Bleed
Soulfly Lyrics


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What goes around comes around
You better realize
You kill life, you kill life
Why? Why?
I see your eyes, I see your lies
I see you hide, inside

What goes around comes around
Now it's your time
How long can you lie?
How long can you hide?

How long can you live with your soul bleed?
How long can you live with your soul

Bleed bleed bleed bleed bleed bleed

What goes around comes around
No more lies
You kill life, you kill life
Why? Why?
I see a mother cry
I see a brother cry

Bring it on
Bring it

I'll make you bleed and you're bleeding now
Motherfucker

I got my pride and that's all I need
I'll make you bleed with another blow without the radio
Don't take advantage of this process
You might have to digest a blade made for your ass to fade
I'm living on instinct
Never think when I'm rushin' bones crushin'
When I put your sorry ass in a package
You piece of shit sealed and delivered from a savage




And now you sweat because you're goin' down
You envious clown fuckin' bleed

Overall Meaning

The song Bleed by Soulfly is a powerful statement against violence and killing. The repeated lyrics of "what goes around comes around" and "you kill life, you kill life, why? why?" emphasize the cyclical nature of violence and the need to break that cycle. The singer is calling out someone who has taken the lives of others and demanding that they take responsibility for their actions. The line "how long can you live with your soul bleed" is particularly poignant, as it suggests that the person who has taken lives is also suffering and struggling with the guilt of their actions.


The message of the song is reinforced by the aggressive, driving music that accompanies the lyrics. The heavy drums and distorted guitars create a feeling of anger and urgency, as if the singer is ready to take action against the person they are addressing. The use of harsh language and explicit violence also contribute to this feeling, as the singer promises to "make you bleed" and calls their target a "motherfucker."


Overall, Bleed is a powerful statement against violence and killing that emphasizes the need for personal responsibility and the consequences of our actions.


Line by Line Meaning

What goes around comes around
The consequences of your actions will catch up to you eventually


You better realize
You need to understand the weight of your actions


You kill life, you kill life
Your actions can cause harm and take away life


Why? Why?
Asking for the reason behind the killing and harm done


I see your eyes, I see your lies
I can see through your facade and lies


I see you hide, inside
You are trying to hide who you are


Now it's your time
It's time for you to face the consequences of your actions


How long can you lie?
Asking how long someone can continue to deceive themselves and others


How long can you hide?
Asking how long someone can continue to hide from the truth


How long can you live with your soul bleed?
Asking how long someone can live with the guilt and pain caused by their actions


How long can you live with your soul
Continuation of the question about how long someone can handle the burden of their wrongdoing


Bleed bleed bleed bleed bleed bleed
The repetition of 'bleed' emphasizes the pain and suffering caused by the actions


No more lies
It's time to stop lying and face the truth


I see a mother cry
Witnessing the emotional pain caused by the actions


I see a brother cry
Continuation of witnessing the emotional pain caused by the actions


Bring it on
Challenging the person to face the consequences of their actions


I'll make you bleed and you're bleeding now
Vowing to make the person feel the pain they have caused


Motherfucker
A profanity used to show intensity and anger


I got my pride and that's all I need
Feeling confident and strong in oneself


I'll make you bleed with another blow without the radio
Will continue to inflict damage without the need for outside support or validation


Don't take advantage of this process
Warning not to take advantage of the justice process


You might have to digest a blade made for your ass to fade
Implying that the person will have to suffer the consequences of their actions


I'm living on instinct
Acting on gut feelings and urge to do what is right


Never think when I'm rushin' bones crushin'
Acting impulsively and without hesitation in the heat of the moment


When I put your sorry ass in a package
Metaphorically implying that the person is being taken down and defeated


You piece of shit sealed and delivered from a savage
Insulting the person and calling them out for their actions


And now you sweat because you're goin' down
Describing the fear and worry the person feels as they face the consequences of their actions


You envious clown fuckin' bleed
Insulting the person and emphasizing that they will feel the pain they have caused




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MASSIMILIANO A. CAVALERA, WILLIAM FREDERICK DURST

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Ygor Rudra

O que vai, volta
É melhor você perceber
Você mata vida, você mata vida
Por quê? Por quê?
Eu vejo seus olhos, vejo suas mentiras
Eu vejo você se esconder, por dentro...

O que vai, volta
Agora é sua vez
Por quando tempo você pode mentir?
Por quando tempo você pode se esconder?

Por quando tempo você pode viver com o sangramento da sua alma?
Por quando tempo você pode viver com sua alma...

Sangre, sangre, sangre, sangre, sangre, sangre

O que vai, volta
Sem mais mentiras
Você mata vida, você mata vida
Por quê? Por quê?
Eu vejo uma mãe chorar
Eu vejo um irmão chorar

Traga pra cá!
Traga!

Vou te fazer sangrar e você está sangrando agora
Filho da puta

Eu tenho meu orgulho e isso é tudo que eu preciso
Vou te fazer sangrar com outra explosão sem o rádio
Não tire vantagem desse processo
Você pode ter que digerir uma lâmina feita para você desaparecer
Estou vivendo no instinto
Nunca pense quando eu estiver acelerando, esmagando ossos
Quando eu colocar seu cú num pacote
Seu monte de bosta, lacrado e entregue por um selvagem
E agora você sua, porque está desmoronando
Seu palhaço invejoso, sangre



All comments from YouTube:

Alex Bogdanowicz

I love everything about this song, the turntables at 0:37 , the drum beat at 0:58 , Max and Fred screaming together at 1:27 , the riff at 2:38 , Fred's rap at 2:57 , the Brazilian instrument at 3:34 , and idk wtf Max is doing at 3:40 , maybe he's scatting or rapping in Portuguese, idk but I love that too X)

lA 0

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JellHell Pavlichencko

Max é foda ... Sabe mesmo fazer um som ... é um orgulho p nós brasileiros ...

Edd-X

I love Fred's cameo without a doubt it gives that touch of Nu Metal to the track great song

Isaac Peralta

Esta canción ,Eye for an eye ,No Hope =No Fear y Tribe son muy parecidas al album Roots y sin duda una obra maestras de Max Cavalera.
Argentina 🇦🇷 ama a Max Cavalera

Robert

Escucha a Disgorge banda mexicana de death metal

Fernando Jr (Lemos Ink Tattoo)

23 anos após e continuo sentindo a mesma energia da 1° vez ao ouvir essa sonzeira. Rip dana.

Juliano de Oliveira Andrade

Soulfly é muito foda, os caras tocam demais.

Sílvio Ferraz

o Max tem passaporte em diferentes segmentos do metal, começando pelo death e um pouco de black metal no comecinho do Sepultura, passando pelo thrash e groove metal com os álbuns Arise e Chaos A.D., respectivamente, até chegar no new metal com o álbum Roots e, posteriormente, com o surgimento do Soulfly, pra não citar outros projetos paralelos como o Nailbomb com claras influências de metal industrial; o cara é fera, sem mais

Francisco Ortega arevalo

Max y su sonido salvaje son inconfundibles. Fiel a sus raíces.

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