. ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁track ▁of ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire , ▁" Sh ut ▁Me ▁Down ", ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁to ▁be ▁conce ived ▁of ▁prior ▁to ▁God f lesh ' s ▁split ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁around ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁Public ▁En emy ' s ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁song ▁" Sh ut ▁' Em ▁Down ", ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁also ▁derived ▁its ▁title . ▁This ▁sample ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁aud ible ▁examples ▁of ▁a ▁sound ▁not ▁produced ▁by ▁a ▁drum ▁machine , ▁Bro adr ick ' s ▁guitar ▁and ▁vocals ▁or ▁Green ' s ▁bass . ▁Like ▁the ▁preceding ▁songs , ▁" Sh ut ▁Me ▁Down " ▁is ▁heavily ▁r iff - f oc used . ▁The ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁sh ifts ▁on ▁its ▁fourth ▁track , ▁" Life ▁G iver ▁Life ▁T aker ", ▁which ▁is ▁less ▁over t ly ▁heavy ▁than ▁the ▁first ▁three , ▁foc using ▁instead ▁on ▁post - p unk ▁dre ar iness ▁and ▁spectral ▁sounds ▁while ▁further ▁emphas ising ▁per cuss ive ▁repet ition . ▁This ▁continues ▁into ▁" O bey ed ", ▁which ▁features ▁a ▁more ▁stretch ed ▁and ▁exp ans ive ▁tone . ▁Lars ▁Got rich ▁of ▁N PR ▁described ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁ha unted ▁and ▁sc our ged . ▁ ▁" Cur se ▁Us ▁All " ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sixth ▁and ▁short est ▁track , ▁is ▁ac utely ▁ag gress ive