Slipknot is an American alternative metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, … Read Full Bio ↴Slipknot is an American alternative metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, drummer Joey Jordison and bassist Paul Gray. After several lineup changes in its early years, the band settled on nine members for more than a decade: Crahan, Jordison, Gray, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root. Gray died on May 24, 2010, and was replaced during 2011–2014 by guitarist Donnie Steele. Jordison was dismissed from the band on December 12, 2013. Steele left during the recording sessions for .5: The Gray Chapter. The band found replacements in Alessandro Venturella on bass and Jay Weinberg on drums. After the departure of Jordison, as of December 2013 the only founding member in the current lineup is percussionist Crahan. Fehn was also dismissed from the band in March 2019 prior to the writing of We Are Not Your Kind and was replaced by Michael Pfaff.

Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music, and energetic and chaotic live shows. The band rapidly rose to fame following the release of their eponymous debut album in 1999. The 2001 follow-up album, Iowa, although darker in tone, made the band more popular. After a brief hiatus, Slipknot returned in 2004 with Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses, before going on another hiatus and returning in 2008 with its fourth album, All Hope Is Gone, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. After another long hiatus, Slipknot released its fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter, in 2014. Their sixth studio album, We Are Not Your Kind, was released on August 9, 2019. Their seventh studio album, The End, So Far, was released on September 30, 2022. The band has released two live albums titled 9.0: Live and Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico, a compilation album titled Antennas to Hell, and five live DVDs. The band has sold 30 million records worldwide.

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Studio albums
Slipknot (1999)
Iowa (2001)
Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (2004)
All Hope Is Gone (2008)
.5: The Gray Chapter (2014)
We Are Not Your Kind (2019)
The End, So Far (2022)

11- skin ticket
Slipknot Lyrics

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Zero and zero is nothing but zero
Cancer and people conspire together
Running and running and going forever
Collected and sampled, starving for zero

Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain

Come see my cage, built in my grain

Minus the inside and minus the circle
Inhabit the riddle and fill in the hovel
Wherein and herein, between us and near us
Zero and zero is nothing but zero

Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain

Keeping myself alive
Through your empathy
Keeping myself alive
Through your empathy
Keeping myself alive
Through your empathy

Keeping myself alive
Through your empathy

Overall Meaning

"Skin Ticket" by Slipknot is a song that seems to be about feeling trapped, hopeless, and helpless. The opening lines set the tone for this feeling of emptiness, with "Zero and zero is nothing but zero." The subsequent line, "Cancer and people conspire together," suggests that life can feel like a disease that is out to get you. The lines "Running and running and going forever/Collected and sampled, starving for zero" could be interpreted as the idea that you can try to escape or change your circumstances, but ultimately, you are just part of the system, no different from everyone else. The repetition of "Come see my cage, built in my grain" implies that the person is trapped and wants others to see what they are going through.

The lines "Minus the inside and minus the circle/Inhabit the riddle and fill in the hovel/Wherein and herein, between us and near us/Zero and zero is nothing but zero" could be interpreted in several ways. The idea of the "circle" and "inside" could suggest that the person feels incomplete or like they are missing something. Inhabiting the riddle and filling in the hovel could imply a sense of being lost or feeling like life is a puzzle that cannot be solved. "Wherein and herein, between us and near us" suggests that this feeling of emptiness is shared and pervasive. The repeated refrain of "Keeping myself alive/Through your empathy" suggests that the only thing keeping the person going is the care and support of others.

Line by Line Meaning

Zero and zero is nothing but zero
The absence of anything equates to total nothingness.

Cancer and people conspire together
Cancer, a disease that thrives in living organisms, has the ability to collaborate with people in causing harm.

Running and running and going forever
Continuously racing forward, going on without any foreseeable end.

Collected and sampled, starving for zero
Materials are accumulated and assessed, hungering for a total absence of anything.

Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come and examine my prison, constructed within my core.

Minus the inside and minus the circle
Removing the interior and outer edge from something.

Inhabit the riddle and fill in the hovel
Reside inside an enigmatic situation and fill up a small, wretched dwelling.

Wherein and herein, between us and near us
Within this place and within us, between and near each other.

Keeping myself alive, through your empathy
Managing to survive by means of your compassion.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BUNNY LEE, CECIL CAMPBELL, CHRIS FEHN, COREY TAYLOR, DAVE KELLY, LLOYD TYRELL, MICHAEL SHAWN CRAHAN, MICKAEL THOMSON, NATHAN J JORDISON, PAUL D GRAY, SID WILSON

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