Red Flag
Slipknot Lyrics

Past just saving, this is like escaping
The situation is beyond being simply rescued and feels more like escaping entirely

Running wild in the middle of weeds
Feeling untamed, out of control and consumed by difficulties

Eyes can't see me, careful with your breathing
Feeling hidden or unseen, and being careful to avoid being noticed by perceived threats

Get away or they get to feed
In order to avoid being consumed by negative influences, it's important to put distance between oneself and those predators

Strength's not enough, be defiant
Merely being strong is not sufficient without being bold and standing up for oneself

You're looking for a reason to suffer, you'll find it
If one is searching for hardship, they are bound to come across it eventually

But if you want to live to be better, begin it
Choosing to move forward and strive for improvement is key to living a fulfilling life

Your energy won't keep you from getting exhausted and purge it
Trying to escape negative feelings by relying on one's own energy alone will not suffice, it's necessary to confront and eliminate them head on

You don't know me
The artist feels misunderstood and underestimated

You can't hold me
The artist feels indomitable and uncontainable

This is beginning
There is a sense of starting fresh

You are an ending
The person being addressed represents a past phase that is ending

They'll smother their own just to feel you
Negative influencers will sabotage even their closest relationships just to feel a sense of power over the singer

They'll get you alone just to steal you
The negative influencers will attempt to separate the singer from others in order to manipulate and exert control over them

They'll eat you alive just to kill you
The negative influencers will ultimately destroy the singer, not just their reputation, in order to feel a sense of satisfaction

Nobody will ever have you
The artist refuses to be owned or controlled by others

You used to be something special
The artist has lost confidence in themselves and their abilities

Now you're nothing new
The singer feels ordinary and unremarkable

Plague, don't panic
There is a problem or issue that needs to be addressed, but panicking will not help

Don't believe the riddle that confuses you
There is misinformation or deception at play, and the artist advises against being misled or confused by it

Bitch, so manic
The negative influencers are frantic, potentially indicating their desperation for control over the artists

I can see the light that exposes you
The artist has a moment of clarity and is able to see through the deceptive tactics of those who wish to control them

So dramatic, now it's all empathetic means
The negative influencers are using overly emotional and manipulative tactics to try and gain control

The bigger the mouth that I can eat you with
The negative influencers are only making themselves more vulnerable and easier to combat by being overly aggressive

Force of habit, God you reek of your havoc
The singer is pointing out the negative influencers' pattern of destructiveness

But consider the sources you've been tampering with!
The singer is pointing out that the negative influences are not trustworthy and should not be given power over oneself

Now you're nothing
The singer feels they have lost value or worth

Now you're nothing new
The artist feels ordinary and unremarkable