Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: german
Song Meaning of “Fire & Damnation” by Exumer
“Fire & Damnation” is an intense and powerful metal track by German thrash metal band Exumer. The song laments the destruction and suffering caused by warfare, as can be inferred by its rather unambiguous title. Vocalist Mem von Stein implies a deep frustration at the power and destructive capabilities of mankind, whether in the form of ancient civilizations “pillaging” from one another, or in the form of nuclear weapons which could bring about the end of mankind.
The song speaks of a powerful determination to fight against this destruction, a sense of hope that one day man will put away his weapons and learn to live in peace. The chorus bellows:
“Rise up all that fight against
The means of destruction in their hands
Open up your eyes
For we can still save ourselves”
It is an angry plea for us to come together and rise up against all the forces of destruction which prevent us from living in harmony; a powerful reminder that although our weapons may be powerful, our hope and our will is more powerful.