Cold as War

Album: Black Out the Sun (2013)
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  • Sevendust singer Lajon Witherspoon explained the song's meaning to Artist Direct: "It's the coldness of how people treat each other," he said. "It's the negative and dark side. There are so many ways to explain it."

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