In June 2002, Shawn Crahan, Brandon Darner and Stevan Robinson began working on an album together. During an interview with MTV in 2003 Crahan explained; "I've been keeping in touch with the music side of myself," and that To My Surprise is "a movement towards understanding [himself] and who [he is]."Two songs that Crahan and Darner wrote in 2002 were sent to producer Rick Rubin, without the intent of working with him. However, Rubin invited the band to Cello Studios in Los Angeles to work on an album.On October 7, 2003, the band released their debut album To My Surprise through Roadrunner Records.A music Video for the track "In The Mood" premiered on MTV's Extreme show on December 1. In 2004 "Get It To Go" featured on the soundtrack for the video game MVP Baseball 2004.Also in 2004, Crahan began working with Slipknot again in preparation of the release of their third album. At this time vocalist Darner was—as Crahan describes it—"at an age where he was ready to start his career" but Crahan had other commitments with Slipknot and Darner decided to leave To My Surprise.Shortly after this, with only releasing one album by the band, Roadrunner Records parted ways with To My Surprise.
In 2005—after Slipknot had finished touring—Crahan and Robinson got back together to work on new material, enlisting the help of Dorothy Hecht, Jarrod Brom, Paul Thompson and Wade Thompson, making the band twice its original size The band were working on a second album which they planned to release through Crahan's own label Big Orange Clown Records. In 2006 it was announced that the band would release a limited edition 7" record, however the band began performing shows and this brought a halt to work in the studio.[9] Most notably To My Surprise performed at South by Southwest, which Crahan described as "a dream come true".Prior to their performance at South by Southwest a track entitled "Jump The Gun" was released online as part of an e-card.They also planned to perform at festivals in Europe and tour the US, however the band canceled their appearances at European festivals and parted ways. Crahan said that the reason the band "died" was because it was unrealistic for him to be in this band and make it work and that "Slipknot made it impossible".
Come With Me
To My Surprise Lyrics
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Uh-huh, Yeah, uuh
Uh-huh, Yeah, uuh
Uh-huh, Yeah, uuh
Uh-huh, Yeah, uuh
Uh-huh, Yeah, Yeah
Hear my cries
Lend me your ears
See my fall
See my error
Know my faults
Time halts
See my loss
Know I'm lacking
Backtracking
Where I met you
Pistol packing
Itchy finger
Trigger happy
Try to trap me
Bad rap
Wiretap me
Back-stab me
Break the faith
Fall from grace
Tell me lies
Time flies
Close your eyes
Come with me
Come with me, Yeah
Come with me, Uh-huh, Yeah
You said to trust you
You'd never hurt me
Now I'm disgusted
Since then adjusted
Certainly you fooled me
Ridiculed me
Left me hanging
Now shit is boomeranging
Right back at you
Think long range
Narrow-minded
Left me blinded
I cosigned it
Shit backfired
But I'm bouncing back
I grinded
Not many would bear the pressure
You comprehend me
You want to end me
You offend me
It's drama, feel the trauma
Come with me
Yeah, Uh-huh, ah ha
Come with me, Don't be afraid, yeah
Come with me
I close my eyes
And I see..
You standing there
I cry...
Tears...
Of sorrow...
I die....
Uh-huh, Yeah
Fuck my enemies
Fuck my foes
Damn these hoes
You're stepping on my toes
Back up off me
Take your hands off me
Give me room to breathe
I'm not hearing it
I'm not fearing it
I'm up to my ears in it
Bullshit I'm destructive
Some women find that seductive
Some say it's lunacy
Reluctantly I've been moving on
I ignore you
Sorry if I bore you
I neglect you
Don't mean to disrespect you
Can't you see
I love you dearly
And that sincerely
But you annoy me
You can't avoid me
I'm here to stay
Forever and ever and a day
That's never
I can't let you go
I can't forget it
Why you did it
I won't permit it
And won't acquit it
I want to fight you
I'll fucking bite you
Can't stand nobody like you
You can't run
You can't hide
No surprise
Close your eyes
Come with me, yeah
Come with me
Come with me, AHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOWWW
Yeah, like this
Come on, Come on
Yeah turn me up, turn me up
Yeah yeah yeah, come on now, Yeah
Hear my cries
Hear my calls
Lend me your ears, Uh huh You ready now? Come on check this out
Hear my cries
Hear my calls
Lend me your ears, Uhh Oh yeah that's right, Oh yeah that's right
Hear my cries
Hear my calls
Lend me your ears
See my fall
See my errors
Know my faults
Time halts
See my loss
Know I'm lacking
Backtracking
Where I met you
Pistol packing
Itchy finger
Trigger happy
Try to trap me
Bad rap
Wiretap me
Backstab me
Break the faith
Fall from grace
Tell me lies
Time flies
Close your eyes
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me
I'm gonna take you with me
I want to fight you
I'll fucking bite you
Can't stand nobody like you
You can't run
You can't hide
No surprise
Close your eyes
Come with me
I'm gonna take you with me
I'm here to stay
Forever ever
And ever and day that's never
Come with me
Uh-huh, Yeah
Uh-huh, Yeah
Uh-huh, Yeah
Uh-huh, Yeah
Uh-huh, Yeah
Uh-huh, Yeah
Come with me
The lyrics of To My Surprise's song Come With Me depict a sense of betrayal, anger, and frustration. The singer asks the listener to hear their cries and calls, lend them their ears, and see their fall and errors. They realize their faults and time seems to halt as they look at their loss and lack of progress. They are backtracking to where they met their betrayer who is now pistol-packing and trigger happy. The singer feels trapped, wiretapped, and backstabbed, and now their faith is broken as they fall from grace. The singer is telling their betrayer to close their eyes and come with them, suggesting that they will take revenge or bring them to justice for the betrayal.
