“Bending the Arc to Fear” is one of the most complex songs on “What the Dead Men Say”. It deals with a number of topics, and the way they all tie together is, to...
The initial premise behind Trivium’s “Scattering the Ashes” was the death of Corey Beaulieu’s, Trivium’s guitarist’s, grandfather. And as part of the burial ceremony they literally scattered his ashes into the sea. But taking things a step...
Let’s cut right to the chase. Trivium’s “Sickness Unto You” was written during a particular period in the life of Matt Heafy, Trivium’s lead singer. And one of the situations that was going on at the time...
Interestingly enough, this song was inspired by the 2019 documentary “Surviving R. Kelly”, as well as the story of a likewise celebrity, Harvey Weinstein. Both R&B singer Kelly and powerful Hollywood executive Weinstein were brought to justice...
Apparently the storyline of Trivium’s “Bleed Into Me” breaks down as so. The addressee would be someone going through some type of personal issue(s). This individual is also someone whom the singer cares about. By virtue of...
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...
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...
Trying to interpret songs like Trivium’s “Pillars of Serpents” with only scant information about it being available is honestly very challenging. Perhaps it is even to some degree an act of futility. So we will...
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...
“Beyond Oblivion” is meant to be relayed from the perspective of a scientist who has helped pioneer artificial-intelligence. The implication is that he did so despite knowing that it could lead to global cataclysm. And...
