the jungle environment
Sent on first patrol
Being assigned to the first mission in the jungle
Sundown darkness falls
The sun has set and night has arrived
Dig in for the night
Preparing to settle down for the night and establish a defensive position
Ambushed in the dawn they came
The enemy attacked at dawn unexpectedly
The jungle's alive
The jungle seems to be an active and intense environment due to the fighting
I feel my fire starts to burn
Feeling a strong sense of motivation and determination to fight back
The heat controlling my mind
The intense emotions and adrenaline are affecting one's thoughts and actions
Berserk a savage running wild
Feeling like an uncontrollable and violent beast
Within me the beast starts to roar
The inner rage and intensity is becoming more powerful
Now I'm ready to strike
Feeling prepared and motivated to attack the enemy
A creature of the night
Feeling like a powerful and unstoppable force in the darkness of the jungle
Into the fire
Going directly into the dangerous and volatile situation
A flame of napalm strike
Using the powerful and destructive force of napalm to attack the enemy
Sarge's down I'm in charge
The leader is injured or killed, so someone else has to take charge
Vc's everywhere
The enemy is all around and hard to identify due to the jungle environment
Overrun yet order air-strike
Despite being overrun by the enemy, ordering an air strike to retaliate
Condemned us all to burn,
Making a decision that puts everyone at risk of being burned by the napalm
Napalm from above
Using napalm as an aerial attack from a plane or helicopter
Burning friend and foe
The napalm is indiscriminate and harms both allies and enemies
Chaos on the battlefield
The fighting is intense and disorganized
The jungle's on fire
The jungle environment is literally burning due to the napalm
This place it's driving me insane
Feeling overwhelmed and mentally unstable due to the intense fighting
Napalm it's burning us all
The brutal effects of the napalm are affecting everyone involved in the fighting
This fight no man will live to tell
The violence and destruction is so great that nobody will be able to fully convey what happened
Within me my blood starts to boil
Feeling intense emotions and anger due to the chaotic and deadly environment
From above the air-strike came
The napalm attack came from an aerial position
And it burned the world below
The napalm caused significant damage and destruction to the environment
Napalm falling from the sky
The destructive and deadly napalm was dropped from above
And it leaves no man alive
The impact of the napalm was so devastating that nobody could have survived
Napalm it's burning us alive
The lasting and brutal effects of the napalm are severely harming and killing soldiers
Within me the beasts final roar
The powerful inner emotions and intensity has reached its peak, leaving one with no more energy to fight
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOAKIM BRODEN, PAR SUNDSTROM
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