“Start the Fire” is the second track on the album, bringing the tempo down a bit without sacrificing any heaviness, Written by David Wayne, Kurdt Vanderhoof, and Craig Wells, the song helps bolster the grinding foundation of The Dark.
Break down the walls of forever
Pull down hard on the lever
Let them know that you can turn the key
Though they try to hold us down
Turn it up, that chainsaw sound
I just love to see my parents flee
So you see that they're all going nowhere
Everybody's staring into space
Start the fire
Bring down the hammer
Start start the fire
Burning on forever
Now I see the storm clouds a coming
Can you feel the juice, it's a hummin'
Feed the power cables into me
Like a ship that's built for destruction
I'm a metal man of construction
And I'll fire my cannons, one by one
So you see that they're all going nowhere
Everybody's staring into space
Start the fire
Bring down the hammer
Start start the fire
Burning on forever
[Guitar Solo]
So you see that they're all going nowhere
Everybody's staring into space
Start the fire
Bring down the hammer
Start start the fire
Burning on forever
Start the Fire was written by Kurdt Vanderhoof & Craig Wells & David Wayne.
Start the Fire was produced by Mark Dodson.
Metal Church released Start the Fire on Mon Oct 06 1986.