Totem
Soulfly Lyrics

The sickness of the heart
Refers to the emotional pain and distress that one feels due to certain experiences and events.

Exposed to the flame
Suggests that the pain and distress are similar to being burned or exposed to fire.

Bound and tortured
Describes the feeling of being trapped and tormented by thoughts or memories.

Pulled into nothing
Indicates a sense of hopelessness and despair, as if being sucked into an abyss of emptiness.

Living predation
Refers to the experience of constantly being hunted or preyed upon, as if being at the mercy of external forces.

Descend into blackness
Represents a descent into darkness and despair, as if losing oneself to negative thoughts and emotions.

Sadistic the silence
Implies a sense of cruelty and malevolence in the silence that surrounds the singer.

Coiled in the wings of sacrifice…sacrifice
Suggests a feeling of being trapped or ensnared by something, possibly related to sacrifice or ritual.

To martyr yourself
Refers to the act of sacrificing oneself, often for a cause or belief.

In a world of isolation
Describes a feeling of loneliness and disconnection from others, as if living in a separate reality from everyone else.

Your days are consumed
Implies a sense of being overwhelmed or consumed by negative thoughts or emotions, to the point where it dominates one's daily life.

A life of slow decay
Suggests a gradual deterioration of one's mental and emotional state over time, as if rotting away from the inside.

Wasting away
Expresses a sense of deterioration, as if breaking down physically and mentally.

Persecuted, paralyzed
Describes a feeling of being trapped and unable to act, as if persecuted or oppressed by external forces.

Behind these haunted eyes
Refers to the expression of deep emotional pain and distress, often characterized by a haunted or haunted appearance.

No one speaks, no one tries
Indicates a feeling of isolation and loneliness, as if no one is willing or able to reach out and help.

Totem
Refers to an idol or symbol of power and significance.

Idol of barbarity
Suggests that the totem represents something cruel or savage in nature, perhaps related to violence or aggression.

Where were you
Implies a feeling of abandonment or betrayal, as if someone or something was expected to provide help or support but failed.

When I was bludgened helpless
Describes a moment of intense suffering or pain, as if being struck repeatedly and unable to defend oneself.

When I was tortured senseless
Represents a moment of extreme mental or emotional pain, as if being tormented to the point of insanity.

Grotesque eternal eyes
Describes a disturbing or unsettling image of something that is both strange and unchanging in its nature.

Sunk in the edge of infinity
Suggests a feeling of being on the cusp of something vast and infinite, as if standing at the brink of the unknown.

Land of sorrow
Refers to a place or state of being characterized by deep sadness and grief.

Shadows of the earth
Implies a sense of darkness and foreboding, as if there is something ominous lurking just out of sight.

I once prayed to the gods
Suggests a feeling of pleading or petitioning for help, perhaps in a religious or spiritual context.

Tragic fury grant us strength
Refers to a desire for power and strength in the face of overwhelming pain and suffering.

To inhale eternity
Suggests a desire for transcendence and escape from the limitations of human existence, seeking something eternal and beyond.

Plead for the end
Expresses a desire for release or escape from pain, perhaps through death or some other means of ending the suffering.