11) A Little Piece Of Heaven
Avenged Sevenfold Lyrics


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Before the story begins, is it such a sin
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
We were more than friends, before the story ends
And I will take what's mine, create what God would never design

Our love had been so strong for far too long
I was weak with fear that somethin' would go wrong
Before the possibilities came true
I took all possibility from you

Almost laughed myself to tears
Conjuring her deepest fears (come here you fucking bitch)

Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it

She was never this good in bed, even when she was sleepin'
Now she's just so perfect I've never been quite so fucking deep in
It goes on and on and on
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever

'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
Baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry

Now possibilities I'd never considered
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave
To repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved

Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears

Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it (eat the shit out of it)

Now that it's done, I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave
I gotta make up for what I've done
'Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever

'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry

I will suffer for so long (what will you do, not long enough)
To make it up to you (I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do (well, then, I'll grant you one chance)
And if it's not enough (if it's not enough, if it's not enough)
If it's not enough (not enough)
Try again (try again)
And again (and again)
Over and over again

We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing

Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life
Yes, I do
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life
I do
I now pronounce you

Becuse I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start, oh




'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of A Little Piece of Heaven by Avenged Sevenfold are controversial and macabre, telling the story of a man who murders his lover and then reanimates her body to be his eternal bride. The song starts with the murderer feeling entitled to take what belongs to him, even if it means doing so forever. He justifies his actions by claiming he was afraid of losing his lover or something going wrong in their relationship, so he took all possibility from her. The story’s tone then turns dark and violent as the murderer describes killing his lover and ripping out her heart while she’s still alive. He expresses almost manic glee while doing it, as he finds his pleasure in her terror.


After the murder, the murderer uses a fountain of youth to preserve the body and take advantage of his lover's youthfulness. He thinks that his crime would inevitably be cold, and thus he got a heater for her thighs, which is a reference to the fact that he raped the corpse. He realizes his mistake and decides to apologize, but in the end, he comes to the realization that he should not have killed his lover before reanimating her. The song ends with the man and his lover reanimating to achieve eternal life together.


The song's story has generated controversy due to its graphic nature and depiction of murder, but it is also an imaginative depiction of an obsession with eternal love at any cost, which can be viewed as both dark and romantic.


Line by Line Meaning

Before the story begins, is it such a sin
Is it wrong for me to take what I feel belongs to me before the story even starts?


For me to take what's mine, until the end of time
I will take what's rightfully mine and never let go.


We were more than friends, before the story ends
Our relationship was more than just friendship, but it ends tragically.


And I will take what's mine, create what God would never design
I will create the perfect afterlife for us, since it's something that God would not have created.


Our love had been so strong for far too long
Our love had been thriving for a long time, it was undeniable.


I was weak with fear that something would go wrong
I was scared to lose what we had, so I became weak and paranoid.


Before the possibilities came true, I took all possibility from you
Before any tragedies could occur, I took away any possibility for you to live your life to its fullest.


Almost laughed myself to tears, conjuring her deepest fears
I almost burst out laughing while making her feel absolute terror and emotional pain.


Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times, I can't believe it
I stabbed her over and over again, I can't believe I did something so brutal.


Ripped her heart out right before her eyes, eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it
I ripped her heart out and encouraged her to eat it, a sick and twisted act of revenge.


She was never this good in bed even when she was sleeping
She wasn't as good in bed before, but now she's perfect after her death.


Now she's just so perfect I've never been quite so fucking deep in
She's perfect now that she's dead and I've never felt such satisfaction before.


It goes on and on and on, I can keep you looking young and preserved forever, with a fountain spray on your youth whenever
I can keep you looking young and preserved forever with something as simple as a spray.


'Cause I really always knew that my little crime would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
I always knew my actions would be considered cold-hearted, that's why I got a heater to warm up your lifeless body.


And I know, I know it's not your time, but bye, bye
I know it's not your time but I'm saying goodbye anyway, knowing I won't see you again.


And a word to the wise when the fire dies, you think it's over but it's just begun, but baby don't cry
When you think everything has ended, it's actually just the beginning of a new phase, so don't cry.


You had my heart, at least for the most part, 'cause everybody's gotta die sometime
You had my heart, at least partly because I knew that everyone would eventually die.


We fell apart, let's make a new start, 'cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah yeah, but baby don't cry
Our relationship ended abruptly, but we can still start anew because everyone dies eventually, so don't cry.


Now possibilities I'd never considered, are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
New things are happening that I never even imagined before, it's completely unheard of.


Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave, to repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved
An angry ghost has returned from the afterlife to take back control of a body I had previously taken advantage of.


Smiling right from ear to ear, almost laughed herself to tears
The ghost is smiling because she's taking revenge, and she's almost amused by it.


Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times, I can't believe it
I stabbed him repeatedly, I can't believe I committed such a violent act again.


Ripped his heart out right before his eyes, eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it
I took his heart out and encouraged him to eat it, just like I did to the woman before him.


Now that it's done I realize the error of my ways, I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave
Now that I've finished taking revenge, I realize that what I did was wrong and I need to apologize from beyond the grave.


I will suffer for so long, to make it up to you, I'll do whatever you want me to do
I'll suffer for a long time to make up for what I've done, I'll do anything to make it right.


And if it's not enough, try again, and again, over and over again
If I can't make it up to you, I'll keep trying until I finally can, even if it takes forever.


We're coming back, coming back, we'll live forever, live forever, let's have a wedding, have a wedding, let's start the killing, start the killing
We're coming back from the afterlife, and we'll live forever. Let's also have a wedding and start killing again.


"Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life?" "Yes, I do" "Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life?" "I do" "I now pronounce you"
The dead couple is being married in the afterlife, where they will spend an unnatural eternity together.


You had my heart, at least for the most part, 'cause everybody's gotta die sometime
You had my heart, at least partly because I knew that everyone would eventually die.


We fell apart, let's make a new start, 'cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah yeah, but baby don't cry
Our relationship ended abruptly, but we can still start anew because everyone dies eventually, so don't cry.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Zachary James Baker, Brian Elwin Jr. Haner, Matthew Charles Sanders, Jonathan Seward, James Owen Sullivan

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@jonianggara3660

Before the story begins, is it such a sin
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
We were more than friends, before the story ends
And I will take what's mine, create what God would never design
Our love had been so strong for far too long
I was weak with fear that somethin' would go wrong
Before the possibilities came true
I took all possibility from you
Almost laughed myself to tears
Conjuring her deepest fears (come here you fucking bitch)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it
She was never this good in bed, even when she was sleepin'
Now she's just so perfect I've never been quite so fucking deep in
It goes on and on and on
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
Baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry
Now possibilities I'd never considered
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave
To repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved
Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears
Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it (eat the shit out of it)
Now that it's done, I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave
I gotta make up for what I've done
'Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry
I will suffer for so long (what will you do, not long enough)
To make it up to you (I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do (well, then, I'll grant you one chance)
And if it's not enough (if it's not enough, if it's not enough)
If it's not enough (not enough)
Try again (try again)
And again (and again)
Over and over again
We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing
Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life
Yes, I do
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life
I do
I now pronounce you
Becuse I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold, that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise, when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby, don't cry
You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime
We fell apart, let's make a new start, oh
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, yeah, yeah
But baby, don't cry



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14 years and still a masterpiece

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Bruh 😢you made me feel old af. I've been struggling and ignoring time passing. You're telling me this song is over 14 years old? Wowwwww 😂

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That's on god. I just showed somebody this video because they had never seen it before.

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