

Bryan Adams - Into the Fire
Special | 45m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Join the singer-guitarist performing his fifth studio album in London in 2022.
Join the Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist at the top of his game, performing his fifth studio record in its entirety, one of three classic, multiplatinum-selling albums filmed in a concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2022. Hits from 1987’s Into the Fire include “Victim of Love” and “Hearts on Fire.”

Bryan Adams - Into the Fire
Special | 45m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Join the Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist at the top of his game, performing his fifth studio record in its entirety, one of three classic, multiplatinum-selling albums filmed in a concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2022. Hits from 1987’s Into the Fire include “Victim of Love” and “Hearts on Fire.”
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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Life thin as a thread ♪ ♪ Sometimes you're lucky ♪ ♪ Sometimes you're better off dead ♪ ♪ Your first breath is taken ♪ ♪ Into the world you are cast ♪ ♪ You long for tomorrow ♪ ♪ Living each day as your last ♪ ♪ Well I know ♪ ♪ What your heart desires ♪ ♪ But you can't take it with you ♪ ♪ Into the fire ♪ ♪ ♪ Now you've done all you can ♪ ♪ Your life's at the crossroads ♪ ♪ Watch as it slips through your hands ♪ ♪ And you stand on the mountain ♪ ♪ Shout in vain at the sky ♪ ♪ But nobody hears you ♪ ♪ The words only echo inside ♪ ♪ Oh, shelter the flame ♪ ♪ It may expire ♪ ♪ Rising up from the ashes ♪ ♪ Into the fire ♪ ♪ Just hold onto your life ♪ ♪ Down to the wire ♪ ♪ Oh, out from the dragon's jaws ♪ ♪ Into the fire ♪ ♪ There's a moment in every man's life ♪ ♪ When he must decide ♪ ♪ What is wrong and what's right ♪ ♪ You could wait for your dreams to come true ♪ ♪ But time has no mercy ♪ ♪ Time won't stand still for you ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I know ♪ ♪ What your heart desires ♪ ♪ Crawling out from the wreckage ♪ ♪ Into the fire ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Here I go, yeah ♪ ♪ Into the fire ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh yeah, I know ♪ ♪ What your heart desires ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ BRYAN: Yeah.
♪ (instrument clicking) One, two, three.
♪ ♪ ♪ I was caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪ In a silent scream ♪ ♪ Where one man's nightmare ♪ ♪ Is another man's dream ♪ ♪ Pull the covers up high ♪ ♪ And pray for the morning light, hey ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, you're living alone ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ ♪ Met a man with a message ♪ ♪ From the other side ♪ ♪ Couldn't take the pressure ♪ ♪ Had to leave it behind ♪ ♪ He said it's up to you ♪ ♪ You can run or you fight ♪ ♪ ♪ Better leave it alone ♪ ♪ Yeah, in the heat of the night ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ They'll be coming around ♪ ♪ They'll be looking for answers ♪ ♪ They'll be chasing you down ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ Where you gonna hide when it all comes down ♪ ♪ Don't look back don't ever turn around ♪ ♪ ♪ Had to pay the piper ♪ ♪ To call the tune ♪ ♪ Said he'd be back someday ♪ ♪ Said he'd be back real soon ♪ ♪ Pull the shades down low ♪ ♪ You'll know when the time is right ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ ♪ When you're living alone ♪ ♪ Oh, in the heat of the night ♪ ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ They'll be coming around ♪ ♪ They'll be looking for answers ♪ ♪ Chasing you down ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ Oh, where you gonna hide ♪ ♪ When it all comes down ♪ ♪ Don't look back, don't ever turn around ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ They'll be coming around ♪ ♪ They'll be looking for answers ♪ ♪ They'll be chasing you down ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ Where you gonna hide ♪ ♪ When it all comes down ♪ ♪ Don't look back, don't ever turn around ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ Eh, hey ♪ ♪ They'll be looking for answers ♪ ♪ Chasing you down ♪ ♪ In the heat of the night ♪ ♪ ♪ Where you gonna hide ♪ ♪ When it all comes down ♪ ♪ Don't look back, don't ever turn around ♪ ♪ (drone hums) (Keith chuckles) KEITH: Swat it.
