Meshuggah - The Hurt That Finds You First (Lyrics in description)

[@Art1stical]

This is the perfect song for stress. The beginning is in direct relation with your mood, the mid-section is you knowing you can't remain in that state, and then, at the end, you just let go. Beautiful in a poetically aberrant way.

[@Shake69ification]

This is one I’ve had to listen to several times for it to grow on me.

[@johnjjohnington7256]

Koloss is Meshuggah's most under rated album.

[@davetorres3906]

John J Johnington by far, it's one of my favorites.

[@jettgjr31]

Fo shizzle

[@rustyshackleford9452]

Really I think its their best album

[@deliriumcb5959]

This is correct.

[@davetorres3906]

That breakdown before the end makes me lose my shit everytime, disgustingly epic.

[@dylanmusicman21]

That constant beating of the snare reminds me of their song "I". Both great songs, So metal.

[@MrCerebellum2]

Wow. Yoga music has gotten so much better.

[@suqmadiq6653]

MrCerebellum2 omg you literally made me LOL 😂

[@luisvalenzuela578]

I practice yoga with this, really is perfect, intensive with ashtanga yoga

[@sylvainterret]

@@luisvalenzuela578 My kundalini opened up listening this track !

[@oceanmachine1906]

@@luisvalenzuela578 I do weight lifting to Meshuggah, sometimes I meditate to it. I gotta try it with yoga, coincidentally I've mentioned Meshuggah as a yoga soundtrack before to someone

[@lardplanet]

The ending is MAJORLY underrated, adds something else to the song entirely, a whole other dynamic atmosphere, being brought down to your knees by death after struggle, slowly... drifting off...

[@pajtim9079]

Who said it's underrated? It's an epic ending and only dumbasses underrate it or overlook it.

[@verydroll8545]

lardplanet you're so fucking right. Great to read a comment that so well shows an understanding and appreciation of how damn amazing these guys truly are. I love how this track and S.P.A.R. are inversions of how most bands construct songs; instead of a progression from a less intense beginning building to a full blown climactic assault, they begin at a blistering pace and level then blow your mind by turning on a dime with an ethereal, slow burning, atmospheric change that we don't expect, to complete the song. Personally, I'd love to see this and Straws Pulled At Random live, because maybe (I think) they could improvise or extend the latter, mellower end sections for easily another 2-3 minutes and I'd be floating in it. I don't know, I'm in no way criticising either song, but I just never want those two tracks to end so soon. That's how well their reconstruction of dynamics works as innovative song structuring. You get me..? Hey what's your opinion of the V.S.O.R. album..? Well that's my rant done :)

[@BJforthelife]

Its kinda like what they did in the outro for Straws Pulled At Random, just pure greatness

[@combobreaker9618]

I see it like a perfect bridge to begin any other song of theirs

[@osiva757]

Underrated? Loose my shit everytime I hear it

[@Kolossus_]

The bass at 1:50 is probably one of the most fucking brutal and powerful I've ever heard. Holy mother of Christ. The raw sound, like something drilling through the Earth's core, something big, something angry. This whole song is just an absolute masterpiece. Meshuggah never fail to blow me off my feet.

[@sjn_]

2:18 onwards is absolute madness! Man, can't express how much I love this part.

[@U2SaxFan]

One of Meshuggah's most brutal songs, and one of my favorites off of Koloss. I love how half of it has a sound that returns to the band's thrash roots of albums like Contradictions Collapse and Destroy, Erase Improve. Then at 2:20 it slows down to sound more like what Meshuggah traditionally does today, but with a brutal pounding thumping beat, and then at 2:50 starts one of Meshuggah's best endings to a song, where the energy and intensity of the song slows down until everything seems to suddenly fade away, but in a way that's more uneasy and unsettling than it is of relieving. Really brilliant track that not a lot of people seem to apprecite off of the album.

[@gupie16]

The song structure of chaos to structure is so well laid out in this song.

[@Lulustucru2393]

That Groovy Pattern by Tomas fucking Haake at 2:20 drives me crazy ! My favorite on the album among many great others... There's something so tormented,sick twisted about it, I don't know... And that outro... Never get tired of it...

[@Omeggia]

Jesus... the strings vibrating during the outro sound like like some sort of terrifying beast growling softly... everything about this album is amazing.

