[Intro]
Scream for cruel death
[Verse 1]
Mystic self transcends excess
Watch the gods take their revenge
Pounding hearts full of grief
Greed of lust has no relief
[Chorus]
Pounding hate from my hands, my hands
Solar eyes have deceived you
Thirst for wealth bringing pain, pain
Ecstasy of gold remains, remains
[Verse 2]
Hive mind from the afterlife
Unified through sun divine
Burning symbol not forgotten
Lucid birth is my decline
[Chorus]
Pounding hate from my hands, my hands (My hands)
Solar eyes have deceived you
Thirst for wealth bringing pain, pain
Ecstasy of gold remains (Ecstasy of gold remains)
[Outro]
Insanity drains my sick state of mind
Ecstasy of Gold was written by Max Cavalera & Zyon Cavalera.
Ecstasy of Gold was produced by Arthur Rizk.
Soulfly released Ecstasy of Gold on Fri Aug 05 2022.
Max Cavalera:
I know this is a title of a famous Ennio Morricone piece—I couldn’t help it. I tried other names, but they didn’t really click. This just felt right for the song. This one talks about human greed and what gold fever does to a person’s psyche. Countries were built by gold fever. There’...