Obsidian Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sokorny 

Cover art for Obsidian lyrics by Meshuggah

Well obsidian is a volcanic glass mineral, that isn't actually found in Sweden (or Scandinavia). So does the formation or uses of obsidian fit into the instrumental composition of this song?

I don't know? Perhaps the slow start is the lava of a volcano being dormant and then it erupts and then cools down to form the obsidian?

Not sure that the music in this song ever really reaches great sounds though. Not a instrumental that is on high rotation for me, a lot better post-metal instrumental bands out there that do these sort of songs better.