[@FaqUrNwoBS]

that bass at 1:50 is just mind blowing

[@alanhargrove9189]

this shit is brutal, Meshuggah knows how to handle their business...

[@MadailinBurnhope]

I love the humanity in the acoustic sound of the snare in those 8-beat drum fills

[@chainsawvsgod384]

I adore the drums in this just because you don't hear Meshuggah do em often. Makes it special.

[@thewildhealer541]

I believe they used to play more thrashy like this in their early albums like Contradictions Collapse.

[@jonahsimmons3645]

Same. I really love the drums in this. It kind of reminded me of some Pantera at parts.

[@usmh]

More than the drums just getting some time by themselves, their sound is kinda open, in a distinct, cool way. It's like they took the idea behind the S:t Anger drums and made it good.

[@mattinwinkymg]

that daM SNARE RUINED IT, IT WAS A TRASH CAN WITH AIDS

[@JHallDaBoss]

blast beats.

[@jonahsimmons3645]

2:28 BREEEEEEAAAAADDDDD

[@sambt123]

this song and “in the wilderness” by gojira, are the most intense songs ever produced

[@JonasBGuitar]

3:37 oh lord thats heavy the little fretbuzz from the bass sounds like a monster in the more silent part too

[@Vicentemetalero]

I need a 1 hour soundtrack of the ending of this song, so calm and relaxing

[@lariat02642]

the ending gives me chills so smooth

[@bigzz7139]

that poor snare :(

[@someindecisivefuck7404]

You should listen to last days of humanity

[@kHrL1559]

#StopTheSnareAbuse u.u

[@dimibolhas]

1:50 has got to be one of the most brutal things that I've heard in my life.

[@ChizuMcCheems]

the 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 4 pattern that starts at 2:50 is very similar to the pattern in Pravus from ObZen

[@bernardgueffier728]

this pattern is genius

[@Kweesh]

I remember hearing 1:50 for the first time years ago, and laughing in disbelief at how fucking perfect meshuggah are when they’re in top form.

[@NA-ey7ws]

"Top form" only exists through meshuggah. All things prior, during, or inevitably post meshuggah are of a lesser standard.

[@dimibolhas]

yes this is me everytime I listen to it.

[@markop.1994]

I wish more music was like 1:50

[@vatases]

The part where the double bass kicks in makes me shit myself every time I hear it. The best placed and tastiest double bass part I've ever heard.

[@juicextractor]

when this song reach the 1:50 mark you know this is the album of the year...

[@suniso370]

2:05 That is so close to being a blast beat, and production wise the envelope of the subs on that drum part is just something else, I feel like being choked by sound.

[@ZombryaTheDark]

1:50 2:50 I'm so fucking impressed with this new band I discovered. my old metalhead roots have been reborn

[@amateur7772]

+ZombryaTheDark Welcome aboard the Meshuggah wagon!

[@PatrickBateman1987]

+ZombryaTheDark you're fucking gay

[@ZombryaTheDark]

Timothy Price you hyped for the new album, friend?

[@PatrickBateman1987]

ZombryaTheDark not really. but i'm sure i'll enjoy it whenever it comes out,

[@amateur7772]

+ZombryaTheDark When's the new album coming out? Because I'm pretty hyped.

[@NERO_MYBAND]

That ending is seriously some of the most beautiful solos I’ve heard from Meshuggah

[@gamefan553]

So much insanity in this damn song

[@LoudnessJP]

2:20 is beyond heavy

[@Lentsku]

This was so amazing live, everybody just went crazy in the pit \m/

[@Brandon-xj8wp]

I envy you

[@Shake69ification]

I can just imagine....right from that opening riff!

[@Ironsvillage]

DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA DUKA

[@Lastshadow94]

Dear god, Haake just takes a club to your head for five and a half minutes in this...

[@Tool78Maynard]

Am I the only one that fuckin loves the subtle "Guitar bend" at the 5:20 mark as the song fades away? It puts a bloody smile on my face each and every time... its such a small thing to comment on...I know

[@seelenwaechter]

Thats not a bend, but a slide. And no, youre not the only special snowflake liking the outro.

