Revengeance

Album: Enslaved (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about Max Cavalera's stepson Dana Wells, who was killed by a hit and run driver after the release of the Sepultura album Roots in 1996. The tragedy in part led to Cavalera leaving the band and forming Soulfly.
  • Cavalera is joined on vocals on this song by his sons Igor and Richie, while his other son Zyon plays drums. It was the first time Max has performed on record with all three of his sons.
  • The Soulfly tracks "Bleed," "First Commandment," "Pain," and "Tree of Pain" are all tributes to Wells, as well as the Deftones' song "Headup", which Cavalera co-wrote.

Comments: 3

  • Dzo from AtlantaKiller be killed
    A prophecy you've
    Now fulfilled
    The tombs forever
    Sealed
    The ways of the wicked
    Can not be healed
    Can't take back blood
    That's spilled
    The demon hid
    Is now revealed
    With a head of
    Many faces
    So many died
    In so many places
    You will stand
    To face this
    No judge no jury
    Just to face
    What hate is
    The axe will
    Take it's mark
    And gash a hole
    Through your
    Hateful heart
    And then your
    Day goes dark
    The killers killed
    You've played your part.
    Thank you Songfacts, Max Cavalera, Soulfly
  • Dzo from AtlantaLook what you took
    Look what you did
    Bloodlines destroyed
    Look at the kids
    Look at the city's
    Now look at their graves
    Now look at this road
    To hell you've paved
    Look at the pain
    Look at the fear
    Look at them scream
    But you don't hear
    Look at the Earth
    And watch it die
    Look past the truth
    To look at a lie
    Look at your hands
    What they have done
    One day you'll pay
    Alone as one
    Look at our madness
    Now look at the wall
    We will feel gladness
    As we look at you fall.

  • Dzo from AtlantaYou're the Hero
    That fights the day
    The might of mankind
    You light the way
    You show no fear
    In the face of evil
    Not for yourself
    For other people
    You're the Hero
    That gives their all
    Heart and soul
    You heed the call
    To help the weak
    Won't let them fall
    No matter how big
    No matter how small
    You're the Hero
    That fights the night
    Our deepest pains
    For our right to life
    You are the Hero
    You Make Us So Proud
    You Are Our Heroes
    That's why we clap so loud.
    Thank you all for your never ending sacrifices.
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