▁The ▁song ▁was ▁composed ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁B ▁minor . ▁ ▁The ▁guitar ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁" A ▁F are well ▁to ▁Kings " ▁was ▁recorded ▁outside . ▁Front man ▁Ged dy ▁Lee ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁ac oust ic ▁was ▁recorded ▁out ▁there ▁to ▁get ▁that ▁really ▁cr isp ▁sound ▁and ▁I ▁remember ▁Alex ▁was ▁walking ▁around ▁this ▁mic ▁that ▁Terry ▁had ▁set ▁up ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁playing . ▁He ▁was ▁just ▁like ▁a ▁trou bad our ▁– ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁as ▁he ▁walked ▁around ▁and , ▁naturally , ▁every ▁trou bad our ▁has ▁his ▁gu y ▁trailing ▁behind ▁him ▁playing ▁a ▁Min imo og ! ". ▁  ▁Lee ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁" was ▁quite ▁a ▁different ▁piece ▁for ▁us , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁intro ’ s ▁struct ured , ▁and ▁then ▁it ▁comes ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁b ang ▁and ▁there ’ s ▁this ▁weird ▁time ▁signature ▁going ▁on . ▁It ’ s ▁a ▁t ough ▁song ▁to ▁play ." ▁ ▁Robert ▁T eller ia ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Mer ely ▁Play ers ▁of ▁the ▁song : ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁is ▁adapted ▁from ▁Ernest ▁Hem ing way ' s ▁novel ▁A ▁F are well ▁to ▁Ar ms . ▁Long ing ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Renaissance ▁era ▁( which ▁focused ▁on ▁our ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁cos mos ), ▁this ▁revolution ▁is ▁more ▁down ▁to ▁earth , ▁the ▁new ▁world ▁en vision ed ▁in ▁" 2 1 1 2 ", ▁a ▁tim eless ▁real m . ▁As ▁in ▁"