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Opium of the PeopleSlipknot

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]
Come on!

[Verse 1]
Watch those idiosyncrasies
Watch all the idiots fall on me
Running out of ways to get outta the way
Take another shot just to stay the same
But I need some balance - back it off
Fill your lungs 'til it makes you cough
Tell me everything's gonna be alright
'Cause I don't think I'll make it through tonight

[Refrain]
The only way is all the way!
The only way is all the way!
The only way (the only way) is all the way! (Is all the way)
The only way (the only way) is all the way!

[Verse 2]
Oh my God!
It's judgment day, and I'm not prepared
Everybody out there's running scared
So take a little bit off the top
I don't care, just make it stop

[Chorus 1]
I won't give another soul to you
I won't give another life to you

[Post-Chorus]
You have to stop! Stop!
Stop! Stop!

[Bridge]
Do one thing and say something cryptic
But the styles always clash
One thing I know for sure
The hypothetical won't work anymore
One wrong move, and they will pound
My nails are tight inside my wrists
This sacrament is sacrilege and sentimental
Deity experimental, faith is accidental

[Chorus 2]
I won't give another soul to you
I won't give another life to you
I won't give another thought to you
I won't give any more of my hope to you

Slipknot

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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