“Murder in my dreams
Taste the iron in the blood
And it stings”
“Bleeding Tree” is a seriously impactful single from Chicago’s XVRHLDY. It will be on his next project titled, Feed At Dark. He spits truth over eery sounding production by himself and Shepard Hues. “Bleeding Tree” premiered on These Days with an interview and XVRHLDY spoke to Brent Butcher about the song:
“It’s a proclamation. “Bleeding Tree,” the song is how we are all trees and me wanting to see more of us living in more fertile soils. Im tired of seeing people get chopped down. Tired of seeing that, lets put more trees in the breeze instead, I mean that figuratively and literally. But yea, Its a song out of frustration with the system and how its been strategically crafted to make it easier for certain groups of people to fail. Just hella corruption around us. Plant the seeds and foster growth. Bleeding Tree is a concept that can mean either life or death depending how you learn about it. There’s a story by James Hurst called “The Scarlet Ibis” where it represents both. There’s an actual tree in Africa called the Kiaat or Bloodwood Tree that leaks red sap when its cut or the bark is bruised. This sap leaks, hardens on itself and “heals” the incision the same way our body does with scabs. There are spiritual meanings people attribute to this tree as well but thats for another time…”
XVRHLDY’s last project, Need To Know II: LUNA, is still in my rotation. XVRHLDY is a significant voice in Chicago’s vibrant hip hop community, listen to “Bleeding Tree” and get a feel for what he has coming next with Feed At Dark.
“The same rage just depend on how you take it
Same portrait just depend on how you paint it.”
