Halo on Fire

Track 6 on Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

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“Halo On Fire” is the longest song off Metallica’s album “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct” at a length of 8:15. When interviewed by “So What!”, James Hetfield gave his… Read More

Nov. 18, 20161 viewer66.8K views

Halo on Fire Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Obey, obey
Come won't you stay
Sincere, sincere
All ends in tears
Endure, endure
Thoughts most impure
Concede, concede
But both shall we bleed

[Chorus]
Oh, Halo on fire
The midnight knows it well
Fast, is desire
Creates another hell
I fear to turn on the light
For the darkness won't go away
Fast, is desire
Turn out the light
Halo on fire

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
Allure, allure
Sweetness obscure
Abide, abide
Secrets inside
Deprive, deprive
To feel so alive
Obey, obey
Just don't turn away

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[Chorus]
Oh, Halo on fire
The midnight knows it well
Fast, is desire
Creates another hell
I fear to turn on the light
For the darkness won't go away
Fast, is desire
Turn out the light
Halo on fire

[Bridge]
Prayers cannot get through
Return to sender
Unto which of you
Shall I surrender
Twisting in disguise
Dark resurrection
Lighting up the skies
Wicked perfection

[Bridge]
Too dark to sleep
Can't slip away
Open or close
My eyes betray
Beyond the black
Come won't you stay

[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
Hello darkness, say goodbye
Hello darkness, say goodbye
Hello darkness, say goodbye

[Guitar Solo]

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“Halo On Fire” is the longest song off Metallica’s album “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct” at a length of 8:15.

When interviewed by “So What!”, James Hetfield gave his personal interpretation of the song.

You can plug anything into that one really. Obviously “Halo On Fire,” there’s a juxtaposition in all of us, good, evil, and when does that come out, when does it show itself? Some people portray themselves as real saints, [and] the more their darkness is, the more they have to portray themselves as saints. So you’re basically getting away from the real “you,” like you’re making up for all of this [stuff] that you think is really bad.

The last two minutes or so of the song consists of a breakdown section that effectively separates the song into two distinct parts, with the latter part essentially being the climax of the song.