Le soleil et l'acier
Glaciation Lyrics

The lyrics of Glaciation's song "Le soleil et l'acier" describe a painful and violent process of self-destruction. The lines "A ses côtes douloureuses/ Quelques flèches amies/ Crevassent, amoureuses/ La plaie-chair ennemie" (At his painful ribs/ Some friendly arrows/ Crack, lovingly/ The enemy flesh-wound) show how the singer is willingly causing himself harm, with arrows piercing his own body. The lyrics depict the pleasure that the singer takes in his own suffering, referring to it as a "love" for his wound. He seems to be aiming for some kind of transcendence through this martyrdom.

The lyrics go on to describe a bond between the singer and the sky, as he is drawn towards a "gouffre" (abyss) and becomes a "kamikaze". The "pose et le martyr" (pose and the martyrdom) refer to this process of transcendence through self-harm, with the sky being the ultimate goal. The lines "La chair adorée, bénie/ Qu'une lame d'acier torture/Le corps attaché, honni,/ Où les flèches fulgurent" (The adored, blessed flesh/ That a steel blade tortures/ The body bound, hated/ Where the arrows flash) continue to show how the singer views his own suffering as a way to achieve higher enlightenment.

Ultimately, the song ends with the singer being consumed by the sun and steel, as he sees the sky embrace him. The lyrics depict a dark and painful journey of self-destruction and transcendence, with the sun and steel acting as symbols for the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment.