"Tree of Pain" | |
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7th track of 3 | |
Featuring | Asha Rabouin & Richie Cavalera |
Sung by | Max Cavalera, Asha Rabouin, Richie Cavalera |
Duration | 8:19 |
Genre(s) | Pop, nu metal, thrash metal, groove metal |
Written by | Max Cavalera, Asha Rabouin, Richie Cavalera |
Produced by | Max Cavalera |
Released in | 2002 |
Previous track "Brasil" |
Next track "One Nation" |
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"Tree of Pain" is a song included on the third album 3, released in 2002. This song features Asha Rabouin, who sings the ballad parts about the memoir of her brother Kamau, who was 19 years old when he died, while Max Cavalera and his son Richie sing in the heavy metal part about the memoir of Max's stepson Dana Wells of his unexpected death at age 21. The lyrics and music during the ballad parts was prosed by Asha while those in the heavy metal part was written by Max and Richie.
This is one of the five Soulfly songs where a woman singer is featured. The song begins with gentle pop ballad with Asha singing calmly that would give listeners their calm feelings. The ballad lasts 2:20 before turning over to hardcore music typical of Soulfly with screams by Max Cavalera and his son Richie. Then for 30 seconds bass drum sample is played with Max screaming 'Why?' repeatedly as his voice fades into the veil before returning to the same ballad as the beginning of this track with vocals by Asha for the final 2:20 of the song, same amount of time as the first ballad part.
In all, with the song lasting 8 minutes 19.9 seconds (499.9 s), "Tree of Pain" is the second longest song recorded by Soulfly and the longest where vocals are featured. The duration of this song is almost exactly the same as the amount of time it takes for light from the sun to reach Earth on average, meaning the sunlight you're seeing right when this song ends was emitted from the sun when this song began!
Lyrics[]
My pain is as deep as my roots
The yearning, the hurting
What am I to do?
Indeed I plant seeds for the path I walk
And my voice helps them grow
Like water when I talk but I'm hurting y'all
You didn't die in vain
Your thought with me remains
And your soul gives me strength to face another day without you
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
'Till the day I see you again
Again under this tree of pain
Where we carved our names
Forever to remain
This pain, no one can understand
You know we can't pretend that everything's OK
Bleeding, screaming
Bleeding, screaming
I touch your grave
I kiss your face
This pain is more than I can take
I punch your grave
I call your name
This pain is more than I can take
Again, I find myself again
Under the tree of pain where we carved our names
Why then leave without goodbye?
Just tears in my eyes and the love you left inside
Bleeding, screaming
Bleeding, screaming
I touch your grave
I kiss your face
This pain is more than I can take
I punch your grave
I call your name
This pain is more than I can take
For D-Low
Everyday that I pray
Why'd you take his life away?
This pain, it hurts me so bad
All the things that I never had
All I have, my god, is this tree of pain
All I have, my god, is this tree of pain
Carved my name, my god, in this tree of pain
Carved my name, my god, in this tree of pain
Dana, one minute's all I need
Dana, to heal the things that bleed
Dana, why god why?
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
My pain is as deep as my roots
The yearning, the hurting
What am I to do?
Indeed I plant seeds for the path I walk
And my voice helps them grow
Like water when I talk but I'm hurting y'all
You didn't die in vain
Your thought with me remains
And your soul gives me strength to face another day without you
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
In this tree of pain
'Till the day I see you again
'Till the day I see you
Personnel[]
Band performers
- Max Cavalera – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Mikey Doling – lead guitar, percussion
- Marcelo Dias – bass guitar, sitar
- Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion
Guest/session performers
- Asha Rabouin – vocals
- Richie Cavalera – additional vocals
- Meia Noite – percussion arrangement
- Otto D'Agnolo – keyboards
Songwriters
- Max Cavalera – lyrics, music
- Asha Rabouin – lyrics, music
- Richie Cavalera – lyrics, music
Engineers and producers
- Otto D'Agnolo – engineering, additional audio effects
- Jamison Weddle – second engineering
- Marcelo Dias – audio effects
- John Naylor – programming
- Terry Date – mixing
- Anthony Kilhoffer – assistant mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Max Cavalera – production
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Live-only songs on various albums
"Spit" • "Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" • "Roots Bloody Roots" • "Attitude" • "Sanctuary" • "Polícia"