Slipknot

Released: April 12, 2005

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

Producer: Helena Zetterberg

[Intro]
One, two, three, nil!

[Verse 1]
Chaos — it's just the beginning
Every promise I made I'm rescinding
Center mass in the middle of the monster
I'm getting tired of drowning the constant
Cry for help — it's debatable
The only reason that you love me is I'm hated by all
Come on — come see dysfunction!
I guess we're gonna leave it open for discussion
Who am I? Where am I going?
Maybe I'm looking in the wrong direction
Maybe I'm looking for any direction

[Hook 1]
This is not my war — this is not my fight
This is something more — this is not my life
(This is not my) revolution
(This is not my) convolution
(This is not my) expectation
(This is not my) desperation

[Verse 2]
Holed up, scarred, and tamed for the hell of it
Look at me — I am the glorified malcontent
Save me? Save this!
All I gotta do is give up and all is forgiven
I'm sick of — being the butt of a cosmic joke
And I don't get the punchline
A million people lined up for miles
To see the great big mouth shut up and apologize

[Hook 2]
This is not my war — this is not my fight
This is something more — this is not my life
(This is not my) revolution
(This is not my) convolution
(This is not my) only reason to question why
Today, I said goodbye!

[Chorus]
Goodbye!
Oh, I didn't need to leave to stay right here
Today, I said goodbye!
Goodbye!
Oh, I didn't need to leave to stay right here
Today, I said goodbye!
Goodbye!
Oh, I didn't need to leave to stay right here
Today, I said goodbye!
Goodbye!
Oh, I didn't need to leave to stay right here
Today, I said goodbye!

[Break]
Yeah!

[Bridge]
I'm the pariah (break me)
I am the liar (save me)
I can take anything (make me)
Accuse me of everything (kill me)
Cut off the system (enslave me)
Deny my existence (erase me)
I won't be afraid (try me)
I won't be unmade (free me)
So come on — break it off!
Come on — buy the lie
Come on — say it, say it
Come on
Say goodbye!

[Chorus]
Goodbye!
Oh, I didn't need to leave to stay right here
Today, I said goodbye!
Goodbye!
Oh, I didn't need to leave to stay right here
Today, I said goodbye!
Goodbye!
Oh, I didn't need to leave to stay right here
Today, I said goodbye!
Goodbye!
Oh, I didn't need to leave to stay right here
Today, I said goodbye!

[Outro]
One, (one) two, (two) three, (three)
Nil! (Nil!)
Yes!

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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