Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll

"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" is the eighth track from Blue Öyster Cult's first studio album, Blue Öyster Cult. It was released as a single alongside "Before the Kiss, a Redcap." Its lyrics describe the power of rock and a rebellion against those who try to suppress it.

Blue Öyster Cult

 * Eric Bloom - lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards
 * Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - lead guitar, vocals
 * Allen Lanier - keyboards, guitar
 * Joe Bouchard - bass, vocals
 * Albert Bouchard - drums, vocals

Production

 * David Lucas - producer, engineer
 * Murray Krugman - associate producer
 * Sandy Pearlman - associate producer
 * Bill Robertson - engineer

Lyrics
My heart is black and my lips are cold Cities on flame with rock and roll Three thousand guitars They seem to cry My ears will melt and then my eyes

Let the girl, let that girl rock and roll Cities on flame, now, with rock and roll

Gardens of Nocturne, forbidden delight Reins of steel and it’s all right Cities on flame with rock and roll Marshall will buoy but Fender control

So let the girl, let that girl rock and roll Cities on flame, now, with rock and roll

My heart is black and my lips are cold Cities on flame with rock and roll Three thousand guitars They seem to cry My ears will melt and then my eyes

So let the girl, let that girl rock and roll Cities on flame, now, with rock and roll

Trivia

 * A cover of this song was an unlockable track in the 2007 game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.