Released: May 25, 2004
Songwriter: Joey Jordison Mick Thomson Jim Root Sid Wilson Craig Jones Chris Fehn Shawn Crahan Paul Gray Corey Taylor
Producer: Rick Rubin
[Intro]
Tell me, tell me that you want to
Tell me, tell me that you want to
Hahaha, shh, wait, wait
Not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet
Yeaah
[Verse 1]
I can see you, but you can't see me
I could touch you, and you wouldn't even feel me
Wait a second and you'll settle down
I'm just waiting 'till you really let your guard down
You're relaxed, you're sublime, you're amazing
You don't even know the danger you're facing
If I'm quiet, I'll slide up behind you
And if you hear me, I'll enjoy trying to find you
I've been with you all day
I'm trying to stay calm
I'm impatient, and it's really hard to breathe
I'm going to empty you and fill you in with me
Just keep the violence down
Not yet, don't make a sound
Oh God, I'm feeling it
It's reaching fever pitch
My skin is caving in
My heart is driving out
No mercy, no remorse
Let nature take its course
[Chorus]
Watching - bring me to my knees
Waiting - I am your disease
Lover - set my symptom free
Covered - you can't love me
[Post-Chorus]
Shh, wait, shh, no
Wait, wait, no
Shh, wait, wait, not yet
No, wait, wait
[Verse 2]
I'm sweating through my veins
I'm trying to hold on
It's unbearable, it's almost worse for me
I'm gonna tear you apart and make you see
Make you see
[Chorus]
Bring me to my knees
Waiting - I am your disease
Lover - set my symptom free
Covered - you can't love me
[Bridge]
This is the virus
The virus of life
This is inside us
The crisis, the knife
This is the virus
The virus of life
This is inside us
The crisis, the knife
[Verse 3]
It's almost time to play
It's time to be afraid
I can't control the pain
I can't control in vain
Oh God, I'm ready now
You're almost ready now
I'm gonna love you now
I'm gonna put you down
I see you in the dark
I see you all the way
I see you in the light
I see you plain as day
I wanna touch your face
I wanna touch your soul
I wanna wear your face
I wanna burn your soul
[Chorus]
Watching - bring me to my knees
Waiting - I am your disease
Lover - set my symptom free
Covered - you can't love me
[Outro]
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
Tell me, tell me that you want to
Tell me, tell me that you want to
Hahaha, shh, wait, wait
Not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet
Yeaah
[Verse 1]
I can see you, but you can't see me
I could touch you, and you wouldn't even feel me
Wait a second and you'll settle down
I'm just waiting 'till you really let your guard down
You're relaxed, you're sublime, you're amazing
You don't even know the danger you're facing
If I'm quiet, I'll slide up behind you
And if you hear me, I'll enjoy trying to find you
I've been with you all day
I'm trying to stay calm
I'm impatient, and it's really hard to breathe
I'm going to empty you and fill you in with me
Just keep the violence down
Not yet, don't make a sound
Oh God, I'm feeling it
It's reaching fever pitch
My skin is caving in
My heart is driving out
No mercy, no remorse
Let nature take its course
[Chorus]
Watching - bring me to my knees
Waiting - I am your disease
Lover - set my symptom free
Covered - you can't love me
[Post-Chorus]
Shh, wait, shh, no
Wait, wait, no
Shh, wait, wait, not yet
No, wait, wait
[Verse 2]
I'm sweating through my veins
I'm trying to hold on
It's unbearable, it's almost worse for me
I'm gonna tear you apart and make you see
Make you see
[Chorus]
Bring me to my knees
Waiting - I am your disease
Lover - set my symptom free
Covered - you can't love me
[Bridge]
This is the virus
The virus of life
This is inside us
The crisis, the knife
This is the virus
The virus of life
This is inside us
The crisis, the knife
[Verse 3]
It's almost time to play
It's time to be afraid
I can't control the pain
I can't control in vain
Oh God, I'm ready now
You're almost ready now
I'm gonna love you now
I'm gonna put you down
I see you in the dark
I see you all the way
I see you in the light
I see you plain as day
I wanna touch your face
I wanna touch your soul
I wanna wear your face
I wanna burn your soul
[Chorus]
Watching - bring me to my knees
Waiting - I am your disease
Lover - set my symptom free
Covered - you can't love me
[Outro]
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
This is the virus!
The virus of life!
Vol. 3 The Subliminal Verses (Deluxe)
- Before I Forget
- Welcome
- Scream
- Danger – Keep Away (Full-Length Version)
- The Virus of Life
- Don’t Get Close
- Vermilion (Terry Date Mix)
- The Blister Exists (Live)
- People = Shit (Live)
- Three Nil (Live)
- Circle
- Prelude 3.0
- Duality
- Vermilion, Pt. 2
- Vermilion
- Pulse of the Maggots
- The Blister Exists
- Three Nil
- Opium of the People
- The Nameless
- Danger – Keep Away
- Disasterpiece (Live)
- Snuff
- Psychosocial
- Unsainted
- Duality
- The Devil in I
- Nero Forte
- Wait and Bleed
- (sic)
- Solway Firth
- All Out Life
- People = Shit
- Spit It Out
- Killpop
- Before I Forget
- Vermilion, Pt. 2
- Eyeless
- The Negative One
- Vermilion
- Custer
- Disasterpiece
- Birth of the Cruel
- A Liar’s Funeral
- Slipknot Masks Through The Ages (Feature)
- The Heretic Anthem