Slipknot

Released: August 20, 2008

Songwriter: Craig Jones Sid Wilson Mick Thomson Jim Root Paul Gray Joey Jordison Chris Fehn Shawn Crahan Corey Taylor

Producer: Dave Fortman Slipknot

[Verse 1]
Do you believe?
Do you fade like a dream?
Let me hear you breathe, let me watch as you sleep
The sparrow's eyes
Promises shift into judgments
I cannot deny that you were designed for my punishments

[Verse 2]
The blood and the body control the cut, so it's seamless
Show me your heart, show me the way to complete this
Tethered to a scene, I treasure, can you help me?
I sever, God, it's perfect, it's never really perfect
Now, I can finally be myself 'cause I don't wanna be myself

[Chorus]
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
I cannot maintain a semblance of normal anymore
I'd rather feel pain than try to fit in with you anymore
I'll throw it all away like everybody else
I can finally be myself 'cause I don’t wanna be myself

[Chorus]
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)

[Chorus]
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)
Free my severed heart, give me you
I want it (I don't wanna be myself)

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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