237 (song)

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237 is the name of a song by Fear Before the March of Flames. The song was recorded for the Showtime series Masters of Horror, which are one hour horror shorts, all directed by different directors of the genre. 237 was featured in the 2005 episode directed by Tobe Hooper entitled Dance of the Dead. It is featured on disc two of the first Masters Of Horror soundtrack, and the A Little Less Teeth EP that was released to promote Fear Before's headlining tour.

Not known to many, the song actually refers to the horror movie, The Shining. The title is actually the number of the most evil room in the hotel first mentioned of by Danny Torrance to the hotel chef Dick Hallorann, 237 is where Jack Torrance is seduced by a corpse of a drowned woman, it is also where his son Danny encounters the spirits of 2 dead girls who were murdered by their father. Also, lines in the song such as "As it pours down the walls, now it comes through the halls", refer to the waves of blood that rush out of the elevator and through the corridors throughout the house, and "I must be losing my mind" refer to the father, played by Jack Nicholson going insane during their stay at the home and attempting to murder his family. The song is best understood after seeing this classic movie.