Heaven Shall Burn's musical style has been described as metalcore, melodic death metal, and deathcore. Their lyrics express strong support for anti-racism and anti-fascism, as well as political resistance and animal rights. All members are vegans or vegetarians and most follow a straight edge philosophy.
Unleash Enlightenment
Heaven Shall Burn Lyrics
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With inflamed hearts and noble minds
Driven by a vision of a glowing world
And lighted nations in freedom
Now blinded, chained and strangled.
Thrown into a dungeon of corruption
Mercenaries in a war against ourselves
A waste of precious blodd and dignity.
Petitoning dastardly idols
And following a godless saviour
Puppets of consumption unlearned creating
Puppets of consumption
A medacious wealth secured by silent slaves
Insane parents, mislead children raised to soldiers
Raised to soldiers.
Mercenaries in a war against ourseloves
A waste of precious blood and dignity.
Petitoning dastardly idols
And following a godless saviour
We let them come to power
Unless we unleash enlightment.
An ancient dogma builds new kingdoms
Mercenaries in a war against ourselves
A waste of precious blood and dignity.
Petitoning dastardly idols
And following a godless saviour
We let them come to power
Unless we unleash enlightment.
Enlightment!
An ancient dogma builds new kingdoms
The lyrics of Heaven Shall Burn's song "Unleash Enlightenment" portray a picture of a world in turmoil. The song's first few lines describe a time when people were driven by noble visions and had inflamed hearts to create a glowing world. However, the vision has been lost, and nations are now blinded, chained, and strangled by corruption. The wisdom of the fathers is now gone, and people have become puppets of consumption, unlearned and creating lies, secured by silent slaves who are forced to follow godless saviors. The song speaks of the waste of precious blood and dignity, mislead children raised as soldiers, and a world where ancient dogmas build new kingdoms.
The song's central idea is that we have become mercenaries in a war against ourselves, and the only way to stop this is by unleashing enlightenment. The lyrics suggest that enlightenment can set us free from the chains of corruption, godless saviors, and ancient dogmas, and we must embrace it if we want to create a better world. In this song, Heaven Shall Burn not only highlights the problems of our society but also gives hope that we can change it if we choose to embrace enlightenment.
Line by Line Meaning
Once risen from dark centuries
Emerging from the darkness of history
With inflamed hearts and noble minds
Fueled by passion and wisdom
Driven by a vision of a glowing world
Motivated by a desire to create a better world
And lighted nations in freedom
And seeing nations shining in freedom
Now blinded, chained and strangled.
But now, oppressed and trapped
Thrown into a dungeon of corruption
Imprisoned in the corruption of our world
Our fathers wisdom lies
Ignoring the wisdom of our ancestors
Mercenaries in a war against ourselves
Fighting against ourselves like hired soldiers
A waste of precious blodd and dignity.
A senseless waste of life and dignity
Petitoning dastardly idols
Asking for forgiveness from unworthy idols
And following a godless saviour
And submitting to a leader without values
Puppets of consumption unlearned creating
Mindlessly consuming and creating more waste
Puppets of consumption
Acting as robots programmed to consume
A medacious wealth secured by silent slaves
Wealth obtained through deception and exploitation of workers
Insane parents, mislead children raised to soldiers
Parents raising their children to become soldiers out of confusion and misinformation
Raised to soldiers.
Raised to become soldiers
Mercenaries in a war against ourselves
Fighting against ourselves like hired soldiers
A waste of precious blood and dignity.
A senseless waste of life and dignity
Petitoning dastardly idols
Asking for forgiveness from unworthy idols
And following a godless saviour
And submitting to a leader without values
We let them come to power
We allowed them to take control of our lives
Unless we unleash enlightment.
Unless we become enlightened and take action
An ancient dogma builds new kingdoms
An outdated belief system creates new empires
Mercenaries in a war against ourselves
Fighting against ourselves like hired soldiers
A waste of precious blood and dignity.
A senseless waste of life and dignity
Petitoning dastardly idols
Asking for forgiveness from unworthy idols
And following a godless saviour
And submitting to a leader without values
We let them come to power
We allowed them to take control of our lives
Unless we unleash enlightment.
Unless we become enlightened and take action
Enlightment!
Illumination and awakening!
Writer(s): Maik Weichert
Contributed by Mia R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Christian Hütter
First song I ever heard from HSB...one of the best!
DawidTa2
mee to !
Boomer (Nuri)
Yo bro wake up, time to enjoy the song again
Matthew Belanger
This song represents my becoming: through trauma, through bodybuilding, through mental health. The awakened strength within.
Let it ignite you and fuel the fire of eternity.
Eric Larson
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Facelesswolf
I saw them Live at soundwave yesterday... THEY WERE INSANE!!
BerettaXD
this song and No one will shed a Tear are their best.
Zen Goraksha
Love that techno intro
woodysdeath
this song was the first song i heard from hsb then it was counterweight. ever since then, it has been a mind f*ck of awesomeness from invictus to antigone
mwoutlaw267
i'm not usually into this sort of metal, but i gotta admit, this song f*ckin blew my mind !!!