Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. Th… Read Full Bio ↴Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand (guitar), Christian Martucci (guitar), Johny Chow (bass) and Roy Mayorga (drums). Longtime members Joel Ekman (drums, percussion) and Shawn Economaki (bass guitar) left the band in 2006 and 2011, respectively. Former lead guitarist Jim Root left in 2014.

To date, Stone Sour has released six studio albums Stone Sour (2002); Come What(ever) May (2006); Audio Secrecy (2010); House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 (2012); House of Gold & Bones – Part 2 (2013) and Hydrograd (2017). They also released a digital live album, Live in Moscow, in 2007. Their album, Hydrograd was released in June 2017 and is their first album to feature guitarist Christian Martucci.

Stone Sour earned the group two Grammy Award nominations, both for Best Metal Performance, for the singles "Get Inside", in 2003, and "Inhale", in 2004. From their 2006 album, Come What(ever) May, the group received another Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance for the single "30/30-150". The band has sold 2.1 million albums in the United States as of April 2017.

In 2020, Corey Taylor announced that the band will be on "Indefinite Hiatus", saying that it it didn't feel the way that it felt in the past.

Tumult
Stone Sour Lyrics

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Goddamn you!
Haven't let you in 'cause I'm in you
Haven't let you in 'cause I'm in you
Must have been a bitch, must have been a pain
Take me off the "innocent"
Put me in your vein!

It's improbable

It's improbable

Haven't said a word 'cause you're still on
Haven't said a word 'cause you're still on
Mustn't take offense, mustn't take a bow
Used to be a derelict
Now I have to live with it!

It's improbable
It's improbable
It's improbable
You came back, but I know better, boy

Trip my light fantastic
Rub me in your wound
I'm not broken, I'm not plastic
I'm no whore
Used against me, use me up again

It's improbable
It's improbable
It's improbable
You came back but I know better, boy

(sometimes I think I'm crazy, other times I know I'm not)

Got no time to time to time (once again)

You don't want me, you don't need me!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Stone Sour's song Tumult are poetically complex and heavily metaphorical. It seems to be about a toxic relationship where one person seeks solace in drugs and is trying to keep the other person out of their life because their addiction has taken over. The frustrated and angry tone of the lyrics is indicated by the opening line "Goddamn you!" It suggests that the person is upset with themselves for being in a situation where they're compelled to continue their addiction. They are conscious of the fact that they haven't been able to fight it off because it feels like they are in the other person's grip.

The second verse suggests that the person has accepted defeat and is now living with the consequences of their drug addiction. They are using drugs to dissolve the memory of the pain they've experienced and to avoid confronting the underlying issues. They feel like they have been used up by their addiction and that they are trapped in a vicious cycle that they can't break.

The chorus insists that the situation is impossible and that the other person should leave them alone because they know better. The last line seems to suggest that the person is aware that their addiction is not good for them, but they can't help but continue using drugs. It's a poignant commentary on the impact of addiction on people's lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Goddamn you!
Expressing anger and frustration towards someone.

Haven't let you in 'cause I'm in you
I haven't allowed you to have an emotional connection with me because I am still attached to you.

Must have been a bitch, must have been a pain
It must have been difficult to deal with me in the past.

Take me off the "innocent"
Stop seeing me as pure and blameless.

Put me in your vein!
Engulf me in your dark world.

It's improbable
Unlikely to happen.

Haven't said a word 'cause you're still on
I haven't spoken because I am still affected by you.

Mustn't take offense, mustn't take a bow
I shouldn't be upset or flattered by your actions.

Used to be a derelict
I was once careless and irresponsible.

Now I have to live with it!
Now I have to deal with the consequences of my past actions.

You came back, but I know better, boy
I know not to trust you, even though you have returned.