[@ShadowSpace56z]

2:52 I lose my mind from that constant drumming lol I feel like I'm Satan when I hear that part

[@Gabriel-bt7ix]

You should check out Mastodon's first 3 albums Bruh, that poor snare...

[@holygroove2]

I don't. Marrow and then maybe this one...I LOVE how the vocals sneak in. I also love the arc that this song has.

[@M1XEDBAG]

I love how this song just pulls you into the calm after all of that mayhem! Beautiful

[@alvaro.makes.music1]

It's interesting that I didn't listen much to this song when the album came out, bc I found it "too repetitive"... now the more I listen to it, the more I realize about subtle things that are there that make it really cool and special (and also the whole song is structured in a very smart way). And that change from 1:40 to 1:50 is amaaaazing! I love when 1:50 comes bc the 6/8 is more evident, the bass kicks in, and idk it feels like if you had been floating and someone switched gravity on again hahaa.

[@jowjjoeksidnwosjxnalwosmbl5476]

I am listening "the violent sleep of reason" periodically since a year and everytime I find something new in the compositions of songs that make me go nuts

[@JohnDJonesIII]

amen, that riff is relentless

[@pirez1986]

Possibly my favourite song on Koloss

[@jesmed33]

It's amazing how the music mimics the view of being chased, tortured (after 2:30) and being left for dead (outro) at the ground. The lyrics are just perfect for the music.

[@gaddo666]

reminds me of old times, chaosphere \m/

[@DAVO1984FI]

This is really a fine tune...meshuggah should continue to think about music like this

[@KickenItOldSchool]

This is one of my favorite songs by them because it has a soft part which is so rare for them but it sounds amazing

[@BenCritchlow]

Lyrically this is probably my favourite. It's hard to say which is my favourite, but if I were ever asked this would be my answer.

[@badalac]

"Your will withering away Among the CAMELTOES but insight's not your fate" :))

[@BFtheWave]

The cameltoes erode my will.

[@Tool78Maynard]

From the 2:20 mark onward..is pure fuckin heaven. Sublime.

[@kudurrumaqlu]

best drum roll...

[@sawyerlawler2489]

Good god 2:20

[@sohampaul9473]

3:37 Let that sink in moment starts

[@EdgarPoe_Raven]

2:28 ...from the bottom of your soul

[@spiralEyedGhost]

this, moves me SO MUCH

[@hardy309]

This is some fire shit bruh

[@greattoseerobinscore]

This song reminds me of Pravus in a way, but is even better.

[@eidolon2226]

That may be because of the same 1,2,1,3 followed by 1,2,1,4 pattern in the riff

[@MarkArandjus]

This shit is so heavy, especially the ending, I'm still not sure everything in the galaxy hasn't started realigning itself to orbit around Sweden.

[@gecas1108]

amen, bro!

[@swarmerlarvae833]

When 2min20 hits in live... you leave the earth and then your soul leaves your body And then you pray meshuggah for the rest of your life

[@VelRyphon]

This riff is pure orgasm, it's totally insane ! This album is pure awesomeness

[@spiralEyedGhost]

and it still moves me.. beyond all reason..

[@jeffedmunds8384]

End this debate. No need to dream of solace I'll be your truth in this game that is life Your will withering away Among the comatose but insight's not your fate Minds align to fire the sequence You will feel the knife as it turns Taste visions of ruin and thirst Make for save haven but I will find you first Capitulate, you know this fight is over Spiritual flesh, my stomach starts to churn A perfected mindjack. Confirmed illusion Euphoric state. You gag, you choke Words, virus. They echo in your ears True bliss through bondage and oh here come the tears I find my joy in fear A soul cadaver I'm the hurt that finds you first Capitulate Hide, you'll be mine either way Grind my teachings on the soulless In a sense, devastation's structure bleeding through my sermon The repose of true angels paves my way to power Parasite a state of which you'll be proud Under my soothing shroud Innocence? This systems roaring howl Deafens all reason Questions reduced to silence

[@Consural]

1:34 Nasty. And amazing.

[@eyeexaggerate7687]

At 2:00 is just a massive wall, must’ve been tough to mix. One of the best moments in metal.

[@easleeps1]

Jesus Christ this song is so Spiritual and I'm a fucking atheist!

