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.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_(band)
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)
The Me Inside
Slipknot Lyrics
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Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
Severed me from all emotion
Life is just too fucking hard
Snap! your face was all it took
Cuz this need aint doin me no good
Fall on my face, but cant you see?
This fucking life is killing me!
Tearing me / inside
Too far gone, Im catatonic
Leaving you to criticize
Empty shell and running naked
All alone... lobotomized
Back and forth between my hang-ups
It isnt easy to be hated
Where do ya go? whaddya do?
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I never cared, not once
Gotta get away!
Tearing me / inside
I wasnt promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know it - after youre gone
Gone
The lyrics of Slipknot's song "The Me Inside" represents the intense emotional pain, frustration, and anger of the singer's character. The singer has given in to something that has made them feel claustrophobic and scarred, and rendered them disconnected from their emotions. They are unable to cope with life, which they declare as "too fucking hard." Snap! Your face was all it took, in other words, something that might seem trivial to others, has pushed the singer over the edge. They fall on their face and declare that this life is killing them. The singer feels like they have been torn apart by something that's happening within, tearing them from the inside.
The second verse of the song portrays the singer at their breaking point; they feel like they are not in control of themselves, and they're leaving themselves open to the criticism of others. They feel like an empty shell, running naked, lobotomized, and all alone. The singer is confused and trapped between the things that are holding them down, and as a consequence, they feel hated. They do not know where to go, what to do, and are desperate to get away.
Overall, the song is about the overwhelming feeling of being trapped in one's own mind, leading to a loss of control over one's emotions and actions. The desperation in the lyrics of the song is palpable, and the intensity of the song hits hard.
Line by Line Meaning
Giving in to what has got me
I am succumbing to the pressures that are always weighing me down
Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
I am anxious and afraid, feeling trapped and wounded
Severed me from all emotion
The hardship has caused me to detach myself from my feelings
Life is just too fucking hard
I am overwhelmed by the difficulties of existence
Snap! your face was all it took
Your sudden reaction was the trigger for my emotional collapse
Cuz this need aint doin me no good
This desire is not benefiting me at all
Fall on my face, but cant you see?
I am failing miserably, can't you tell?
This fucking life is killing me!
I feel like this existence is destroying me
Tearing me / inside
I am being ripped apart internally
Too far gone, Im catatonic
I have gone too far to be able to function normally
Leaving you to criticize
I am abandoning you, and you are free to judge me
Empty shell and running naked
I am feeling empty and vulnerable
All alone... lobotomized
I am isolated and brainwashed
Back and forth between my hang-ups
I am oscillating between my insecurities and issues
It isn't easy to be hated
Being disliked is not effortless
Where do ya go? whaddya do?
I do not know where to turn, what to do
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I am a foolish, spontaneous, unpredictable person
I never cared, not once
I have never truly cared before
Gotta get away!
I desperately need to escape this situation
Tearing me / inside
I am being ripped apart internally
I wasn't promised a thing
No one ever guaranteed me anything
You keep mocking me
You continue to belittle and ridicule me
But you will never again
But you will stop from now on
Before you know it - after you're gone
Time flies by, and you could be gone before you know it
Gone
Disappeared, missing
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
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
kartoffel
[Verse 1]
Giving in to what has got me
Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
Severed me from all emotion
Life is just too fucking hard
Snap, your face was all it took
'Cause this need is doing me no good
Fall on my face, but can't you see?
This fucking life is killing me!
[Chorus]
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
[Verse 2]
Too far gone, I'm catatonic
Leaving you to criticize
Empty shell and running naked
All alone, lobotomized
Back and forth between my hang-ups
It isn't easy to be hated
Where do you go?
What do you do?
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I never cared, not once
Got to get away!
[Chorus]
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
[Outro]
I wasn't promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know, after you're gone!
Somos feos apestamos y pero reinamos hoto, motherfucker!
I wasn't promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know it, after you're gone!
Gone!
Gone!
Gone!
Dante Escobedo
Slipknot - Me Inside - Lyrics
Giving in to what has got me
Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
Severed me from all emotion
Life is just too fucking hard
Snap, your face was all it took
'Cause this need is doing me no good
Fall on my face, but can't you see?
This fucking life is killing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Too far gone, I'm catatonic
Leaving you to criticize
Empty shell and running naked
All alone, lobotomized
Back and forth between my hang-ups
It isn't easy to be hated
Where do you go?
