Slipknot

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!

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.

more tracks from the album

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From the albums

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)
Vol. 3 The Subliminal Verses (Deluxe) (2005)

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