The meaning of the lyrics of the song "The Saw" by the artist "Wolfheart"

In the song "The Saw" by the Finnish metal band Wolfheart, the lyrics paint a picture of revenge, as harsh and cold as the Nordic nature itself. The lyrical hero, driven by a thirst for retribution for the wrong done to him, likens himself to a merciless tool - a saw.

"An eye for an eye" - from the first lines, the principle of talion is declared, the ancient law of retribution. Frozen blood is a symbol of the massacre committed and the callousness with which the hero administers lynch law. He is not constrained by either divine laws ("sins that are not defined by God") or human laws ("crimes that are not defined by laws"). He himself administers justice, becoming an instrument of punishment.

The image of the saw is multifaceted. On the one hand, it is a tool of brute force, leaving behind only bloody wounds. On the other hand, "teeth like a row of rusty nails" turn the "sword" of justice into a "double-edged weapon", because the thirst for revenge can also hurt the avenger.

However, the lyrical hero is not afraid of the consequences. He accepts pain and suffering ("I defy the fury of the flame," "I welcome the radiance of ice"), steadfastly enduring the blows of fate ("I resist the storm"). There is no doubt, no fear, no sorrow in his actions – only a cold determination to punish the guilty. "The river runs red" - an image of cleansing through violence, a metaphor for the inevitability of retribution.

Wolfheart create an atmosphere of icy madness, where revenge is not just an emotion, but an element that sweeps away everything in its path.