

The album's title is mentioned in this song. The line "We've got the power, we've got the glory" is likely a reference to Matthew 6:13. The song proceeds to reference Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) by Neil Young with the lyrics "It's better to burn out Than to fade away." Was Def Leppard speaking about todays car market when they sang 'Its Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away' Jared Kalfus. It's gibberish, said by producer Mutt Lange during the recordings of the song, instead of the regular one, two, three, four. The king is gone but hes not forgotten Is this the story of johnny rotten Its better to burn out cause rust never sleeps The king is gone but hes not forgotten. These four words that you hear at the start of "Rock of Ages", mean nothing in particular though, the band sometimes jokingly claims it means "running through the forest silently". Out of the blue and into the black You pay for this, but they give you that And once youre gone, you cant come back When youre out of the blue and into the black. According to the official Def Leppard FAQ, Def Leppard took a dive into their 40 year, 11 album catalogue and rolled out songs never played live and some not played in nearly 30 years. It begins with a German-like nonsense phrase, “Gunter glieben glauchen globen”, which was later quoted in "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" by The Offspring and "Call Me What You Like (If You Like Rock-N-Roll)" by Puffy AmiYumi. At the time, Def Leppard were experiencing their first rush of success but had. When released as a single, the song reached #1 on Mainstream Rock and #16 on the Pop Singles charts. Only the its better to burn out, than fade away. It takes its name from the hymn Rock of Ages. Rock of Ages is a popular hard rock song by Def Leppard from the 1983 album Pyromania.
