Siberian Divide
Mastodon Lyrics

Ice god shakes the earth
The cold weather is so intense that it feels like the power of a god, causing the earth to shake.

Destruction of the path
The snow and ice are causing destruction to the path, making it difficult to travel.

Sinking deeper in the snow
The snow is so deep that the singer is sinking further into it.

Eating bark with blackened hands
Out of desperation, the artist is eating bark with their blackened, frostbitten hands.

Swollen fingers frozen jaw
The cold weather has caused the artist's fingers to become swollen and their jaw frozen.

Warm teeth wrapped around my wrist
The singer is using their warm teeth to try to warm up their wrist, which is cold from the icy weather.

Frostbite eating away at our limbs
The extreme cold weather is causing frostbite, which is starting to eat away at the singer's limbs.

Slit the belly brontotherium
The artist has killed a brontotherium and is gutting it to get food.

Climb towards vermillion snowbank fall
The artist is climbing towards a snowbank that is a reddish color, possibly from a sunrise or sunset.

Station of the crosses prayer save all
The artist is at a station with crosses, praying for everyone to be saved from the harsh weather conditions.

Chewing bone
The singer is eating the bone marrow of the brontotherium for sustenance.

Euphoria
The artist is experiencing a sense of euphoria, possibly from finding food or escaping death.

Land and sky
The vastness of the land and sky is apparent in the harsh, icy landscape.

Shining skull
A skull is reflecting light in the icy terrain.

Ice field blanket land
The land is covered with a blanket of ice.

Hunted beyond the fray
The artist is being hunted or pursued, and is beyond the safety of civilization or help.

No direction known
The artist is lost and doesn't know which direction to go.

Running with the band
The singer is traveling or surviving with a group of people or animals.

Provisions wearing thin
Food, water, and other necessary supplies are running low and becoming scarce.

Avalanche sweeps the land
An avalanche is occurring and sweeping across the land, causing danger and destruction.

Starvation setting in
The artist is becoming malnourished due to the lack of food and supplies.

Spilling all that's left
The artist is using or consuming all that they have left, knowing that it may not be enough to survive.

Should've kept the fruits from virgin's vine
The singer regrets not keeping a more plentiful source of food, such as fruit from a vine.

Three-horned face
The artist is possibly referring to a triceratops or other prehistoric animal with three horns on its face.

Pillar of red
There is a prominent, tall object that is red in color.

Evil lives atop my crooked spine
The singer feels as if they are controlled by evil or are being overcome by it, as if it were living on their spine.

Rosebush current flow
There is a river or flowing water near a rosebush.

Carmine river go
The river is a deep red, possibly from sediment or minerals in the water.

Solar storms erupt on the sun
There are solar storms happening on the sun, which could affect the earth.

Snow queen
The cold and icy weather is personified as a 'snow queen.'

Hypothermia
The singer is experiencing hypothermia, a condition where the body loses heat faster than it can produce it.

Ice lips
The artist's lips are icy and cold due to the weather.

Hallucination
The artist is experiencing hallucinations, possibly due to the extreme cold and malnutrition.

Landscape ebb 'n' flow
The landscape is constantly changing due to the harsh weather conditions.

Think I felt the end of time
The singer is feeling a sense of dread or the possibility of death.

Skulls aglow as crystal shines
Skulls are reflecting light in the icy terrain, possibly from crystals or other reflective materials.

And starts to warm the empty climb
The light from the sun or other reflective material starts to warm up the cold, empty journey that the singer and their companions are on.