ick . ▁These ▁versions ▁are ▁stri pped ▁down ▁and ▁extended ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁tracks , ▁with ▁two ▁bearing ▁the ▁dub ▁label . ▁ ▁Th eme ▁and ▁title ▁Th emat ically , ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁is ▁a ▁reflection ▁on ▁the ▁brut ality ▁of ▁hum ank ind . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁William ▁Manchester ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁much ▁of ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁de als ▁with ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁religion ▁and ▁the ▁sav ag ery ▁of ▁people . ▁Bro adr ick ▁described ▁the ▁theme ▁by ▁saying : ▁ ▁Tour ing ▁ ▁Despite ▁encounter ing ▁vis a ▁issues , ▁God f lesh ▁tou red ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe ▁throughout ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁band ▁co head lined ▁shows ▁with ▁Loop ▁( wh ose ▁front man , ▁Robert ▁Ham pson , ▁tou red ▁with ▁God f lesh ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁contributed ▁on ▁P ure ) ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁supported ▁by ▁opening ▁acts ▁Pr ur ient ▁and ▁K host . ▁Through ▁June , ▁the ▁only ▁song ▁from ▁A ▁World ▁Lit ▁Only ▁by ▁Fire ▁played ▁was ▁" New ▁Dark ▁A ges ", ▁the ▁album ' s ▁lead ▁single , ▁while ▁most ▁others ▁were ▁from ▁Street clean er . ▁Bro adr ick ▁described ▁the ▁prof usion ▁of ▁classic ▁material ▁as ▁" necess ary " ▁while ▁he ▁and ▁Green ▁re ac cl im ated ▁to ▁God f lesh ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁writing ▁new