Night of the Hunter Lyrics

Lyric discussion by candykaos 

Cover art for Night of the Hunter lyrics by 30 Seconds to Mars

I think its supposed to be "La Nuit du chasseur" which is the French title of the movie "The Night of the Hunter" The movie is about a man who steals money and is sentenced to death for it and his cell mate tries to get him to reveal the location but he won't and only tells his son the location which leads the cell mate to marry his widow after his execution in an attempt to get close to his kids and find out the location of the money. The kids eventually escape with the money and he "hunts" them. I think this song tells a tale of being born of a society/people that are like the thief in the movie, but you can rise above it and escape and to not be afraid of the night and the hunt because society/people will try to destroy you (like the cell mate) and hunt you. And the line "Honest to God, I'll break your heart Tear you to pieces and rip you apart" seems to be a statement made my the world/society. You will be broken, your heart will be ripped apart by this world but you can rise above it. This line reminds me a lot of The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi by The Receiving End of Sirens (AMAZING concept album) especially their songs "Swallow People Whole" and "Stay Small"

What can I say, my french sucks.

candykaos, i have a question wut does "Skinned her alive, ripped her apart Scattered her ashes, buried her heart Rise up above it, high up above and see" mean?

also "Pray to your god, open your heart Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark Cover your eyes, the devil inside" more specifically i would like to know wut "cover your eyes, the devil inside" means of that last quotation i inserted

>Night of the Hunter

I was born of the womb of a poisonous spell Beaten and broken and chased from the lair But I rise up above it, high up above it and see I was hung from the tree made of tongues of the weak The branches were bones of liars and thieves Rise up above it, high up above and see

I was born of the womb of a poisonous spell Beaten and broken and chased from the lair But I rise up above it, high up above it and see I was hung from the tree made of tongues of the weak The branches were bones of liars and thieves Rise up above it, high up above and see

Pray to your god, open your heart Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark Cover your eyes, the devil inside One night of the hunter One day I will get revenge One night to remember One day it'll all just end,...