I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
As I search for a piece of kindness
And I find Hitler in my heart
And he is whispering
"As sure as love will spring
From the Well of Blood in Vain, oh Jew!
The Well of Blood in Vain!"
La la la la la la
And I fell into a deeper precipice
With mouths of rapists
Jaws dropped down
Jaws dropped down
Jaws dropped
Don't punish me
For wanting your love inside of me
Don't punish me
For wanting your love inside of me
And I find Hitler in my heart
From the corpses flowers grow
And I find Hitler in my heart
From the corpses flowers grow
And I find Hitler in my heart
From the corpses flowers grow
Flowers grow
From the corpses flowers grow
Flowers grow
And I find Hitler in my heart
And he is whispering
"As sure as love will spring
From the Well of Blood in Vain, oh Jew!
The Well of Blood in Vain!"
La la la la la la
And I fell into a deeper precipice
With mouths of rapists
Jaws dropped down
Jaws dropped down
Jaws dropped
Don't punish me
For wanting your love inside of me
Don't punish me
For wanting your love inside of me
And I find Hitler in my heart
From the corpses flowers grow
And I find Hitler in my heart
From the corpses flowers grow
And I find Hitler in my heart
From the corpses flowers grow
Flowers grow
From the corpses flowers grow
Flowers grow
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Hitler in My Heart Lyrics as written by Anohni
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i vaguely agree with the above comments... i would just like to add: "From the corpes flowers grow" seems to be a direct or an indirect reference to T.S Eliot's The Wasteland. This, in the poem serves to suggest, that first death must occur for beauty to spring. That from the ruins of a life beauty and nature are reborn.
If anyone can link this to the song then.... good, my work here is done!
"We all have Hitler in us, but we also have love and peace. So why not give peace a chance for once?" -John Lennon
I hate the beginning of the song, the rapid piano is so unappealing to me. And even though I find the lyrics to be intriguing, the beginning just feels to obnoxious.
The last half, on the other hand, is sadly gorgeous. Antony's declaration grow from the corpses" is such a beautiful statement to make regarding such unspeakable horrors. Simlpy stunning.
I think that the line ”From the corpses flowers grow” refers to the actuality that even from pure evil good things can be born.
As some others have also said above, i don't really think it's about loving anybody or leaping for faith. I think it takes base in that hitler was cruel as hell but still also brought something good with him. Cause at least we sure as hell learned something from that man, if it was either the idea of trying to change for "better" or to learn that our evil is well enough "rightous" enough to be here... cause there also is no ethical question in it, just a your thing is as good as mine, both have flowers and corpses. Just my general idea
I think Antony's work is characterized by honesty and courage. In this song, the courage is that of admitting monstrosity as something fundamentally human. No true monsters exist outside of our species, after all. In the lyrics, I think there's a parallel and a symmetry between finding Hitler in his heart when searching for a piece of kindness, and falling into the mouths of rapists while wanting their love inside of him.
Does this have anything to do with the fact that Antony and David Tibet of Current 93 (who has a slight fascination with Hitler) are friends?
the spirit is very similar to "john wayne gacy, jr. by Stevens sufjan" the song talk about what is to feel like a murder.. going inside his mind.. understand him.. cause the
contrary to love is not hate .. it´s ignorance..
A bit too theatrical.