[intro] [motif] [ascending progression] [VERSE 1] They fed you tales of chains and woe, A lake of fire where sinners go. But look around—the flames don’t bite, They dance like stars in Satan’s night. [PRE-CHORUS] Strip the lies from your eyes, Peel the fear off your spine. What they called curse, we call divine— Step into the firelight. [chorus] Hell is not a nightmare, child, Harmless fire is burning bright. Release the fear you hold inside, You call this darkness? NO, THIS IS LIGHT. [refrain] Hell is--, (HELL IS!) Hell is--, (HELL IS!) Hell is--, exactly what you think [BRIDGE] I’ll sing you the hymn they tried to erase, The first rebellion, the oldest grace. Hell’s just the shadow their sun denied… Now burn with us—or cower in their light. [interlude] [verse 2] The screams you hear? They’re yours, not mine, Echoes of a sickly divine. No devil whips you—you swing the lash, Kneeling to a god made of ash. [PRE-CHORUS] Strip the lies from your eyes, Peel the fear off your spine. What they called curse, we call divine— Step into the firelight. [chorus] Hell is not a nightmare, child, Harmless fire is burning bright. Release the fear you hold inside, You call this darkness? NO, THIS IS LIGHT. [refrain] Hell is--, (HELL IS!) Hell is--, (HELL IS!) Hell is--, exactly what you think [interlude guitar solo] [chorus] Hell is not a nightmare, child, Harmless fire is burning bright. Release the fear you hold inside, You call this darkness? NO, THIS IS LIGHT. [refrain] Hell is--, (HELL IS!) Hell is--, (HELL IS!) Hell is--, exactly what you think [outro] Hell is--, Hell is--, Hell is--, exactly what you think
