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)

Interloper
Slipknot Lyrics

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Many have come and gone
Still left out of the guttural swansong
Takin' nothin' but the best in the area
Givin' me grief but fucker I'll stare you
Down 2 3 you're out of there
Maybe it's me but I'm frantic in a panic
Ain't never had a problem since you stopped comin' here
Big man walkin' but bitch I'm still talkin'

Can't you see it's gotta be this way?

Gimme any reason why I'd need you (boy)
Gimme any reason why I'd need you (boy)
Gimme any reason why I'd need you (boy)
Gimme any reason not to fuck you up

Ain't gonna leave and you know I'm never gone fade,
Here it comes again, gotta burn again
Time now, throw down, don't dirty me,
Right on your ugly-ass face cause

I ain't the one who let you in,
And I ain't the one who set you off
But I know damn well when someone's pushing my buttons,
Let tell you somethin', I'll push you back!

"Soon as that camera goes off, he's gonna fuck that little dog."

Gimme any reason why I'd need you (boy)
Gimme any reason why I'd need you (boy)
Gimme any reason why I'd need you (boy)
Gimme any reason not to fuck you up

Gimme any reason why I'd need you (bitch)
Gimme any reason why I'd need you (bitch)
Gimme any reason why I'd need you (bitch)
Gimme any reason not to fuck you up

You're made of flesh,
(What I'm focused on

Overall Meaning

is not wrong)
But you might as well be made of stone
You're a wall, a barrier to my success
I won't let you get in my way or cause any distress

The lyrics of Slipknot's Interloper seem to detail the frustration and anger of the singer towards an unwanted person, an interloper, invading his space and causing trouble. The lyrics convey the message that this person is intruding on the singer's life and that he doesn't want to deal with them anymore. The singer is assertive and confrontational, letting the interloper know that he won't back down and that he's willing to fight for his space and freedom. He repeats the line "Gimme any reason why I'd need you" four times, as if demanding an explanation from the interloper, but also suggesting that there is no reason why he would need this person in his life.

The violent imagery in the lyrics, such as "Gimme any reason not to fuck you up", portrays the singer's anger and frustration towards the unwanted person. The line "You're made of flesh, but you might as well be made of stone" suggests that the interloper is stubborn and unmovable, causing further frustration for the singer. This dynamic is intensified by the final line, "What I'm focused on is not wrong", which implies that the singer believes he is in the right and that the interloper's presence is causing him unnecessary harm and distraction.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: COREY TAYLOR, MICHAEL CRAHAN, MICHAEL SHAWN CRAHAN, NATHAN JORDISON, NATHAN J JORDISON, PAUL GRAY, PAUL D GRAY

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