Slipknot

Released: October 31, 1996

Songwriter: Josh Brainard Donnie Steele Anders Colsefni Paul Gray Joey Jordison Shawn Crahan

Producer: Sean MacMahon

[Verse 1]
The system has failed, and you have failed with it
No time to care. Just time to say, "Who gives a shit?"
My mind boils as I've decided I'm through
Fuck your position in life, I'm taking vengeance on you
I break down the walls of the political arena
Cast the vote on FN-FAL, yeah, we'll be seeing ya

[Verse 2]
Come on, y'all
Yeah!
I want
To put a cap right in your asshole
You step to this
You're gonna pass for
A lump of dogshit in the grass, now
Be on your way and get some class
(Bitchslap)
(Bitchslap)
(Bitchslap)
(Bitchslap)
(Bitchslap)
(Bitchslap)
(Bitchslap)
(Bitchslap)

[Break]
Man, you're like a school in the summer
No class!

[Verse 3]
Aah
Chop down the big-wigs
Shoot the telelvisions, too!
My mind boils in life
As I've decided I'm through
The guilty of crimes
Will be hung from the trees
Spit and punches arise
From you and the me

[Outro]
Sit back and do nothing
If that's what you want to do
I will have my reign as king
When I take vengeance on you

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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Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

From the album

Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. (1996)

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