| "Flyhigh" | |
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| 12th track of Primitive | |
| Featuring | Asha Rabouin |
| Sung by | Max Cavalera, Asha Rabouin |
| Duration | 4:47 |
| Genre(s) | Nu metal |
| Lyrics by | Max Cavalera, Justus Olbert |
| Composed by | Max Cavalera |
| Produced by | Toby Wright, Max Cavalera |
| Released in | 2000 |
| Alternate title | "Flyfree" |
| Previous track "In Memory of..." |
Next track "Eye for an Eye (live at Roskilde Festival 1998)" |
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"Flyhigh" is the closing track of the second album Primitive, released in 2000. It features female vocalist Asha Rabouin, who sings melodically in lines like 'Just let my soul fly free'. The song plays somewhat in the industrial style during female choruses. It features ambient section beginning around 50 seconds remaining of this song, which then give way to berimbau to end the song and the album.
This track title came from the line in the same sections of lyrics of Deftones song "Headup" as where Soulfly as the name of this band originated. The lyric was 'Soulfly / Fly high / So fly / Fly free'. However, 'fly high' is never said in the lyrics, but there are 'fly free'. Due to this fact, this song could've titled "Flyfree" instead, but will use that as an alternate title.
Lyrics[]
Pressure building on my soul
I ask god to take control
Guide me through this fucked up world
Conquer this fear spiritually
Forever let it be into infinity
Against all odds we carry on
Like we always did before
Soulmate forever more
I feel your presence every day
It's so real in every way
Give god thanks and praise
Just let my soul fly free
And let me be the one god wants me to be (God wants me to be)
Just let my soul fly free
And let me see everything I'm supposed to see (I'm supposed to see)
Just let my soul fly
Just let my soul fly (Fly)
Just let my soul fly free (Fly)
Just let my soul fly
Just let my soul fly (Fly)
Just let my soul fly free
Pressure building on my soul
I ask god to take control
Give me guidance in this world
Conquer this fear spiritually
Forever let it be into infinity
Just let my soul fly free
And let me be the one god wants me to be (God wants me to be)
Just let my soul fly free
And let me see everything I'm supposed to see (I'm supposed to see)
Just let my soul fly (Free)
And let me be the one god wants me to be (God wants me to be)
Just let my soul fly free (Free)
And let me see everything I'm supposed to see (I'm supposed to see)
Just let my soul fly
Just let my soul fly (Fly)
Just let my soul fly free (Fly)
Just let my soul fly
Just let my soul fly (Fly)
Just let my soul fly free
Personnel[]
Band performers
- Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar, berimbau
- Mikey Doling – lead guitar
- Marcelo Dias – bass guitar
- Joe Nuñez – drums
Guest/session performers
Songwriters
- Max Cavalera – lyrics, music
- Justus Olbert – lyrics
Engineers and producers
- Toby Wright – engineering, recording, digital editing, production
- Steve Sisco – mix engineering
- Lance Dean – additional and assistant engineering
- John Watkinson Gray – assistant engineering
- Andy Wallace – mixing
- George Marino – mastering
- Max Cavalera – co-production, mastermind supervisor
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Live-only songs on various albums
"Spit" • "Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" • "Roots Bloody Roots" • "Attitude" • "Sanctuary" • "Polícia"