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.
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Heaven Shall Burn Lyrics
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False icons, show their perfect smiles
All joy and benefactions, they give it with a smile
Big hearted deeds and wise words
They donate it all with pleasure
I see you all pay the price
Wise words of advice, you should pay the price
Insignia of doubtful unions
A preacher in a palace, deriding Luther′s fight
Jugglers rise to icons, fiddles playing saints
Selling hope and warship mammon
Blindness, fear, delusion, the Trinity
As you have paid the price, welcome to paradise
Insignia of doubtful unions
An untruth factory, the Jesus industry
Disbelievers, greed and wastage
Joel is gonna burn in hell
These disbelievers in a preacher's suit
Success and happiness they sell
Accountants save your soul
As you have paid the price, welcome to paradise
I don′t know about sins and sinners
But Joel's gonna burn in hell
I don't know about sins and sinners
But Joel′s gonna burn in hell
Insignia of doubtful unions
An untruth factory, the Jesus industry
The lyrics to Heaven Shall Burn's song "io" are a powerful critique of organized religion and its hierarchies. The song calls out various religious figures and institutions for being hypocritical and greedy, while claiming to be charitable and compassionate. The first stanza refers to "golden domes and massive towers" and "false icons," highlighting the opulence and idolatry of certain religious institutions. The second stanza denounces the so-called "Jesus industry" and the preachers who profit from it, calling them out for their materialism and deriding their attempts to portray themselves as followers of the teachings of Martin Luther. The third stanza condemns those who use religion to sell success and happiness, urging listeners to be wary of those who claim to have the answers to life's problems.
Line by Line Meaning
Golden domes and massive towers
Symbolic figures of religious symbols and organizations
False icons, show their perfect smiles
Religious symbols that act hypocritically and pretend to be perfect
All joy and benefactions, they give it with a smile
Religious figures that fake their smiles while pretending to do good deeds
Big hearted deeds and wise words
Actions and teachings that are supposedly good and knowledgeable
They donate it all with pleasure
Religious figures make donations and do good deeds with their own happiness in mind
I see you all pay the price
Religious individuals pay a price to maintain their own status and popularity
Wise words of advice, you should pay the price
Advice given by religious individuals about paying a price for success and dominance
Insignia of doubtful unions
Religious symbols that represent untrustworthy or questionable organizations
An untruth factory, the Jesus industry
A metaphorical representation of religious institutions as deceitful and corrupt
A preacher in a palace, deriding Luther's fight
A religious figure, living in luxury, who mocks the struggles of historical religious leaders who fought for change
Jugglers rise to icons, fiddles playing saints
A metaphorical representation of those who gain power through religious symbols and acts, even if their intentions are not pure
Selling hope and worshipping mammon
Religious individuals who use faith to make money and gain power
Blindness, fear, delusion, the Trinity
A critique of the concept of the holy trinity in Christianity as something that promotes blindness, fear, and delusion
As you have paid the price, welcome to paradise
Religious individuals who have paid a price to gain power and status are rewarded in heaven
Disbelievers, greed and wastage
Those who do not follow the beliefs of the religious institutions are considered greedy and wasteful
Joel is gonna burn in hell
A specific religious individual is condemned to damnation
These disbelievers in a preacher's suit
Religious individuals who pretend to follow beliefs for their own gain
Success and happiness they sell
Religious individuals sell the idea of success and happiness through their teachings
Accountants save your soul
A sarcastic statement about religious beliefs being turned into something financial and commercial
I don't know about sins and sinners
A statement showing a lack of interest in traditional religious beliefs about sin and sinners
But Joel's gonna burn in hell
An assertion of condemnation towards a specific individual
Insignia of doubtful unions
Religious symbols that represent questionable and untrustworthy organizations
An untruth factory, the Jesus industry
A metaphorical representation of religious institutions as deceitful and corrupt
Writer(s): Maik Weichert
Contributed by Evan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.