[Verse 1]
I walk the path of divination
Escaped the shackles of subjugation
Labor impunity was divine
A barren land, I leave behind
Broken bones, blood lost
War, drugs is all he learnt
[Chorus]
Will you take my soul?
Will you take my world?
I fear no one
The strength I summon
[Verse 2]
Extermination came of age
Our innocence, tortured and chained
Exploited by your own reflections
Your golden kingdoms, rotting infections
Smoking stone, breach of trust
Big throne, I bleed alone
[Chorus]
Will you make me whole?
Will you make me holy?
Angel destroy my wrath
The strength I summon
[Verse 3]
Deceased, the rifter, the four years rain
Tyrant of fear, carnage are here
The 'richened light doesn't guide us
Your enemies are dead, the future unclear
We loath in hate, execution
[Chorus]
Will you take my soul?
Will you take my world?
I fear no one
The strength I summon
The Summoning was written by Max Cavalera.
The Summoning was produced by Josh Wilbur.
Soulfly released The Summoning on Fri Oct 19 2018.
Max Cavalera:
It’s about exploitation of the tribal world by white people; how they came in, forced religion on them and stole their culture. Musically, it starts with a blast-beat, which we’ve never had before. Then it has a cool, death metal kind of groove. Then, after that, comes this machinery:...