" ▁is ▁performed ▁in ▁mid - tem po ▁and ▁its ▁gro ove - based ▁sound ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Charlie ▁Hunter ' s ▁signature ▁guitar ▁r iffs , ▁which ▁form ▁the ▁cru x ▁of ▁the ▁song ' s ▁w inding ▁gro ov es . ▁Hunter ' s ▁f uz zy ▁guitar ▁lines ▁have ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁musical ▁structure ▁of ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ' s ▁" Cast les ▁Made ▁of ▁Sand " ▁( 1 9 6 7 ). ▁ ▁A ▁mid - tem po ▁heart break ▁song , ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁" The ▁Root " ▁have ▁the ▁narr ator ▁l ament ing ▁a ▁lost ▁lo ver ; ▁" In ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁war , ▁she ▁took ▁my ▁shield ▁and ▁sword ▁... ▁From ▁the ▁pit ▁of ▁the ▁bottom ▁that ▁knows ▁no ▁floor / Like ▁the ▁rain ▁to ▁the ▁d irt , ▁from ▁the ▁v ine ▁to ▁the ▁wine / From ▁the ▁alpha ▁of ▁creation , ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁all ▁time ". ▁The ▁final ▁two ▁minutes ▁of ▁" The ▁Root " ▁feature ▁an ▁em ph atic ▁ref rain ▁of ▁the ▁ch orus ▁line . ▁Re ve ille ▁Magazine ' s ▁Steve ▁Mc Ph erson ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁ch orus ▁" fe eds ▁back ▁into ▁itself ▁over ▁and ▁over ▁again , ▁turning ▁from ▁a ▁hook ▁into ▁a ▁mant ra ▁into ▁a ▁g ospel ▁aff irm ation ". ▁In ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁EP K ▁for ▁V ood oo , ▁D ' Ang elo ▁discussed ▁the ▁th era pe ut ic ▁nature ▁of