| Disney – Heaven's Light/Hellfire (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This song is brilliant. It starts first with Quasimodo singing about how nice Esmeralda to Quasi and how much light she brings into his life, even after only meeting her for a short time. The song is sweet, simple, and filled with love. This is juxtaposed with Frollo's soliloquy pertaining to his lust for Esmeralda. The Latin saints saying the Confiteor, proclaiming that they are indeed unworthy of the Father and his glory, confessing their sin, which is in all of us and how they sinned through their own fault. Frollo refuses to acknowledge that it is his fault that he lusts after Esmeralda, instead blaming God for "making the devil stronger than a man." He decides she must die or remain with him, both are sins and he acknowledges that, but pays no heed to the consequences. The irony is that by the end, he falls into molten lake of lead, obviously symbolizing the hellfire of this song. Quasimodo truly loves Esmeralda and sees the good in her and how she is kind and nonjudgmental, whereas Frollo only lusts after her because he thinks she's beautiful. This is probably one of the best songs by Disney. Ever. | |
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