What do you do?
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I never cared, not once
Got to get away!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
I wasn't promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know - after you're gone!
Somos feos apestamos y pero reinamos hoto, motherfucker!
I wasn't promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know it - after you're gone!
Gone!
Gone!
Gone!
Chelsea Kyle
Giving in to what has got me
Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
Severed me from all emotion
Life is just too fucking hard
Snap, your face was all it took
'Cause this need is doing me no good
Fall on my face, but can't you see?
This fucking life is killing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Too far gone, I'm catatonic
Leaving you to criticize
Empty shell and running naked
All alone, lobotomized
Back and forth between my hang-ups
It isn't easy to be hated
Where do you go?
What do you do?
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I never cared, not once
Got to get away!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
Tearing me!
I wasn't promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know - after you're gone!
Somos feos apestamos y pero reinamos hoto, motherfucker!
I wasn't promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know it - after you're gone!
Gone!
Gone!
Gone!
Klevis Meti
Giving in to what has got me
Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
Severed me from all emotion
Life is just too fucking hard
Snap! your face was all it took
Cuz this need aint doin me no good
Fall on my face, but cant you see?
This fucking life is killing me!
Tearing me / inside
Too far gone, Im catatonic
Leaving you to criticize
Empty shell and running naked
All alone... lobotomized
Back and forth between my hang-ups
It isnt easy to be hated
Where do ya go? whaddya do?
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I never cared, not once
Gotta get away!
Tearing me / inside
I wasnt promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know it - after youre gone
Gone
gbss1996
LYRICS:
Giving in to what has got me
Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
Severed me from all emotion
Life is just too fucking hard
Snap! your face was all it took
Cuz this need aint doin me no good
Fall on my face, but cant you see?
This fucking life is killing me!
Tearing me / inside
Too far gone, Im catatonic
Leaving you to criticize
Empty shell and running naked
All alone... lobotomized
Back and forth between my hang-ups
It isnt easy to be hated
Where do ya go? whaddya do?
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I never cared, not once
Gotta get away!
Tearing me / inside
I wasnt promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know it - after youre gone
Gone
Ninad Kulkarni
Lyrics
Giving in to what has got me
Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
Severed me from all emotion
Life is just too fucking hard
Snap! your face was all it took
Cuz this need aint doin me no good
Fall on my face, but cant you see?
This fucking life is killing me!
Tearing me / inside
Too far gone, Im catatonic
Leaving you to criticize
Empty shell and running naked
All alone... lobotomized
Back and forth between my hang-ups
It isnt easy to be hated
Where do ya go? whaddya do?
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I never cared, not once
Gotta get away!
Tearing me / inside
I wasnt promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know it - after youre gone
Gone
JMTS
LYRICS !! ! !!!
iving in to what has got me
Feeling claustrophobic, scarred
Severed me from all emotion
Life is just too fucking hard
Snap! your face was all it took
Cuz this need aint doin me no good
Fall on my face, but cant you see?
This fucking life is killing me!
Tearing me / inside
Too far gone, Im catatonic
Leaving you to criticize
Empty shell and running naked
All alone... lobotomized
Back and forth between my hang-ups
It isnt easy to be hated
Where do ya go? whaddya do?
Simpleton, impromptu, crazy eight
I never cared, not once
Gotta get away!
Tearing me / inside
I wasnt promised a thing
You keep mocking me
But you will never again
Before you know it - after youre gone
Gone
noavaro
true fact: this is the first song Corey ever recorded with them... this song got him the job
Real Yardie
What the orginal version
Rupe
@ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴄᴜʟʟ It's very possible that some of the members still have ideas that they did back then. There's a lot of artists who shelve ideas, riffs etc...and then many years later they use them in a song.
Name Is Trever
i learned this in Revolver Magazing happens to be my fav song
нуяяυ 武士
THE DEMO VERSION YOU SAY
NLIGHTiN
You're thinking of James Root
Nut Yeet
1:40 that is why Corey is one of the best all round vocalists in the music industry, his vocal range is insane
Kallizk
Was... you meant WAS... xD
Kaleb Gienapp
His range still isnt bad bro
Charlie Novacastor
@Kallizk he still has an amazing clean vocal range