(drone hums) BRYAN: One, two, three.
♪ Living on your own ♪ ♪ Can be a lonely game ♪ ♪ A face in the crowd ♪ ♪ No one knows your name ♪ ♪ It's a table for one ♪ ♪ And a broken heart to go ♪ ♪ She's the kind of lover ♪ ♪ That you always dreamed ♪ ♪ Would come to stay and never wanna leave ♪ ♪ But that's all changed ♪ ♪ She's dealt the final blow ♪ ♪ Heaven knows what you were thinking of ♪ ♪ Don't blame yourself ♪ ♪ You're just a victim of love ♪ ♪ ♪ It doesn't matter who was right or wrong ♪ ♪ When the fire is over ♪ ♪ When the magic's gone ♪ ♪ You pick up the pieces ♪ ♪ And do the best you can ♪ ♪ It knocks you down but you try it again ♪ ♪ You get a little older it's a crying shame ♪ ♪ Sometimes things don't work out ♪ ♪ Like you plan ♪ ♪ Who's gonna help when you've had enough ♪ ♪ It ain't no secret you're a victim of love ♪ ♪ ♪ Heaven knows what you was thinking of ♪ ♪ Don't blame yourself ♪ ♪ You're just a victim of love ♪ ♪ ♪ One goodbye was really all it took ♪ ♪ Now you thumb through the pages ♪ ♪ Of your little black book ♪ ♪ Somehow all the numbers look the same ♪ ♪ ♪ You've been thinking how to get around it but ♪ ♪ Oh, there ain't nothin' you can do about it ♪ ♪ With nothing ventured, nothing gained ♪ ♪ Heaven knows what you was thinking of ♪ ♪ Ain't no secret you're a victim of love ♪ ♪ ♪ Who's gonna help you when you've had enough ♪ ♪ It ain't no secret you're a victim of love ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't wanna lose your love ♪ ♪ I don't wanna lose it ♪ ♪ Hey, yeah ♪ ♪ Living is a lonely game ♪ ♪ All of those numbers ♪ ♪ They've been looking the same ♪ ♪ Hey!
♪ ♪ I don't wanna lose it ♪ ♪ I don't wanna lose it ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, yeah ♪ ♪ Heaven knows what you was thinking of ♪ ♪ It ain't no secret you're a victim of love ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, heaven knows ♪ ♪ Heaven knows ♪ ♪ Heaven knows what you was thinking of ♪ ♪ It ain't no secret you're a victim of love ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ I don't wanna lose it ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Here we go!
♪ (drone hums) "Another Day."
KEITH: One.
♪ ♪ Woke up lying on the floor ♪ ♪ Can't recall the night before ♪ ♪ Another day ♪ ♪ Outside it's cold and damp ♪ ♪ Unemployment cheque is spent ♪ ♪ Yeah, another day ♪ ♪ Some people never know ♪ ♪ You can't just let it go ♪ ♪ Try and work it out some other way ♪ ♪ Some people never learn ♪ ♪ My life ain't their concern ♪ ♪ Try to work it out some other way ♪ ♪ Had a job but it fell through ♪ ♪ Landlord says the rent is due ♪ ♪ Yeah, another day ♪ ♪ Say the best things in life are free ♪ ♪ But if you don't pay then you don't eat ♪ ♪ Yeah, another day ♪ ♪ I guess I'll never know ♪ ♪ I just can't let it go ♪ ♪ Try to work it out some other way ♪ ♪ Some people never learn ♪ ♪ My life ain't their concern ♪ ♪ Try to work it out some other way ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Grass looks greener on the other side ♪ ♪ But I can't get there ♪ ♪ My hands are tied ♪ ♪ And if I do I'll be surprised ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ It's another day ♪ ♪ ♪ Woke up lying on the floor ♪ ♪ Can't recall the night before ♪ ♪ Another day ♪ ♪ They say the best things in life are free ♪ ♪ If you don't pay then you don't eat ♪ ♪ Yeah, another day ♪ ♪ I guess I'll never know ♪ ♪ Just can't let it go ♪ ♪ I'll try to work it out some other way ♪ ♪ Some people never learn ♪ ♪ My life ain't their concern ♪ ♪ I know nothing's gonna change ♪ ♪ Come what may ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Woo!
