FAWM: "Trial by Fire"

Trial by Fire

3 weeks ago by @cola

Liner Notes

Kind of an unusual #firstfruits for me, but here it is! Was in the mood for some rock today. Hope you enjoy!

Lyrics

Things are heating up
Yeah, they're heating up
And you're afraid of getting burned

Things are heating up
Aren't they? Heating up
But don't shrink from the fire
Think of all the things you've yet to learn

Don't be surprised when you find what it takes
To make something precious and pure
When it's your moment to enter the flames
Will you endure?

This is trial by fire
So trust the refiner
Be shaped and remade in the white-hot glow
The heat of the furnace
Brings truth to the surface
A test of the depths of your soul
Y'know you'll turn out gold!

Things are heating up
Yeah, they're heating up
It feels like you might melt away

Things are heating up
Aren't they? Heating up
The dirt you used to hold onto
Is finally free to separate

Don't be surprised when you find what it takes
To make something precious and pure
When it's your moment to enter the flames
Will you endure?

This is trial by fire
So trust the refiner
Be shaped and remade in the white-hot glow
The heat of the furnace
Brings truth to the surface
A test of the depths of your soul

This is trial by fire
So trust the refiner
Be shaped and remade in the white-hot glow
The heat of the furnace
Brings truth to the surface
A test of the depths of your soul
Y'know you'll turn out gold!

Pure gold!

Comments

@kanttila 6d

Always cool to hear some Cola rock! Nice main riff, love the slowdown in the pre-chorus and wow that's an awesome chorus! Excellent melody. Vocals are awesome as ever, with those nice harmonies.

@gm7 6d

Wow now that's an opening!! Great!!
Any day is good day for some rock and this did rock. well done

@greengrassgirl 1w

Love the energy of the intro. And your voice is perfect for this. My favorite lines: This is trial by fire//So trust the refiner. 😀

@musicsongwriter 3w

Beautiful, cool, rocking song. Such a pleasure to listen to your singing and playing again. Keep on rocking. Whatever genre you do, it's always tasteful and gorgeous.

@nadine 3w

Cool to hear you rocking, Cola. This song has a good groove and I like the half time pre-chorus. Good lyrics too!

@timfatchenMod 3w

"Trust the refiner". Indeed. Really great to hear a serious rocker in the #firstfruits . Love the chorus. Applause! (I'd love to hear a shouted "Pure Gold!" right at the end, followed instantly by that guitar slide!)

@mikehex 3w

I love the way the backing vocals serve the lyric and support the melodic line. Really great sound, terrific song.

@billwhite51 3w

i love this song, the way the music skips merrily through the rockin rhythms as you sing of foreboding challenges with potentially dire consequences. And in the end, the painful journey has been worth it, as you are emerge purged and precious.

@mctown 3w

Very cool...

@metalfoot 3w

Just heard the Keith Green song "Trials Turn to Gold" as covered by PFR yesterday.

This song is very much along the same lyrical lines but I like the dark rock feel to this song better. Nobody really likes being tested but it's so important. Great firstfruits. Great guitar line.