You Must Burn! – English Lyrics

• By: Metallica
• Album: 72 Seasons

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heavy themes of intolerance and persecution in Metallica's "You Must Burn!". This track offers a powerful critique of mob mentality while showcasing the band's evolving sound. Delve into the dark imagery and thought-provoking lyrics, and discover how this song reflects on society's tendency towards judgment and condemnation.

[English]

Catch a fire and burn all the misery

Foul fingers spin mob mentality

Anger on the rise as the flames grow higher

Choke on the smoke of the funeral pyre, backfire

Killing all we've learned

History will burn

For that smile as it burns to the ground

The perfect don't want you around

Question yourself, you may learn

Who's the next witch you must burn?

You must burn!

In the name of hell, henchmen to conspire

Black figures loom as a dark desire

Inquisition served, build your enemy

Tied to the stake, torching heresy, flame out

Killing all we've learned

History will burn

For that smile as it burns to the ground

The perfect don't want you around

Question yourself, you may learn

You are the witch, you must burn

You must burn!

In the heat of the night

In the moon's shining light

Feed the appetite

In the heat of the night

In the moon's shining light

Feed the appetite

Smile as it burns to the ground

The perfect don't want you around

Question yourself, you may learn

You are the witch, you must burn

You must burn!

You must burn!

You must burn!

You must burn!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - combustion that produces heat and light verb - to discharge a gun; to dismiss
burn /bɜːn/ B1	verb - to be on fire; to destroy by fire noun - an injury caused by fire or heat
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B2	noun - great suffering or unhappiness
anger /ˈæŋɡər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of displeasure or hostility
flames /fleɪmz/ B2	noun - the visible, gaseous part of a fire
smoke /smoʊk/ B1	noun - visible vapor from burning material verb - to emit smoke; to hide something
funeral /ˈfjuːnərəl/ B2	noun - a ceremony for honoring a dead person
pyre /paɪər/ C1	noun - a heap of combustible material for burning a corpse or offering
witch /wɪtʃ/ B2	noun - a woman thought to have magical powers
hell /hɛl/ B1	noun - the place of torment after death in many religions
henchmen /ˈhɛntʃmən/ C1	noun - subordinates who help a leader, often in wrongdoing
conspire /kənˈspaɪər/ C1	verb - to make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful act
dark /dɑːrk/ B1	adjective - having little or no light; lacking brightness noun - the absence of light; darkness
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something verb - to want something strongly
inquisition /ɪnˌkwɪˈzɪʃən/ C2	noun - a period of prolonged and severe questioning or investigation, especially by a religious authority
heresy /ˈhɛrəsi/ C1	noun - belief or opinion that is contrary to orthodox religious doctrine
torch /tɔːrtʃ/ B2	noun - a portable light made of a stick with a flame at one end verb - to set alight with a torch
appetite /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/ B2	noun - a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food