The Lake South, The River North is the first entry in a multi-album rock opera. This song serves as a narrative summary of the record. An omniscient narrator briefly describes the birth of the central character, the boy Hunter. “Battesimo del Fuoco”, italian for “Baptism by Fire”, alludes to the boy...
[Verse 1]
Believe you me: the price is clear
A child born, the mother near
To death and life as hand in hand
A failed life exposed the man
Who led her off into the flame
To cast her back to Hell again
[Verse 2]
But hear you me: the break of dawn
Will wash away the sins thereof
Unto the lake beyond the tree
The child waits, alone is he
[Chorus]
The flame is gone, the fire remains
The flame is gone, the fire remains
The flame is gone, the fire remains
The flame is gone, the fire remains
[Outro]
The flame is gone, the fire remains
The flame is gone, the fire remains
Battesimo del Fuoco was written by Casey Crescenzo.
Battesimo del Fuoco was produced by Casey Crescenzo.
The Dear Hunter released Battesimo del Fuoco on Tue Sep 26 2006.