Slipknot

Released: October 31, 1996

Songwriter: Josh Brainard Shawn Crahan Donnie Steele Paul Gray Anders Colsefni Joey Jordison

Producer: Sean MacMahon

[Verse 1: Anders Colsefni]
Some feel I don't exist
Never believing what they see
Some feel that I'm not fair
I leave no time for repentance
Tearing the veil, mending the veil
Tearing the veil
Tearing the veil, mending the veil
Tearing the veil

[Verse 2: Anders Colsefni & Josh Brainard]
Some feel I bear the mark of man
A misguided philosophy
Some feel I kill for fun
I kill for life
I can't escape what Gaia's left for me
I can't deny the lack of morality
I can't believe (no) what Gaia's left for me (more)
I can't escape (no) the lack of morality (less)

[Bridge: Anders Colsefni]
Need time to think, need time to think
Need to spill blood so I can drink
Take what they give, take what they give
Some feel I'm dead, yet I still live!
Need time to think, need time to think
Need to spill blood so I can drink
Take what they give, take what they give
Some feel I'm dead, yet still I live!
Low!

[Outro: Anders Colsefni]
They don't know I'm eternal
They don't know they're just cattle
They don't know I'm eternal
Eternal!

Slipknot is a metal group based in Des Moines, Iowa. They were formed in 1995, and are well known for their live shows and their image of nine masked performers. They are one of the most important bands of the NWOAHM (New Wave of American Heavy Metal).

The band released their demo album Mate, Feed, Kill, Repeat on October 31st, 1996. Slipknot went through several lineup changes before settling with their most known Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn “Clown” Crahan, Mick Thompson, and Corey Taylor.

This core line-up rose to the spotlight after their self-titled debut in 1999 which contained the breakout singles “Wait and Bleed” and “Spit it Out.” They would go on to release Iowa (2001), The Subliminal Verses (2004), and All Hope Is Gone (2008), and .5: The Gray Chapter (2014) and We Are Not Your Kind (2019). The band has sold millions of records worldwide.

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1995 Demo

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1995 Demo (1995)
Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996)

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