The song's lyrics suggest a situation of broken trust, where the singer experienced a painful fall from grace due to someone's betrayal. The lyrics are filled with strong emotions of pain, anger, and frustration, depicting how the singer was hurt by the betrayal. Their thoughts wander to revenge, and they want to fight the betrayer, saying they can't stand nobody like them. Come With Me is an emotional and raw expression of the singer's feelings that resonate with anyone who has felt betrayed or cheated.
Line by Line Meaning
Hear my cries
Listen to me when I call out
Hear my call
Pay attention to my plea
Lend me your ears
Listen carefully to what I'm about to say
See my fall
Watch me stumble and fail
See my error
Recognize my mistake
Know my faults
Understand my flaws
Time halts
Time stops
See my loss
Witness me losing something important
Know I'm lacking
Realize that I'm missing something
Backtracking
Returning to a previous point in time
Where I met you
The location where we first encountered each other
Pistol packing
Carrying a gun
Itchy finger
Eager to pull the trigger
Trigger happy
Quick to use a firearm
Try to trap me
Attempting to catch me in a dishonest act
Bad rap
Unfair criticism or reputation
Wiretap me
Secretly recording my conversations
Back-stab me
Betraying me behind my back
Break the faith
Violate the trust we've built
Fall from grace
Lose respect or honor
Tell me lies
Deceive me with false information
Time flies
Time passes quickly
Close your eyes
Don't look at me
Come with me
Join me on this journey
You said to trust you
You promised me your loyalty
You'd never hurt me
You would never cause me pain
Now I'm disgusted
You have made me feel repulsed
Since then adjusted
I have changed my behavior to accommodate your actions
Certainly you fooled me
Without a doubt, you tricked me
Ridiculed me
Mocked or belittled me
Left me hanging
Abandoned me when I needed you
Now shit is boomeranging
Now the situation is reversing back on you
Right back at you
Now it's your turn to experience what I've been through
Think long range
Consider the future consequences
Narrow-minded
Limited in thinking
Left me blinded
Prevented me from seeing the truth
I cosigned it
I supported or endorsed it
Shit backfired
Things went wrong unexpectedly
But I'm bouncing back
But I'm recovering from it
I grinded
I worked hard to overcome the difficulties
Not many would bear the pressure
Most people couldn't handle the stress
You comprehend me
You understand me
You want to end me
You wish harm upon me
You offend me
You hurt my feelings
It's drama, feel the trauma
It's intense and causing emotional distress
Fuck my enemies
Expressing dislike towards people who oppose me
Fuck my foes
Expressing dislike towards people who are against me
Damn these hoes
Expression of frustration towards women who have wronged me
You're stepping on my toes
You're interfering in my affairs
Back up off me
Step back and give me some space
Take your hands off me
Stop touching me
Give me room to breathe
Allow me to have some personal space
I'm not hearing it
I'm not interested in what you're saying
I'm not fearing it
I'm not afraid of the situation
I'm up to my ears in it
I'm overwhelmed by the situation
Bullshit I'm destructive
My anger and frustration can have damaging effects
Some women find that seductive
Some women are attracted to dangerous behavior
Some say it's lunacy
Some people think I'm crazy
Reluctantly I've been moving on
I've been reluctantly trying to move forward from the situation
I ignore you
I pretend you don't exist
Sorry if I bore you
Apologizing for not being interesting enough
I neglect you
I purposely don't give you attention or care
Don't mean to disrespect you
I don't intend to insult or offend you
Can't you see
Don't you understand
I love you dearly
I care about you deeply
And that sincerely
And I mean that honestly
But you annoy me
But your behavior bothers me
You can't avoid me
You cannot escape me
I'm gonna take you with me
I'm going to make you experience the same pain I did
No surprise
It's expected
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: CARL E. MARTIN, DARNELL ANDRE VAN RENSALIER, GARFIELD R. BRIGHT JR., MARC D. GAY
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