THE CRYSTAL FOXXES

Fire is believed to be the first track recorded during the final Diamonds and Demons sessions. The song appears to document a chaotic night involving fire, noise, and uncontrolled energy release, possibly connected to the same experimental phase that resulted in Johnny Foxx’s 1989 concussion and the destruction of the initial resonance test rig.

Eyewitness accounts and Scopes’ own notes recall a “blinding burst of light” and “three small stars spinning in the centre of the crystal.” The language in Fire mirrors these descriptions, suggesting the track was written immediately after, or even during, the early crystal ignition experiments.

Lyric Interpretation (Cross-referenced with recovered journals)

• “Hold tight, this night is burning close to me” – likely refers to the moment the beam overcharged the quartz, causing the chamber to erupt in light.

• “Hot rocks in a blazing sky… Centurion, I’m wasted” – metaphors for the violently ignited crystal core, described by Scopes as “three tiny dots of light spinning like a miniature galaxy.”

• “These flames might dance all night” – matches Susie’s later description of the crystal’s luminescent “filament,” glowing internally without heat.

• “Find the stones. Pray we don’t see war against the world.” – a rare early reference to the sister stones, and to Foxx’s growing fear that Cymatech’s work could be weaponised.

Contextual Notes
During 1988–1989, Foxx and Scopes were experimenting with laser-induced ion excitation in Cymatech quartz, which would later be connected to Floquet equilibrium and the so-called “timestamp effect.” The first chamber explosion, the same one that caused Foxx’s concussion, has long been suspected as the real incident behind the imagery in Fire.

This aligns with Susie Foxx’s later account of seeing the crystal “ignite from inside, like a tiny sun trapped behind glass,” and with Cymatech field logs referencing “energetic discharge events” near Penshaw Monument.

Musical Features

• The rhythmic chanting of “Fire! Fire! All fall down” recalls both a nursery rhyme cadence and a release-valve mantra, indicative of shock, adrenaline or euphoria.

• Subtle tape saturation on the original SA90 appears consistent with heat or electrical interference during the recording process.

Fire stands as an emotional transcript of a catastrophic breakthrough: the night the crystal first ignited, the night Foxx was concussed, and the moment the band realised they were dealing with something far beyond ordinary amplification.

Could this be the sound of the spark that started everything?