To be forced under I look unto your home because
We gave our eyes but no one will yes I know because
To heed the cause I will be barred but you won't
He get, he gets real high he's up inside we start to cry

Just because I'm really poor, living in me is so poor
Deliver me there to be judged by one or licked by three
And your holes enclose
We gave our eyes no one will yes I know because

To heed the cause I will be barred but you won't
He get, he gets real high he's up inside we start to cry
Just because I'm really poor, living in me is so poor
Deliver me up

Cannot fuck to be me and you won't find me
And you won't find me and you will don't know me, psycho
I don't believe you will find me
And you won't find me and you will so come from, a psycho
I don't believe you will find me
And you won't find me and you will don't quit, psycho

I don't believe you will find me
I'm in trouble, because playing God
I and me we go with Jesus in a bowl of dirt
Yeah, yeah, so poor, I will fly



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Track duration: 03:41

"Root" as written by Chino/cheng Moreno

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    General Comment:this one has too many Jesus/religious references to be ignored.
    @Drhock and RandomDude020 came pretty close

    "to be forced under" - Jesus was sent to Earth
    "we gave our eyes" - he could see what other people couldn't
    "to heed the cause" - he was sent to live among people for a reason, he was on a mission
    "we start to cry" - people cried after he died

    "living in me is so poor" - he spent most of his time with poor people
    "to be judged" - people sentenced Jesus to be crucified
    "licked by three" - holy trinity
    "holes enclose" - Christ's wounds while being on a cross

    "deliver me up" - after death and resurrection Jesus goes back to Heaven
    Flag Aulooon October 05, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:someone should ask the deftones through their youtube account
    Flag ded0liftedon November 01, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:That's right bitches!
    Flag Telemarketeron October 04, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:^What does that text above the comment box say? Uh huh.. all songs are open to interpretation
    Flag Lateralus518on October 04, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Drshock nailed it on the head. It's not about sex, it's a song on faith. "To be judged by one or licked by three
    And your holes enclose" This is refering to the holy trinity(God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit) which are all considered one under the Catholic faith. "Wounds Enclosed" is refering to Jesus' wounds from being placed upon the cross. Also the constant reference to being poor inside. Christ was known to sympothise and live amongst the poor. I'll admit it's a cryptic song, but it's obviously a song based on faith. The holy trinity itself is a mystery, which may be why they decided to make this song so difficult to understand.
    Flag RandomDude020on October 01, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:..I read that this song is actually about when your lover isn't allowing you to have sex with her.
    Flag 7oolRushon August 06, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:yea i think this is about someone trying not to sin or give in to the devil, after listening to it and reading the lyrics i came up with this

    To be forced under I look unto your home because
    We gave our eyes but no one will yes I know because

    he's beign forced under or tempted to give his eyes to get what he wants

    To heed the cause I will be barred but you won't
    We are here to love heart it's up inside We start to cry
    Just because I will afford, living in me is so poor

    his life is terrible and poor and he tries to heed warning or goodness but its hard to resist....

    Deliver me----there To be judged by one or licked by three
    And your holes enclose
    We gave our eyes no one will yes I know because
    To heed the cause I will be barred but you won't
    We are here to love heart it's up inside We start to cry
    Just because I will afford, Living in me is so poor
    Deliver me----up!!!

    now hes asking forgive me or set me free before i commit to this

    Cannot fuck to be me and you won't find me
    And you won't find me and you will don't know me--psycho
    I don't believe you will find me
    And you won't find me and you will so come from--a psycho
    I don't believe you will find me
    And you won't find me and you will don't quit--psycho
    I don't believe you will find me

    saying he will not sin now

    I'm in trouble (because, playing god)
    I and me we go with Jesus in a bowl of dirt
    Yeah, Yeah, so poor, I will fly

    he had thought about doing it but has redeemed himself (i will fly)
    Flag drshockon January 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:this song kicks ass its deftintly about something deep
    Flag drshockon September 04, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:I named my dog Chino because he's cool too.
    Flag irish_deftone6on October 29, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:“Root” is my favorite track from Adrenaline and is probably the most difficult songs to interpret from Deftones. I think the song is talking about infidelity because of his girlfriend’s abstinence on sex. I also believe that the tempo and his screams have to do a lot with the meaning. Here’s my interpretation:

    “To be forced under I look on to your home – because”
    -At first he stating how the problem starts by his girl mandating him with her rules against herself

    “We gave our eyes but no one will yes I know – because”
    -Although they both observe one another, she is oblivious about his secret, his infidelity

    “To heed the cause I will be barred but you won't”
    -She’s putting grounds (synonym for ROOT) and not noticing it’s banning him from their relationship because she’s not having sex with him

    “We are here to love, he's up inside - we start to cry”
    - He’s been contained enough that it’s time to be sexually together. He’s depressed again, makes him upset

    “Just because I will afford, living in me is so poor”
    -He manages to get sex from someone else because his girlfriend is depriving him of sex.

    “Deliver me...there...”
    -He wants her to deliver him with the sexual satisfaction he receives from other women.

    “To be judged by one or lick by three”
    -He has to decide from being critic by his partner about sex or being satisfied by others.

    “And your holes, been close”
    -Again he realizes that she’s not giving it up to him

    (Chorus)

    The next few lines are basically the same with a few changes
    “Cannot fuck to be, And you won't find me
    And you won't find me, And you will, don't know me
    Psycho”
    -Basically she won’t come across his cheating, she still is oblivious and she crazy not to notice the problem. He wants her to approach him, but she does not have the motivation and wants to give up. “don’t quit”

    “I'm in trouble - because!!!”
    -He’s gotten himself in a mess, she finds out about his infidelity.

    “I and me... we go, with Jesus in a bowl of dirt”
    -His conscience and him will try to find Jesus because he feels ashamed and dirty for his actions.

    “So poor, I will…fly…”
    -Feeling very unfortunate he is forced to leave.

    I know everyone on has different interpretations, but this is what I think “Root” means to me. Chino’s awesome!!
    Flag deftonesgrlon June 03, 2004   Link

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