"Like Light to the Flies" (or "Like Light", as it is often referred to) is a song by American heavy metal band Trivium and is the first single and music video from their 2005 album, Ascendancy.

[1] The band originally considered using the song "Ember to Inferno" as their first single but changed their minds after recording this song (along with "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" and "The Deceived").

"Like Light" was released in January 2005[2] and features a mix of screaming and singing.

it's all about murder, violence, war, cruelty- and it's because this is what sells; people are totally captivated by subjects in this vein.

- Matt Heafy[5] Vicarious – a song by the band Tool with lyrics on the same topic.