Discover the story of the song > Roots Below – As I Lay Dying

The song talks about how people can be hurt by others or by their own mistakes, and how they can either let the pain destroy them or work towards healing. The chorus repeats that the wounds we're left with are uncontrollable, but we can find strength from the "roots below" and grow new power from the pain. The lyrics encourage cutting off what can't survive and rooting out damage to achieve regeneration and virtue.