HIM – Katherine Wheel

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  General Comment:This song it's very interesting because the title of the song "Katherine Wheel" St. Catherine of Alexandria who was tortured on a device called "Spinning Wheel" in which the person was strapped to a wheel that turned and the executioner used a hammer to break their bones-it was a slow death. You can tell from such parts of the song:
  
  "Come on and break me a limb at a time, wrap me around your spoke so tight, there's no letting go. Spin me around to blur the light between you and I"
  
  It kind of turns the torture into a love song, I presume he's referring to love and how it can sometimes hurt as if in you're in this torture device. This is what I love about HIM, they can turn a horrific torture device into a beautiful love song. Well done Ville Valo.

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  Lyric Correction:Lo and behold baby
  These are the things you make me do
  Katherine wheel, I'm burning for you
  I'm burning for you
  
  Come on and break me a limb at a time
  Wrap me around your spokes so tight
  There is no letting go
  Spin me around to blur the line
  Between you and I
  What are you waiting for?
  
  Lo and behold baby
  These are the things you make me do
  Katherine wheel, I'm burning for you
  Please don't stop until my heart no longer screams
  Katherine wheel
  Katherine wheel
  
  Holding hands won't be enough
  In a world giving head to a gun
  Love in theory and practice, chapter one
  
  Lo and behold baby
  These are the things you make me do
  Katherine wheel, I'm burning for you
  Please don't stop until my heart no longer screams
  Katherine wheel
  Katherine wheel
  
  I twist and turn
  In your arms swirl
  The dizzier I get the clearer I see
  With you I'm at peace with the war within
  
  Lo and behold baby
  These are the things you make me do
  Katherine wheel, I'm burning for you
  Please don't stop until my heart no longer screams
  Katherine wheel
  Katherine wheel
  
  Lo and behold baby
  These are the things you make me do
  Katherine wheel, I'm burning for you
  Katherine wheel, I'm burning for you
  Katherine wheel
  Katherine wheel
  I'm burning for you

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  General Comment:I believe the line is also "With you I'm at peace with the war within." One of my favorite lines.

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  General Comment:My opinion of this song is that katherine wheel is referring to the fireworks that spin around. There's a lot of references to "spinning", like the firework. This is the same with "burning". Also, Ville talks about his heart screaming, and the katherine wheels are known for their screaming as they wizz round. Plus, in love there are always fireworks between the two lovers. That's my spin on things :)

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  General Comment:@ Keritheanimal
  
  a katherine wheel is a torture device

  Flag dracoIgnison May 16, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:also, i dont think ville would be so shallow to say "giving head to a god". i thought it was that at first too, and it scared me. like i thought metallica said "ill splatter c*m on his grave", but it was really "ill splatter colour on this grey".
  
  but anyways. its "giving head to a gun". its in the screamworks booklet.
  
  and the last line is "love in theory and practice, chapter one", also from the booklet.

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  General Comment:absolutely love this song, winning the battle for #1 on the album for me. just an awesome tune all around, but im so curious, does anyone have any clue on the identity of this Katherine Wheel? i take it they are a women, but are they just fictional? is there some kind of referance im not picking up on? please let me know...
  
  also, the last line in the second verse, i think its supposed to be
  Love in theory and practice, as in the title of the album
  
  and in the last line of the bridge, it sounds more like hes saying
  With you im at peace with the war within
  
  

  Flag Keritheanimalon February 19, 2010   Link

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    A katherine wheel was a german method of torture in the middleages. The victims limbs were broken and than strapped to the spokes of a wheel. Then, still alive, the wheel was put on a pole, spinned and vultures en crows would pick on the body untill death. Ville descibes it in the song! home.comcast.net/~burokerl/…

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    kat von d, whom ville dated for a while. her real name is katherine. and since the tourture device is spelled "Catherine" not "katherine", im taking a guess here to say thats who he's talking about.

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  General Comment:classic HIM love song

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  General Comment:when was this released?

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    It was released just today :)

    Flag lovejaredleto91on February 09, 2010  

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