[@drbrunch]

1:50 descending into Hell

[@matthewjames2649]

Best ending ever...!!

[@unangelsinala7808]

Grandiosos MESHUGGAH! >

[@Tool78Maynard]

Pure sarcasm though the ending of this song is fuckin sublime. I love it. Especially at 4:07

[@Henry14arsenal2007]

1:34 BEEEES, FUCKIN BEEEES

[@grimjack8729]

Lol! I thought of a beehive going absolutely insane, as if someone disturbed it and bees were not gonna have it.

[@wungusmale]

+Milos Buncic you just made me lose my shit

[@grimjack8729]

+Adam Rioux Yeah man, I always lose my shit when I hear this song, especially when working out and listening to it. It's absolute insanity to me. Wish I had known about this band when I was younger lol.

[@Gwista]

LOL

[@luciano9755]

Not the bees!!

[@lyricus89]

"THE SYSTEMS GLORYHOLLLLEEE"

[@jaskarissanen5899]

No 1. soundtrack for synchronized swimming.

[@horseradish4046]

when 2:20 comes I can either sit rigid and tense or headbang so fuckin hard I get dizzy, I physically can't do anything in the middle like casually headbang. It's too fuckin heavy

[@sandrapalmer3138]

This song is deep knowing what the Lyrics say.

[@fredriksvard2603]

2:20..? 1:37 and 1:50 is where it’s at...

[@gnorbert86]

My favourite track on the new album, fuck yeah! \m!

[@jessepowelljp-ultra4615]

The ending part is lit as FUCK

[@mattymurdo4134]

genial album

[@joseluisarmenta]

the best song of the album and the demon name is survalliance

[@xTB99x]

Waiting for "The Violent Sleep of Reason" :/

[@rodrigoduarte1750]

2:50 awesome

[@johngraboski]

All Life on this Planet will Die.

[@Th3D4ginat0r]

dat snare

[@lyricus89]

Put this on .75 speed you won't be disappointed

[@thurmanmerman6173]

Данила Малютин 1:50, I know right? It's like speeding up a clip of a guy getting drowned by continuous waves bashing him back down. Wrong day to surf, lawls.

[@Colovwwusv8]

blast beat meshuggah is a kink

[@tfwnoyandere]

not blast beat

[@TECHNOID69]

Killer on the new DVD

[@screezy799]

I think he's just referring to the snare, during the main riffs it kinda has some interesting reso in the mix. But yeah, not a cowbell -__-

[@christian-bom]

Tomas channeling his inner black metal drummer.

[@facepalmjesus1608]

i like this Cannibal Corpse new song

[@IzhakIb]

If you play it at 1.5x speed it sounds like a Dillinger Escape Plan song

[@toKsyKmosh]

does meshuggah have any similaar songs like this one?

[@valentin8723]

Try listening to "War"

[@alee7275]

Listen to „I“

[@vinicioprod]

Combustion

[@toKsyKmosh]

Thank you very much guys!!

[@drumkidstu]

Straws pulled at random and stifled are 2 more of their songs with similar structures.

[@jamesc9050]

Fuck yea b this the shit you want when traveling dimensions, ya knoww?

[@ありちゃん-t5k]

Anyone else notice what sounds like a low guttural bull grunt during the outro?

[@joshpehrs]

The song structure here, and the lyrics, remind me of just utterly ruthless sex...I've been looking for song meaning websites that discuss this song, but I haven't found any with active discussion boards. After the halfway mark when everything gets really spacey and after Haake starts almost massaging his floor tom around 4:10, I feel this is the kind of aftermath of such a sexual encounter. Maybe I'm wrong...any thoughts?

[@leafsoup]

2 years later, lol. I think the song is about a warrior/zealot murdering someone on the battlefield.

[@muffmuff3631]

HIIIIIIIDE! YOU'LL BE MINE EITHER WAAAAAAY

[@thepjup4507]

it can mean whatever you want but im almost certain that that's not the intended meaning. so, you're not "technically wrong"

[@jonathanzgt3240]

Tomas Almighty

[@Rodrigombia1990]

Most evilish ending ever.

[@flashmozzg]

1:50

[@JohnDJonesIII]

Mårten Hagström 4LYF!!!!

[@mut21]

Sound good to me in x1.5