(drums beating) BRYAN: "Native Son."
♪ ♪ ♪ I've seen many moons ♪ ♪ Through these wrinkled eyes ♪ ♪ The years have made me old ♪ ♪ They've made me wise ♪ ♪ Now the white man lives ♪ ♪ Where our rivers run ♪ ♪ For now ♪ ♪ Better days have passed ♪ ♪ We walk the streets of broken glass ♪ ♪ Our people vanished ♪ ♪ Like snow before the Summer sun ♪ ♪ Like dogs we were driven from this place ♪ ♪ Such injustice, time will not erase ♪ ♪ All these changes cannot be undone ♪ ♪ ♪ When you feel the anger ♪ ♪ Inside of you ♪ ♪ Hold your head high ♪ ♪ Let your aim be true ♪ ♪ Though your heart beats like a drum ♪ ♪ My native son ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Once there was a time ♪ ♪ My little one ♪ ♪ Before the wagons ♪ ♪ Before the soldiers' guns ♪ ♪ When this land was ours ♪ ♪ As far as the eagle flies ♪ ♪ ♪ No white flag ♪ ♪ No broken truce ♪ ♪ With few words, one can speak the truth ♪ ♪ I don't hear it ♪ ♪ Time won't hear it now ♪ ♪ ♪ With each new day that comes to pass ♪ ♪ Will the great spirit free us all at last ♪ ♪ He said we were the chosen ones ♪ ♪ ♪ For all we had ♪ ♪ There's nothin' left ♪ ♪ We won't forgive ♪ ♪ We can't forget ♪ ♪ You know that our day will come ♪ ♪ My native son ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ With each new day that comes to pass ♪ ♪ Will the great spirit free us all at last ♪ ♪ What happened can never be undone ♪ ♪ ♪ When I was young ♪ ♪ Not yet a man ♪ ♪ The sun rose and set upon our land ♪ ♪ ♪ We were the chosen ones ♪ ♪ My native son ♪ ♪ ♪ My native son ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Did you guys see where the camera went?
♪ ♪ When the pressure's on and you're all alone ♪ ♪ And you take a little ride into the danger zone ♪ ♪ When the moon is high and the skies are clear ♪ ♪ Just show me a sign ♪ ♪ And we'll be out of here ♪ ♪ Take me up on a wing and a prayer ♪ ♪ If you need a friend you know ♪ ♪ I'll be there ♪ ♪ ♪ Hound dogs howling all through the night ♪ ♪ Eight miles high, I'm doing alright ♪ ♪ Better move over 'cause you're going too slow ♪ ♪ I feel the need for freedom ♪ ♪ Now it's time to go ♪ ♪ It's a fine line between pleasure and pain ♪ ♪ Let your conscience be your guide ♪ ♪ Till we meet again ♪ ♪ Your time has come ♪ ♪ You can stand or you can run ♪ ♪ But don't keep it all inside ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got to understand ♪ ♪ That there ain't no second chance ♪ ♪ No one gets out of here alive ♪ ♪ Only the strong survive ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Your time has come ♪ ♪ You can stand or you can run ♪ ♪ But don't keep it all inside ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got to understand ♪ ♪ That there ain't no second chance ♪ ♪ No one gets out of here alive ♪ ♪ Only the strong survive ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Only the strong survive ♪ ♪ Hey, you got to understand ♪ ♪ That there ain't no second chance ♪ ♪ No one gets out of here alive ♪ ♪ Only the strong survive ♪ ♪ (indistinct) Yeah.
