The Waterfalls
Burning in Hell Lyrics

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[Music: Marcelo, Lyrics: Leandro]

[Solo: Andreas Kisser]

The chief of a tribe had a daughter so pretty who'd be sacrificed to a God
But a warrior fell in love for the pretty Indian and run away with her

[Chorus:]

The God's revenge was very brutal
He turned her into a rock in the river
And the warrior in a tree on the edge of the abyss
Where he contemplates his love
In the bottom of the abyss it has a cave
Where this God guards the passionate lovers

When this God discovered about their escape
He twisted His body and became a huge snake
Diving wildly in the peaceful waters opening a hollow

[Chorus]

[Solo: Andreas Kisser]
[Solo: Geraldo]

At the top of that pit
He contemplates his love and he can never touch her face again
The pretty Indian is always bathed in a veil of clear and fresh waters to alleviate her pain

Every spring he throws flowers in the waters of the river, RIVER, RIVER
As a proof of his love

He opened a hollow in the river
Creating the big waterfalls
Where the escaper fell from a huge height disappearing eternally

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The song "The Waterfalls" by Burning in Hell tells the story of a tribe chief's daughter who was supposed to be sacrificed to a god, but a warrior fell in love with her and the two of them ran away together. The god was not happy with this and sought revenge by turning the daughter into a rock in the river and the warrior into a tree on the edge of an abyss. The warrior now contemplates his love from afar, unable to touch her face again. There is a cave at the bottom of the abyss where the god guards passionate lovers. When the god discovered the escape, he turned himself into a huge snake and created a hollow in the peaceful waters, causing the big waterfalls where the escaper fell from a huge height and disappeared eternally. Despite this tragic end, the warrior continues to throw flowers into the river every spring as a proof of his love.

The lyrics of this song are heavily influenced by Greek mythology and ancient legends. The story bears a strong resemblance to the Greek myth of Echo and Narcissus, in which Echo, a nymph, falls in love with Narcissus, the son of a river god, but cannot express her love due to a curse from Hera. Similarly, the warrior in the song is cursed to never be with his beloved, and both are trapped as objects of nature.

Line by Line Meaning

The chief of a tribe had a daughter so pretty who'd be sacrificed to a God
A tribesman had a beautiful daughter who was to be offered as a sacrifice to a deity.

But a warrior fell in love for the pretty Indian and run away with her
However, a brave warrior fell in love with the lovely girl and ran away with her instead.

The God's revenge was very brutal
The angered God's retribution was extremely severe.

He turned her into a rock in the river
The God transformed the girl into a rock in the river as punishment.

And the warrior in a tree on the edge of the abyss
The warrior was turned into a tree near the brink of a great chasm.

Where he contemplates his love
There, he remembers his love for the girl.

In the bottom of the abyss it has a cave
Deep within the abyss lies a cavern.

Where this God guards the passionate lovers
Here, the God watches over these star-crossed lovers forevermore.

When this God discovered about their escape
Upon discovering the lovers' escape,

He twisted His body and became a huge snake
the God assumed the form of a gargantuan serpent, twisting and turning.

Diving wildly in the peaceful waters opening a hollow
It dove into the tranquil waters, creating an opening.

At the top of that pit
At the crest of that abyss,

He contemplates his love and he can never touch her face again
the warrior recalls his passionate feelings for his love, whom he can never touch again.

The pretty Indian is always bathed in a veil of clear and fresh waters to alleviate her pain
The once-beautiful girl is forever covered in a shroud of fresh, flowing water to ease her suffering.

Every spring he throws flowers in the waters of the river, RIVER, RIVER
Every spring, the warrior tosses flowers into the river in a token of his affection.

He opened a hollow in the river
He created an opening in the river by which he vanished,

Creating the big waterfalls
forming the grand waterfall.

Where the escaper fell from a huge height disappearing eternally
Here, the lover fell from a great height, vanishing forevermore.

The God's revenge was very brutal
The angered God's retribution was extremely severe.

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