1) Root is a Czech metal l… Read Full Bio ↴There are three bands with the name Root.
1) Root is a Czech metal legend from city of Brno founded in 1987 by Big Boss and Blackie. Root was one of the original pre-second-wave black metal bands, following in the footsteps of Bathory and Venom, while taking the genre in a more refined, less savage direction. Their style has since progressed towards a more epic, dark heavy metal sound with a clean-sung vocal approach, but their music can still be recognized as black metal at its core due to the unchanged ideology of the band. After the album Madness of the Graves (2003), Blackie left Root to concentrate on his band Cales. Blackie also played in side-project Entrails, an old school black-thrash metal band.
2) Root was the name of a Polish grunge band
3) Root is an Australian country rock band.
And They Are Silent
Root Lyrics
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As if Death suddenly caressed them.
Autumn painted leaves,
Gently cover the Earth,
Just as if drowsing protecting,
But who against?
What shall come?
Manking going to sleep
Not aware of any evil
Its quest is done
But for whom?
What shall come?
...and they are silent
Animosity of the moment of Doom
Everything that was is breaking down,
Bound by the eternal Cycle
Whose Order it is?
What shall come?
...and they are silent.
All has been considered
All has been counted
And will fade in void.
So has been decided!
What shall come next?
...and they are silent
Wanna know the right?
That was the universum rising
And told the Verdict
Upon all the Mankind and its deeds!
They are silent no more.
They spoke...
The lyrics of Roots' "And They Are Silent" paints a picture of a world on the brink of an unknown fate, as the "Messengers of Time" lay silently and autumn leaves cover the earth. The song speaks of mankind going to sleep without any knowledge of impending doom, questioning what shall come and who they are protected from. Root then imagines a scenario where animosity would break everything down, bound by an eternal cycle whose order is unknown, leaving everything to fade into void. The song finally suggests that the fate of mankind has been decided by the universe, and the Messengers of Time have spoken up, breaking their silence to deliver the verdict.
The song speaks of a feeling of helplessness in the face of an unknown fate, where everything is in motion towards some inevitable, final end. The imagery of autumn and the Messengers of Time convey a sense of finality and inevitability to the song's message. The mention of animosity and the unknown order of the universe suggest that the fate of mankind is out of their hands, and all they can do is wait for the verdict of the Messengers of Time.
Line by Line Meaning
Just silently lay the Messengers of Time
The Messengers of Time are lying silently as if they have been caressed by Death.
Autumn painted leaves,
Leaves are painted by Autumn.
Gently cover the Earth,
The Earth is being gently covered by the leaves.
Just as if drowsing protecting,
The leaves look as if they are sleeping while protecting.
But who against?
Against whom they are offering protection, is not known.
What shall come?
What is going to happen in the future?
...and they are silent.
The leaves are not answering the question.
Manking going to sleep
Mankind is going to sleep.
Not aware of any evil
Mankind is not aware of any evil.
Its quest is done
Mankind has accomplished its goal.
But for whom?
For whom did mankind do everything?
What shall come?
What is going to happen in the future?
...and they are silent
Mankind is not answering the question.
Animosity of the moment of Doom
There is animosity at the moment of Doom.
Everything that was is breaking down,
Everything that existed is breaking down.
Bound by the eternal Cycle
Everything is bound by the eternal cycle of life and death.
Whose Order it is?
Whose order is responsible for this cycle?
What shall come?
What is going to happen in the future?
...and they are silent.
The answer is not being given.
All has been considered
Everything has been taken into account.
All has been counted
Everything has been tallied.
And will fade in void.
All will fade into nothingness.
So has been decided!
The decision has already been made.
What shall come next?
What will happen in the future?
...and they are silent
The answer is not being given.
Wanna know the right?
Do you want to know the truth?
That was the universum rising
The universe was rising.
And told the Verdict
And gave the final judgment.
Upon all the Mankind and its deeds!
About all of mankind and their actions.
They are silent no more.
They are no longer silent.
They spoke...
They finally spoke up.
Contributed by Isaiah R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
melefic1e
they don't sound like any other band! , very unique
TypeONegative01
Fucking great song!
Zrikk
libovej song!!
khaine huehueteotl
as even death suddenly, cared for them...