Upon his exit from Sepulturain late 1996, singer/guitarist/songwriter Max Cavaleraalmost immediately set out to form his next musical endeavor, the band described as one of the few bands both heavy and globally aware, Soulfly. Besides leaving one of the most popular thrash metal bands in the world, which he co-founded in the early '80s, he also had to deal with the unsolved murder of his stepson, as well as best friend, Dana Wells. Using music as therapy to overcome his depression, Cavalera put together a band that included (ex- Thorn, Nausea, Crisis, Medication, and Shelter) on drums, Jackson Bandeira on second guitar (ex- Chico Scienceand current Nacao Zumbi), while former Sepultura lightman Marcelo Dias (ex- The Mist, XXX, Slaughter, and Mayhem) rounded out the quartet on bass. Their self-titled debut album was released in the spring of 1998. After the release of that album Jackson left the band to be replaced by Logan Mader(ex- Machine Head) who continued to tour with Soulfly.
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Tree Of Pain Lyrics

Soulfly

My pain is as deep as my roots
The yearning, the hunting
What am I to do?
Indeed I plant seeds for the path i walk
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
Stenght to face another day
Without you
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
Again
No one can understand
You know we can't pretend
That everything's OK
Bleeeding
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
For D-Low
Everyday that I pray
Why'd they take his life away
This pain, it hurts me so bad
All the days that I never had
All I have my God
Is 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?