[Verse 1]
First generation born
A plague was created
The cure is in my mind
Solitude is all I see
[Verse 2]
Powerful nations repress feeling
Buried beneath the fear
Making you a coward
Buying your safety
[Verse 3]
Grey shadows fill your head
Stealing your last breath
Scared of the future
Prophecies of chaos
[Chorus]
Subtraction of personality
Within the human race
You'll always be
[Bridge]
Green castles from the past
Bleeding in sands of war
No man is immortal
History is no more
[Verse 4]
Confused leaders behind our backs
Stifling our ideas
Misunderstand signs of progress
Minds of time regress
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 5]
Searching for an answer
To understand myself
Try to save our world
Find cure for universe
[Bridge]
Green castles from the past
Bleeding in sands of war
No man is immortal
History is no more
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Subtraction of personality
The Earth will never be born again
Subtraction was written by Max Cavalera & Andreas Kisser & Igor Cavalera & Paulo Jr..
Subtraction was produced by Sepultura & Scott Burns.
Sepultura released Subtraction on Mon Mar 25 1991.
Max Cavalera, April 1991:
“Subtraction” is one of the faster songs on the album and it’s got a really cool drum intro that we play backwards. Andreas Kisser did the lyrics and it’s about how people change over the years because of money or power.
—via Aardschok/Metal Hammer