Hexagram

A hexagram is a potent symbol of the macrocosm (God, the Universe or Higher Energies) and of the relationship between the macrocosm and the microcosm (Humankind, the Earth or Manifest Energies). In its regular form, it is drawn as two intersecting equilateral triangles, and is most commonly seen as the Judaic Star of David. One triangle points upwards (Godwards, if one were so inclined) into the ethereal and transcendent while the other points downward into the dense and Earthly. This theme of reflective dualities plays out in "Hexagram" as Deftones frontman Chino Moreno repeatedly links the word "worship" with "play," with worship being the direction of consciousness upwards/Godwards and "play" being the engagement of mind with the material realm. In a balanced perspective, both aspects of human existence are acknowledged and embraced (and Moreno is all about balance, as explained below) - a healthy human life soberly combines the two impulses. The dualistic theme is further expressed in Moreno's comparison of himself and his music with a terrorist and a car bomb. And the crowd goes wild And the camera makes you seasick God, it's so sweet of you, you know I'm proud And the car bomb tick-ticks with the same sound It's the same sound With the same sound Just as the terrorist's car bomb transforms the material world through destruction, Moreno's music reflects the opposite by "blowing minds" and lifting consciousness upward.

"Suckas" was a working title for this song.

A key to unlocking the song can be found on Ohms, the band's ninth studio album, released in 2020, 17 years after the song was released on the album Deftones. In the buildup to releasing the album, Deftones released lyric visualizers of "One Weak" (appearing on their 1995 debut album Adrenaline), "Hexagram," and "Minerva." Fans quickly noted that combining the first letter in each song spells "Ohm." But the connection between the songs is more than just wordplay - each one deals overtly with spiritual concepts. There's another interesting overlap in that the word "breach" is used in ambiguous reference to life-and-death in both "One Weak" ("but you will never find me breach unborn") and "Hexagram" ("death is the standard breach for a complex prize").