Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Category: Trivium

Trivium

Trivium

“IX” by Trivium

“IX” is a two-minute long instrumental which serves as the opening track to Trivium’s ninth-studio album, “What the Dead Men Say”. The song was released, by Roadrunner Records, on the same day as the...

Trivium

Trivium

“Catastrophist” by Trivium

Trivium’s “Catastrophist” is a very-complex song lyrically. But what seems to be going down is that the addressee would be akin to the leaders of society or the powers-that-be. And the vocalist seems to be...

Trivium

Trivium

“The Hate from Your Heart” by Trivium

As the title suggests, the addressee of “The Hate from Your Heart” is a hateful person. Moreover the narrator himself is apparently the object of his ill will. And being alarmed by this reality, he...

Trivium

Trivium

“Until the World Goes Cold” by Trivium

Trivium’s “Until the World Goes Cold” can be classified as an exercise in positivity thinking, if you will. Matt Heafy has described it as being premised on a person coming to realize what the ultimate...

Trivium

Trivium

“In Waves” by Trivium

To begin with, Trivium’s “In Waves” is a highly-metaphorical song. But it seems that what the titular “waves” actually represents, as illustrated in the chorus, is “death approaching fast”. We also see in the...

Trivium

Trivium

“Like Light to the Flies” by Trivium

The title of this song (“Like Light to the Flies” is actually a metaphor. The titular light is symbolic of, in Matt Heafy’s own words, “all forms of tragedy”. And “the flies” are meant to...

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Trivium

Trivium’s “Strife” Lyrics Meaning

The singer is someone who has been overcome with “strife”. Strife is an emotion whereby an individual becomes angry and, within the context of this song, extremely confrontational. And at the beginning we see that...