There are three bands with the name Root.

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.

Loki
Root Lyrics

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At midnight when owl hoot
And moon is full, and moon is full
Draw nearing time
I screech frightened
My friends runaway, runaway from
my home
I´m shakin´ with frighten´
I know that it isn´t dream

I know that it isn´t dream
I´m turn into LOKI - my tooth is sharp
my claws want break - eyes is glare
my tongue is bloody - I´m shakin´ with mad
and rushing and rushing - into depth
of black night.
LOKI - LOKI - LOKI
At day break I´m come back
on my hands is blood
My turn was done
I´m human again !
But this nothing for me

I wanna be LOKI again !
LOKI - LOKI - LOKI

Overall Meaning

In Root's song "Loki", the singer is describing a transformation that takes place when midnight approaches and the full moon is in the sky. The singer becomes frightened and his friends run away from him. He knows that what is happening to him is real and not just a dream. He transforms into Loki, a mythical shape-shifting deity from Norse mythology. He describes his transformation in detail - his teeth become sharp, his claws want to break, his eyes glare and his tongue is bloody. He is shaking with madness and rushes into the depths of the black night. The repetition of 'Loki' throughout the song emphasises the transformation and the singer's desire to become Loki again.

When the dawn comes, he returns to his human form with blood on his hands, but he yearns to become Loki again. The singer seems to be struggling with his human self and his desire to become a powerful, supernatural being. The song is an exploration of the darker side of human nature and the desire for power and transformation.

Line by Line Meaning

At midnight when owl hoot
In the middle of the night when the owl makes a sound

And moon is full, and moon is full
When the moon is completely visible in the sky

Draw nearing time
The time is approaching

I screech frightened
I make a loud, distressed noise because I'm scared

My friends runaway, runaway from my home
My friends run away from my house in fear

I´m shakin´ with frighten´
I'm trembling with fear

I know that it isn´t dream
I'm aware that this is not a dream

I´m turn into LOKI - my tooth is sharp my claws want break - eyes is glare my tongue is bloody - I´m shakin´ with mad and rushing and rushing - into depth of black night.
I am transformed into Loki - my teeth are sharp, my claws want to break things, my eyes are glowing fiercely, my tongue is bloody - I'm going crazy with anger and running and running - into the dark of the night.

LOKI - LOKI - LOKI
My name is Loki and I'm embracing my transformation.

At day break I´m come back on my hands is blood My turn was done I´m human again !
When dawn breaks, I return to my human form with blood on my hands - my transformation is over and I'm human again!

But this nothing for me I wanna be LOKI again !
But being human is not enough for me, I long to be Loki again!

LOKI - LOKI - LOKI
My name is Loki and I desire to embrace my transformation once again.

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