♪ He made his way back to the old town ♪ ♪ And everything looked just the same ♪ ♪ The shops and the schools ♪ ♪ And the factories were there ♪ ♪ But somehow the faces had changed ♪ ♪ So he went for a walk in the high street ♪ ♪ Took his coat off and rolled up his sleeves ♪ ♪ He thought of his father ♪ ♪ And his father before him ♪ ♪ How he was the first one to leave ♪ ♪ Well he didn't come here for forgiveness ♪ ♪ There isn't a lot they can say ♪ ♪ 'Cause I remember the reasons ♪ ♪ He first ran away ♪ ♪ He's a rebel ♪ ♪ Just a rebel ♪ ♪ Got his back to the wall ♪ ♪ He's gonna fight till he falls ♪ ♪ He's a rebel ♪ ♪ Don't ever look back ♪ ♪ Don't surrender ♪ ♪ The old men say they've seen it before ♪ ♪ Oh, they drink their beer ♪ ♪ And they talk about friends ♪ ♪ Who didn't come back from the war ♪ ♪ Don't say he's too young to remember ♪ ♪ Don't tell him what's wrong and what's right ♪ ♪ Just give him a chance ♪ ♪ To get out there and fight ♪ ♪ He's a rebel ♪ ♪ Just a rebel ♪ ♪ All the battles are won ♪ ♪ But he's still on the run ♪ ♪ He's a rebel ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When it comes time for leaving ♪ ♪ Don't stand in my way ♪ ♪ There's nothing left for me here ♪ ♪ Gonna run, run away ♪ ♪ ♪ In the morning he walks past the old house ♪ ♪ In the rain under gray northern skies ♪ ♪ There's a new coat of paint ♪ ♪ On the front garden gate ♪ ♪ But there's more here than first meets the eye ♪ ♪ For a moment he stands undecided ♪ ♪ Looking back on the days of his youth ♪ ♪ As two worlds collide ♪ ♪ In a moment of truth ♪ ♪ He's a rebel ♪ ♪ Just a rebel ♪ ♪ Got his back to the wall ♪ ♪ He's gonna fight till he falls ♪ ♪ He's a rebel ♪ ♪ ♪ He's a rebel ♪ ♪ Just a rebel ♪ ♪ He's a rebel ♪ One, two, three, four.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ For our king and our country ♪ ♪ And the promise of glory ♪ ♪ ♪ Came from Kingston and Brighton ♪ ♪ To fight on the front line ♪ ♪ ♪ Just lads from the farms ♪ ♪ And boys from the cities ♪ ♪ ♪ Not meant to be soldiers ♪ ♪ We lay in the trenches ♪ ♪ ♪ We'd be fighting with a smile ♪ ♪ Or so we said ♪ ♪ If only we had known what danger lay ahead ♪ ♪ ♪ The sky turned to gray ♪ ♪ As we went into battle ♪ ♪ ♪ On the fields of Europe ♪ ♪ Young men were falling ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll be back for you someday ♪ ♪ It won't be long ♪ ♪ If you just hold on ♪ ♪ Till this bloody war is ended ♪ ♪ The guns will be silent ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ There'll be no more fighting ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ By October of '18 ♪ ♪ Cambrai had fallen ♪ ♪ ♪ Soon the war would be over ♪ ♪ And we'd be returning ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't forget me while I'm gone far away ♪ ♪ Well it won't be long ♪ ♪ Till I'm back there in your arms again ♪ ♪ The guns will be silent ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ There'll be no more fighting ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ One day soon ♪ ♪ I don't know when ♪ ♪ We'll all be free ♪ ♪ And the bells of peace will ring again ♪ ♪ The time has come ♪ ♪ For you and me ♪ ♪ We'll be going home ♪ ♪ When this bloody war is ended ♪ ♪ ♪ The guns will be silent ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ We'll all say a prayer ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ Say a little prayer ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ Well the guns will be silent ♪ ♪ There'll be no more fighting ♪ ♪ We'll lay down our weapons ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ ♪ On Remembrance