This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Oh no,
Here it is again
I need to know
When I will fall in decay
Something wrong
With every plan of my life
I didn't really notice that you've been here
Dolefully desired
Destiny of a lie
Set me free
Your heaven's lie
Set me free with you love
Set me free
Oh no,
Here it is again
I need to know
Why did I choose to betray you
Something wrong
With all the plans of my life
I didn't realize that you've been here
Dolefully desired
Destiny of a lie
Set me free
Your heaven's lie
Set me free with you love
Set me free
Set me free your heaven's lie
Set me free with you love
Set me free
Here it is again
I need to know
When I will fall in decay
Something wrong
With every plan of my life
I didn't really notice that you've been here
Dolefully desired
Destiny of a lie
Set me free
Your heaven's lie
Set me free with you love
Set me free
Oh no,
Here it is again
I need to know
Why did I choose to betray you
Something wrong
With all the plans of my life
I didn't realize that you've been here
Dolefully desired
Destiny of a lie
Set me free
Your heaven's lie
Set me free with you love
Set me free
Set me free your heaven's lie
Set me free with you love
Set me free
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Cristina Scabbia has told us what the song means so here what it means: Although frequently labeled as an anti-religion song, such an interpretation is mistaken. In an interview with HighWireDaze.com, leading vocalist Cristina Scabbia explained the meaning of the song; the word "heaven" is a metaphor for a "perfect life". When the phrase "your heaven's a lie" is used, it is referring to people who try to force their opinions on others
I think this song means pretty much what acetica says, it's about making mistakes and learning from them. The whole heaven's a lie thing is probably like the person thinking that they've done so much wrong, that they can't achieve heaven and are trying to convince themselves it's a lie. (I'm probably wrong though)
@Lorrie <br /> Leading vocalist Cristina Scabbia explained the meaning of the song; the word "heaven" is a metaphor for a "perfect life". When the phrase "your heaven's a lie" is used, it is referring to people who try to force their opinions on others
This makes me sad inside. I think its about begging your own emotions to set you free. You see the person (ex) and you just cant set yourself free from them. They've probably already set you free, thats why they are your ex. This shatters me. I can't explain it any better than that.
This song means that you see this person from a distance, and being with them seems so amazing...like heaven, but when you get with them it sucks, and that heaven that you saw was just a lie, and now you just wanna get out of the relationship, and you're begging the other person to set you free, and all the plans you made to stay with this person forever are wrong...at least that's what I feel it means
@Spyke That's my life in a nutshell (kicked nuts at that!) 26 years of marriage that was Hell gone with mine divorce. Even though she was verbally abusive, i tried and tried to make it work to the point of insanity (She told me to go kill myself and that I was just her sperm donor!) Still, I couldn't end it. She did! It hurt like Hell, but it was the best Christmas present she ever gave me! Now I am free! Heaven with her was a lie! This happened too dailymotion.com/video/xcuwz3_benny-hill-fat-bride-skit_shortfilms<br />
Lacuna Coil is awesomes, i hate to see them compared to evanescence, true Evanescence used to be good but what have they written 3 songs since they released Fallen? they suck now
This doesn't have to be about breakups or even the real heaven. I think it just about the realization that what you thought made you happy was just empty, a lie. A person maybe, you thought you could trust, but it turns out that they betrayed you in the end.
Replace the word heaven with "perfect life."
Leading vocalist Cristina Scabbia explained the meaning of the song; the word "heaven" is a metaphor for a "perfect life". When the phrase "your heaven's a lie" is used, it is referring to people who try to force their opinions on others
Part of life is making mistakes. It is important to learn from these mistakes. The only way to learn is to have growth. Love is the ingredient to activate this growth, and this is how we know that we are free.