Fire of Unknown Origin

Fire of Unknown Origin
Artist	Blue Öyster Cult
Album	Fire of Unknown Origin
Released	July 1981
Length	4:09
Writers	Joe Bouchard; Patti Smith; Eric Bloom; Albert Bouchard; Donald Roeser
Lead vocals	Eric Bloom; Albert Bouchard (original)

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Fire of Unknown Origin is the first track from Blue Öyster Cult's eighth studio album, Fire of Unknown Origin.

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Death comes sweeping through the hallway
Like a lady's dress
Death comes driving down the highway
In its Sunday best

A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away

Swept her up and off my wavelength
Swallowed her up
Like the ocean in a fire
So thick and grey

A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away

Death comes driving, I can't do nothing
Death goes
There must be something, there must be something
That remains

There must be something
There must be something

A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby
Took my baby away

Death comes sweeping through the hallway
Like a lady's dress
Death comes driving down the highway
In its Sunday best

A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
Away

Swept her up and off my wavelength
Swallowed her up
Like the ocean in a fire
Thick and grey

A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
Away

Death comes driving, I can't do nothing
Death goes on
There must be something, there must be something
That remains

A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
A fire of unknown origin
Took my baby away
Away

Death made me feel sick and crazy
'Cause that fire...

A fire of unknown origin
A fire of unknown origin
A fire of unknown origin

Took my baby away

Trivia[edit | edit source]

This song was originally recorded during the Agents of Fortune sessions with Albert Bouchard on lead vocals. Though it did not appear on the final album, it was included as a bonus track on the 2001 reissue, labeled "Fire of Unknown Origin (Original Version)".

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Fire of Unknown Origin

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