1) Deathcore band fro… Read Full Bio ↴There are 7 artists bearing the name Carnifex:
1) Deathcore band from the USA.
2) Finnish old school death metal band.
3) A Danish hardstyle act.
4) A death metal band from Germany.
5) A Norwegian black metal band.
6) An Estonian progressive death metal band.
7) An Italian death metal/grindcore/noise band.
1) 2005 - 2012; 2013 - present
Carnifex is a Latin word meaning "executioner". Carnifex formed in 2005 in San Diego, California, United States with a starting lineup of Scott Lewis, Cory Arford, and Shawn Cameron, as well as former members Steve McMahon (bass) and Travis (guitar). After releasing two demos they were signed to underground label This City Is Burning Records and released their debut album Dead In My Arms on July 12, 2007. The reasonable success of this album, and the prevalence of the deathcore genre as a whole, attracted the attention of Victory Records.
Carnifex signed to Victory Records in 2008 and released The Diseased and the Poisoned in June 2008, which reached #19 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart. On February 16, 2010, Carnifex released their third studio album, Hell Chose Me. On October 24, 2011, their fourth album, Until I Feel Nothing was released on Victory Records, and was produced by As I Lay Dying vocalist, Tim Lambesis. On October 9, 2012, the band's vocalist, Scott Ian Lewis, announced via Carnifex' Facebook page that the band is going on indefinite hiatus. However, on July 9th, 2013, the band announced that they were resuming activities, and even announced that a new album was in the works - Die Without Hope, which is scheduled to be released March 4th, 2014.
2) The Finnish death metal band Carnifex was formed in 1990. They released a split album with Festerday, and a demo entitled "Decadence", both in 1991. After that, the band broke up and nothing has been heard of them since.
3) Named after the Latin word for executioner, Carnifex is made up of DJMads Skov Nielsen (Squarehead) and Anders Bo Wegeland (ABW). The two members also work under the alias, Da Revolutionists
These Thoughts Became Cages
Carnifex Lyrics
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Hide it down, Push it away
Push it away ....
I don't want things to be this way
I promise you things would never change
Things will never change
Things will never change
..CHANGE
..CHANGE
These thoughts became cages in my mind,
CAGES IN MY MIND!
When these thoughts became cages in my mind,
CAGES IN MY MIND!
When these thoughts became cages in my mind,
CAGES IN MY MIND!
The lyrics of Carnifex's song 'These Thoughts Became Cages' speaks of the singer's struggle with suppressing his negative thoughts and feelings. The first verse talks about burying these emotions for just one more day and pushing them away, which implies a temporary escape from feeling overwhelmed. The singer doesn't want things to be the way they are, and promises that things would never change, suggesting that it's a perpetual trap that he's stuck in. The repetition of the line 'things will never change' emphasizes the hopelessness and despair that the person feels.
The chorus describes the negative thoughts as cages in the singer's mind, a metaphor that signifies how they feel trapped and confined by their own emotions. The repetition of the line 'cages in my mind' further highlights the mental imprisonment and the need to break free.
Overall, the song's lyrics capture the frustration and helplessness felt by someone struggling with their thoughts and emotions. The metaphor of cages effectively conveys the suffocating feeling of being trapped in one's own mind, which can be relatable to anyone who has experienced similar struggles.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll bury this for just one more day
I'll postpone dealing with this for another day.
Hide it down, Push it away
I'll suppress these thoughts and emotions.
I don't want things to be this way
I'm not content with the current situation.
I promise you things would never change
I lied about being able to change things.
Things will never change
There's no hope for improvement.
..CHANGE
Sarcastically acknowledging the possibility of change.
These thoughts became cages in my mind,
These negative thoughts are imprisoning me mentally,
CAGES IN MY MIND!
Emphasis on feeling trapped and unable to escape negative mental space.
When these thoughts became cages in my mind,
At a point, these negative thoughts became too heavy to bear.
CAGES IN MY MIND!
Emphasis on inability to escape negative thoughts.
Contributed by Colin F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.