[INTRO — LOW VOICE, BUILDING DRUMS] You fear the fire. You fear the flame. You curse the sinner. You preach the shame. But look inside. Tell me what you see. The hell you fear Lives in you and me. [VERSE 1 — HEAVY BEAT, DRIVING GUITARS] What kind of father would burn his own child? Condemn them forever for living too wild? What kind of love says, "You're beyond repair"? Then locks the door and abandons them there? A loving father won't surrender his own. He shows them the path when they've wandered alone. He holds them accountable, calls out their lies, But never stops hoping they'll open their eyes. If love means nothing when a child goes astray, What kind of father would throw them away? [CHORUS — FULL BAND, POWERFUL AND ANTHEMIC] HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! Where the light dies out and the shadows start! Not a lake of fire, not a sentence from above, But a soul that forgets how to live and love! HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! You build the walls, you tear the world apart! You preach salvation, then condemn those Who don't believe like you! HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! [VERSE 2 — POUNDING RHYTHM, TIGHT VOCALS] When mercy has strings and kindness has a price, When every good deed comes with strings attached, When greed takes root and compassion dies, You see your own darkness in everyone else's eyes. You call it betrayal. You call it attack. You search for a knife in every turned back. You swear they're against you, you scream you're alone, While hate in your heart builds a prison of stone. Suspicion and envy become your disguise. You condemn every sinner, but never look inside. You curse all the enemies crowding your door, Then wonder why nobody comes to your church anymore. [CHORUS — HEAVIER, BACKING CHOIR] HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! Where the light dies out and the shadows start! Not a lake of fire, not a sentence from above, But a soul that forgets how to live and love! HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! You build the walls, you tear the world apart! You preach salvation, then condemn those Who don't believe like you! HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! [VERSE 3 — HALF-TIME BEAT, DARK AND CONFRONTATIONAL] "WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME?" You cry from the chains that you refuse to see. Every slight's a war. Every stranger's a threat. Every kindness becomes another debt. You beg for forgiveness but won't forgive back. You demand understanding, give none in return. You pray for the light while refusing to learn. You point at the flames, but you fan them each day, Then curse the whole world as it burns away. The heart that stops giving has nothing to gain. The heart that stops loving becomes its own pain. No devil required. No demons to blame. You build your own hell, then curse its name! [BRIDGE — DRUMS DROP, VOICE RISING] "THOU SHALT BE CHRISTIAN!" Was never God's command! Love was never meant to be A weapon in your hand! Christ never turned the broken away. Never made them earn the right to stay. He reached for the fallen, the lost, and the least. WHERE'S YOUR COMPASSION? WHERE'S YOUR CHRIST? [BREAKDOWN — CHANT, HEAVY DRUMS] NO WALLS! NO TRIBES! NO SOULS LEFT OUTSIDE! NO THEM! NO US! JUST THE LIFE THAT LIVES IN ALL OF US! [VERSE 4 — BUILDING TO FINAL CHORUS] The breath of the divine filled every lung, Before any prayer, before any tongue. Before your religion, your doctrine, your name, We entered this world through the same fragile flame. No creed owns the breath. No church owns the soul. No judgment from man makes a broken heart whole. If God gave us life, then who are you to decide Whose soul deserves mercy and whose must be denied? [FINAL CHORUS — FULL POWER, CHOIR, CRASHING DRUMS] HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! Where the light dies out and the shadows start! Not a lake of fire, not a sentence from above, But a world without mercy, without human love! HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! You build the walls, you tear the world apart! You preach God's love, then demand they convert! YOU PREACH SALVATION! YOU DEAL OUT DAMNATION! HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART! [OUTRO — MUSIC FADES, SLOW AND HEAVY] A loving father would never cast you away. He'd hold you accountable. He'd show you the way. No THEM. Only US. No walls. Only love. God breathes life into believer and atheist alike. [MUSIC STOPS — SILENCE] HE DOESN'T JUDGE THEM. SO WHY DO YOU? [PAUSE — ONE LOW GUITAR NOTE] HELL IS A STATE OF THE HEART. AND THE HEART CAN CHANGE.
