Im pretty sure this song is about how Trivium are very popular for a metal band and are viciously hated by a large part of the metal community for this popularity. He is using the story of Prometheus giving the humans the gift of fire and recieving years of suffering from Zeus because of it as a metaphor for him giving the world his music, getting very popular and yet recieving constant hatred from large members of the 'old guard'.
'I am the Promethean
Tragic Figure in this dream
Dream known as life'
His dream was for the band to take off and become popular, the dream is now 'life', it came true. He is a 'tragic figure' though because with the accomplishment of this dream came the hatred.
'I bring spark into the lives
Take the molded show them fire
Fire's the spark in their eyes'
He give people his music, they enjoy it, it brings 'spark' into their lives.
'My Flesh is Ripped at daily
It's the cross I bear
I feel it tear out my insides
A pain so heavy I could collapse
I feel it just may kill me
I must brave through this storm'
Go onto blabbermouth, youtube or just google 'Matt Heafy' and see the huuuuuuge amount of really very vicious hatred many metalheads have for him. He released the bands first album when he was 16, it took off pretty majorly when he was still only 19 and that was when all the hatred started ('flesh cut deep from their claws,chew my organs out, salivating with hate'), at a young age like that seeing all that shit about yourself suddenly errupt all over the place has gotta hit you pretty hard ...in some earlier interviews he mentions blabbermouth quite a bit (and they have already dedicated two songs to attacks on their haters, To The Rats and Kirisute Gomen) so clearly this had quite a big effect on him. He says despite this though he will try and 'brave through this storm', ie continue to write music people enjoy.
At the end of the song he states that their insults will not make him stop and they have just made him a stronger person with more fire to write even better music.
'Crown of thorns, deathly boards; won't make me cease to be
You've turned this scapegoat into
The lion that will devour you whole'
It is most definately NOT about Jesus, I spoke to Matt before a show a few years ago, the dude is an atheist.
"Crucifix," "It's the cross I bear," "Crown of Thorns, deathly boards," "Lion that will devour you whole," "Drink of the blood, take me in," etc.
"Crucifix," "It's the cross I bear," "Crown of Thorns, deathly boards," "Lion that will devour you whole," "Drink of the blood, take me in," etc.
There are many references to Jesus. The fact that you can ignore them is pretty impressive.
There are many references to Jesus. The fact that you can ignore them is pretty impressive.
As an atheist and former Christian, I talk about Jesus constantly. So I don't think him being an atheist precludes him from talking or singing about Jesus.
As an atheist and former Christian, I talk about Jesus constantly. So I don't think him being an atheist precludes him from talking or singing about Jesus.
Im pretty sure this song is about how Trivium are very popular for a metal band and are viciously hated by a large part of the metal community for this popularity. He is using the story of Prometheus giving the humans the gift of fire and recieving years of suffering from Zeus because of it as a metaphor for him giving the world his music, getting very popular and yet recieving constant hatred from large members of the 'old guard'.
'I am the Promethean Tragic Figure in this dream Dream known as life'
His dream was for the band to take off and become popular, the dream is now 'life', it came true. He is a 'tragic figure' though because with the accomplishment of this dream came the hatred.
'I bring spark into the lives Take the molded show them fire Fire's the spark in their eyes'
He give people his music, they enjoy it, it brings 'spark' into their lives.
'My Flesh is Ripped at daily It's the cross I bear
I feel it tear out my insides A pain so heavy I could collapse I feel it just may kill me I must brave through this storm'
Go onto blabbermouth, youtube or just google 'Matt Heafy' and see the huuuuuuge amount of really very vicious hatred many metalheads have for him. He released the bands first album when he was 16, it took off pretty majorly when he was still only 19 and that was when all the hatred started ('flesh cut deep from their claws,chew my organs out, salivating with hate'), at a young age like that seeing all that shit about yourself suddenly errupt all over the place has gotta hit you pretty hard ...in some earlier interviews he mentions blabbermouth quite a bit (and they have already dedicated two songs to attacks on their haters, To The Rats and Kirisute Gomen) so clearly this had quite a big effect on him. He says despite this though he will try and 'brave through this storm', ie continue to write music people enjoy.
At the end of the song he states that their insults will not make him stop and they have just made him a stronger person with more fire to write even better music.
'Crown of thorns, deathly boards; won't make me cease to be You've turned this scapegoat into The lion that will devour you whole'
It is most definately NOT about Jesus, I spoke to Matt before a show a few years ago, the dude is an atheist.
i agree with you. that was a great breakdown of the song. =]
i agree with you. that was a great breakdown of the song. =]
Well first of all you are the most correct person here and secondly i'm pretty sure he was 17.
Well first of all you are the most correct person here and secondly i'm pretty sure he was 17.
You're wrong that it's not about Jesus.
You're wrong that it's not about Jesus.
"Crucifix," "It's the cross I bear," "Crown of Thorns, deathly boards," "Lion that will devour you whole," "Drink of the blood, take me in," etc.
"Crucifix," "It's the cross I bear," "Crown of Thorns, deathly boards," "Lion that will devour you whole," "Drink of the blood, take me in," etc.
There are many references to Jesus. The fact that you can ignore them is pretty impressive.
There are many references to Jesus. The fact that you can ignore them is pretty impressive.
As an atheist and former Christian, I talk about Jesus constantly. So I don't think him being an atheist precludes him from talking or singing about Jesus.
As an atheist and former Christian, I talk about Jesus constantly. So I don't think him being an atheist precludes him from talking or singing about Jesus.
bullshit and more bullshit lmao
bullshit and more bullshit lmao