06. Left behind
Slipknot Lyrics


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I've known faces that have disappeared in time
Find me wrapped in glass and slowly soaked in lime
All my friends have pictures made to make you cry
I've seen this and wondered what I've done to
Calcify

(I ignore you)
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
(I come toward you)
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away

(I ignore you)
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
(I come toward you)
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away

I can't stand to see your thalidomide robot face
I don't even try it, you had be a liar just to infiltrate me
I'm still drowning

(I ignore you)
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
(I come toward you)
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away

(I ignore you)
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
(I come toward you)
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away

Take this away
Take this away
I can feel it on my mouth
I can taste you on my fingers
I can hear you like the holy ghost
And kill you if you get too close

(I ignore you)
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
(I come toward you)
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away

(I ignore you)
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
(I come toward you)
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away
We let it all slip away
We let it all slip away
We let it all slip away
We let it all slip away

We let it all slip away




We let it all slip away
We let it all slip away (slip away, slip away, slip away, slip away, slip away)

Overall Meaning

Left Behind is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on their second studio album, Iowa, in 2001. It was performed live in their 9.0 Live album in 2005. The lyrics of Left Behind appear to be about a person who is reflecting on their past and how their friends have disappeared over time, leaving them alone. The opening lines suggest that the singer has seen friends who have "disappeared in time", which implies that they have lost touch or have passed away. The lines "Find me wrapped in glass and slowly soaked in lime/All my friends have pictures made to make you cry" further suggest that the singer has been forgotten, having been "soaked in lime," which is used to preserve dead bodies, and left behind, while their friends still have pictures that evoke sadness.


The lyrics "I can't stand to see your thalidomide robot face" suggest that someone is holding the singer back or trying to infiltrate or control them. The phrase "thalidomide robot face" is a metaphor for a face that is emotionless, stiff, and artificial, an image that is further emphasized by the use of the word "robot." The phrase "Don't even try it! You had be a liar just to infiltrate me I'm still drowning" suggests that the singer is aware of the deceitful intent of the person trying to control them and is refusing to be deceived. The repeated lines "We all got left behind, we let it all slip away" suggest the inevitability of loss and how everyone, including the singer, has been affected by it.


Line by Line Meaning

I've known faces that have disappeared in time
I've met people who've vanished as years passed by


Find me wrapped in glass and slowly soaked in lime
My dead body will be covered in glass and buried with acid


All my friends have pictures made to make you cry
My pals have commemorative photos that may bring tears to your eyes


I've seen this and wondered what I've done to Calcify
I've witnessed it, yet I contemplate how I became petrified


(I ignore you)
I choose to disregard you


As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
When I shut my eyes, I sense everything fading


(I come toward you)
I move to approach you


We all got left behind, we let it all slip away
We were abandoned, and we allowed everything to vanish


I can't stand to see your thalidomide robot face
I can't bear your distorted automaton countenance


Don't even try it! You had be a liar just to Infiltrate me I'm still drowning
It won't work! You'd need to deceive me to gain access, and I'm still engulfed by misery


Take, this, away
Remove this from me


I can feel it on my mouth
I can sense it near my mouth


I can taste you on my fingers
I can distinguish your flavor on my hands


I can hear you like the holy ghost
I can hear you like a divine spirit


And kill you if you get too close
And I'll slay you if you get too near


We let it all slip away
We permitted everything to vanish


We let it all slip away
We allowed everything to disappear


We let it all slip away
We enabled everything to fade


We let it all slip away
We conceded everything to be gone




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Michael Crahan, Christopher Fehn, Paul Gray, Craig Jones, Nathan Jordison, James Root, Corey Taylor, Mickael Thomson, Sidney Wilson

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@anagrace19

Lyrics:
I've known faces that have disappeared in time
Find me wrapped in glass and slowly soaked in lime
All my friends have pictures made to make you cry
I've seen this and wondered what I've done to calcify
I ignore you
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
I come toward you
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away
I ignore you
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
I come toward you
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away
I can't stand to see your thalidomide robot face
I don't even try it
You had to be a liar just to infiltrate me
I'm still drowning
I ignore you
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
I come toward you
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away
I ignore you
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
I come toward you
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away
Take this away
Take this away
I can feel it on my mouth
I can taste you on my fingers
I can hear you like the holy ghost
And kill you if you get too close
I ignore you
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
I come toward you
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away
I ignore you
As I close my eyes, I feel it all slipping away
I come toward you
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away
We let it all slip away!
We let it all slip away!
We let it all slip away!
We let it all slip away!
We let it all slip away
We let it all slip away
We let it all slip away (slip away, slip away)



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LYRICS
I've known faces that have disappeared in time
Find me wrapped in glass and slowly soaked in lime
All my friends have pictures made to make you cry
I've seen this and wondered what I've done to calcify

(I ignore you)
As I close my eyes I feel it all slipping away
(I come toward you)
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away

I can't stand to see your thalidomide robot face
I don't even try it! You had to be a liar
Just to infiltrate me - I'm still drowing

(I ignore you)
As I close my eyes, i feel it all slipping away
(I come toward you)
We all got left behind, we let it all slip away

...Take...this...away...
I can feel it on my mouth
I can taste you on my fingers
I can hear you like the holy ghost
And kill you if you get to close
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