Day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ ♪ Some other time ♪ ♪ Some other place ♪ ♪ We might not've been here ♪ ♪ Standing face to face ♪ ♪ I just wanna tell ya ♪ ♪ I made up my mind ♪ ♪ You know I can't help ♪ ♪ The way I feel inside ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ ♪ This heart's on fire ♪ ♪ Right from the start ♪ ♪ It's been burning for you ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ ♪ This heart's on fire ♪ ♪ One thing honey ♪ ♪ This heart is true, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ The streets are empty ♪ ♪ The lights are down ♪ ♪ Ain't nothin' moving ♪ ♪ This side of town ♪ ♪ Just come on over ♪ ♪ I ain't hard to please ♪ ♪ Oh baby ♪ ♪ What you get ain't always what you need ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ ♪ This heart's on fire ♪ ♪ It's gettin' hotter now ♪ ♪ Can't you see ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ ♪ This heart's on fire ♪ ♪ From now on, babe ♪ ♪ It's gonna be you and me, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Rising to my feet ♪ ♪ I can feel the heat ♪ ♪ Yeah, it's trying to pull me under ♪ ♪ Runnin' through the night ♪ ♪ We can make it right ♪ ♪ It's coming on like thunder ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Some got it good ♪ ♪ Some got it bad ♪ ♪ But you're the best ♪ ♪ I ever had ♪ ♪ I'll never worry ♪ ♪ You're so fine ♪ ♪ Oh, from now on babe ♪ ♪ I'm gonna be by your side ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ ♪ This heart's on fire ♪ ♪ Right from the start ♪ ♪ It's been burning for you ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪ ♪ This heart's on fire ♪ ♪ From now on, babe ♪ ♪ It's me and you, yeah ♪ ♪ Fire ♪ ♪ It's burning for you ♪ ♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ This heart's on fire ♪ ♪ One thing, honey ♪ ♪ This heart is true, yeah ♪ ♪ One, two, three.
♪ ♪ ♪ When I was younger ♪ ♪ My life was torn asunder ♪ ♪ I was carried far away ♪ ♪ Somewhere in the distance ♪ ♪ I feel a strange insistence ♪ ♪ I long to be there once again ♪ ♪ The day is drawing nearer ♪ ♪ The time has come to leave here ♪ ♪ The feeling just keeps gettin' ♪ ♪ Stronger every day ♪ ♪ ♪ So I pray for the moment ♪ ♪ When I'll be with you ♪ ♪ All that we hoped for ♪ ♪ Is all coming true ♪ ♪ And the time we spent waiting ♪ ♪ Is finally through ♪ ♪ I'll be home again ♪ ♪ ♪ I can still remember ♪ ♪ Days that never ended ♪ ♪ Standing on a distant shore ♪ ♪ Every raindrop falling ♪ ♪ I hear the thunder calling ♪ ♪ Like so many times before ♪ ♪ Somewhere in the darkness ♪ ♪ I hear what my heart says ♪ ♪ Maybe one day I'll know ♪ ♪ What that feeling's for, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ So I wait for the moment ♪ ♪ When I'll be with you ♪ ♪ And all that we hoped for ♪ ♪ Is all coming true ♪ ♪ And the time we spent waiting ♪ ♪ Is finally through ♪ ♪ I'll be home again ♪ ♪ ♪ When you're out there on your own ♪ ♪ It can chill you to the bone ♪ ♪ There's a cold wind blowing ♪ ♪ But it feels good knowing ♪ ♪ The worst is over now ♪ ♪ We're finally going home ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, I wait for the moment ♪ ♪ When I'll be with you ♪ ♪ All that we'd hoped for ♪ ♪ Is all coming true ♪ ♪ And the time we spent waiting ♪ ♪ Is finally through ♪ ♪ I'll be home again ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll be home again ♪ ♪ Cool, alright, that's the album.
Now we can strip it out and do the one song.
You're good to go, Toe.
TOE: Okay.
KEITH: Are you okay if I use the Les Paul?
BRYAN: Yeah.
(band members conversing indistinctly) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