Close (We Stroke the Flames) explained

Close (We Stroke the Flames)
Cover:	Camouflage close cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Camouflage
Album:	Bodega Bohemia
B-Side:	Watch Out!
Released:	1993
Recorded:	1992–1993
Genre:	Synth-pop
Length:	4:12 (album version) 3:59 (single remix)
Label:	Metronome
Producer:	Dan Lacksman Heiko Maile
Prev Title:	Suspicious Love
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Jealousy
Next Year:	1993

"Close (We Stroke the Flames)" is the second single from German synth-pop trio Camouflage's fourth album Bodega Bohemia, released in 1993. The song was remixed for single release, adding a much more radio-friendly drum and synth track to the mostly-acoustic album version.^{[1] [2]}

Lyrics

The text refers to the resurgent Neo-Nazism in Germany at that time with sentences like "They're marching on with torches....The tale is told again" and the warning "And if we don't care, we end up all the same. We stroke the flames, we never quenched all those years. We should have learned. from things which may come close."^[3]

Track listing

• CD / 12″ single (Germany, 1993)

1. "Close (We Stroke the Flames)" (remix) – 3:59
2. "Close (We Stroke the Flames)" (album version) – 4:12
3. "Watch Out!" (instrumental) – 4:08

Track 1 remixed by Fischerman.

Credits

• Design – Ingrid Albrecht
• Photography – Reiner Pfisterer
• Producer – Dan Lacksman, Heiko Maile
• Written-By – H. Maile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Camouflage: Close (We Stroke The Flames). discogs.com. 2014-05-19.
2. Web site: Camouflage: Close. camouflage-music.com. 2014-05-19.
3. https://genius.com/Camouflage-close-we-stroke-the-flames-lyrics Close (We Stroke the Flames)