Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter lyrics
Tracks 01. XIX
02. Sarcastrophe 03. AOV 04. The Devil In I 05. Killpop 06. Skeptic 07. Lech 08. Goodbye 09. Nomadic 10. The One That Kills The Least 11. Custer 12. Be Prepared For Hell 13. The Negative One 14. If Rain Is What You Want 15. Override 16. The Burden 01. XIX
This song is not for the living
This song is for the dead With my face against the floor I can't see who knocked me out of the way I don't want to get back up But I have to, so it might as well be today Nothing appeals to me, no one feels like me I'm too busy being calm to disappear I'm in no shape to be alone Contrary to the shit that you might hear So walk with me, walk with me Don't let the symbolism kill your heart Walk with me, walk with me Just like we should have done right from the start Walk with me, walk with me Don't let this fucking world tear you apart 02. Sarcastrophe
Wallow in the winter of it
Discover what you truly covet Underneath and far above it You slither in all kinds of shit How could you forget about it? Did you think you could minimize? This is the age of consent You'll get a day in the sun before I kill your fucking lights Burn up in your atmosphere Burn up in your utmost fear Desecrate your temples Only Hell and hate remain Don't look for crows to scatter Prepare for Judgement Day We are kill gods! The kings are falling down Can I find a way to get there? Bury your head in the ground Will you falsify for your fare share? When it's done, it's done - plus negative one It's everybody's guess but the apathy won Will you come testify in the court of myopic opinion Or will you settle for oblivion? We are kill gods! (We) We make this world worth saving (Are) Are you prepared to be late? (Kill) Kill everything that kills you (Gods) Live long and die for me Yeah Rape crutch and stick in the middle Of an evidence bag that'll never obey All these years spent hiding all the bodies I could never be sure, but I remember the graves We are kill gods! (We) We make this world worth saving (Are) Are you prepared to believe? (Kill) Kill everything that kills you (Gods) Live long and die for me You! Live long and die for me Live long and die for me 03. AOV
Black dirty teeth in the crease
Was the proof too good to be believed? Is the cunt with the tongue Who belongs on broken knees? So far it occurs to me That everybody in the world is afraid of me Just one more sin and down we go But that the news is out and I think I'm going to Kill myself Or fuck myself Or tell myself about the only thing that matters now We bury what we fear the most Approaching original violence Is the silence where you hide it? 'Cause I don't recognize you anymore To each his own I can do with one less watered down excuse If this is over you can tell me it's no use Use, just tell me it's over Today we will deceive our better selves Into assimilating pain from something else Put on your face and show me why Behind the scenes we had to simply comply Now the community Doesn't feel any better than it used to be I wanna be a judge in a criminal case You covered up, did you cultivate? Be yourself Not yourself Know yourself 'Cause no one seems to know you now We carry what we can't control Approaching original violence In the silence there is a nihilist Who doesn't care and never did To each his own I can do with one less watered down excuse There comes a time where we can't take the same abuse If this is over you can tell me it's no use Drug out, pissed on, everything's the same. Bitch and moan, It doesn't matter, nothing's going to change I don't wanna watch another brother fucking die So discarded, fallen by the side Don't tell me it's the only way Just another reason why you never take the bait The trials, the scheming, the burden of the beast Both your faces turn your back on Everything you fought to save a dream Now that's over ..when it's over Where all the angels fear to tread Approaching original violence We're the silence, we'll deny it We can't continue on like this To each his own I can do with one less watered down excuse There comes a time where we can't take the same abuse My God, it won't take just one more to stay from you Now that this is over, you can tell me it's no use Now that this is over, you can tell me it's no use Use, just tell me it's over It doesn't matter what you say It doesn't matter what you do We can't continue on like this 04. The Devil In I
Undo these chains, my friend
I'll show you the rage I've hidden Perish the sacrament Swallow, but nothing's forgiven You and I can't decide Which of us was taken for granted Make amends Some of us are destined to be outlived Step inside, see the Devil in I Too many times, we've let it come to this Step inside, see the Devil in I You'll realize I'm not your devil anymore Under the words of men Something is tempting the father Where is your will, my friend? Instantiates never even bother You and I, wrong or right Traded a lie for the leverage In between the lens in light You're not what you seem Step inside, see the Devil in I Too many times we've let it come to this Step inside, see the Devil in I You'll realize I'm not your devil I'm not your devil anymore Your station is abandoned Fool You, 'cause I know what you've done Sensation, deprivation You should've burned when you turned on everyone So step inside, see the Devil in I Too many times we've let it come to this Step inside, see the Devil in I I know you'll find your answers in the end Step inside, see the Devil in I You'll realize I'm not your devil So step inside, step inside See the Devil in I See the Devil in I 05. Killpop
She's sticking needles in her skin
I turn with an ugly grin Her canvas doesn't leave a lot to fantasy But her peace of mind can't stay inside the lines It's so confusing, the methods that she's using She knows she shouldn't leave a mark that I can see Will she ever find, one million of a kind It's cold and lonely But that's because she told me Lost inside her dirty world No one hurts this pretty girl but her Oh, she's beautiful A little better than a man deserves Ooh, I'm not insane Please tell me she won't change Maybe I should let her go But only when she loves me (she loves me) How can I just let her go? Not until she loves me (she loves me) She's drowning in herself again My God, what a lovely sin I guess there's nothing left to do But have my way She can feel it's right So she doesn't close her eyes She smiles and answers It doesn't seem to matter Lost inside my dirty head Something tells me I'm the one who's kept Loud, so volatile A little better than her mind defiled Who I need to be Please tell me she won't change Maybe I should let her go But only when she loves me (she loves me) How can I just let her go? Not until she loves me (she loves me) We were meant to be together Now die and fucking love me We were made to hate each other Now die and fucking love me Die and fucking love me Die and fucking love me Die and fucking love me 06. Skeptic
Only when the fates commiserate
Do we get a little taste as unique? The libertine, know what I mean? Hiroshima on a Sunday You had a gift, you were a gift But there's always a goddamn catch Blessing and a curse, you made it work The universe is so much smaller (Legend) Bastard (Best friend) Why? Why do the limits have to reunite? (Hero) Martyr (Mystery) God He was the best of us The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you The world will never know another man as amazing as you Never be the same, I want the blame To be assigned to the guiltiest one It can't be done, because the son Was the victim they arrested I'm so fucking pissed at all of this You gotta know that you are sorely missed Miracles are real, they help you heal They make you feel like things will get better (Father) Brother (Scapegoat) Why? Why did we only get this time? (Fighter) Icon (Skeptic) God Stop taking the best of us I won't let you disappear I will keep your soul alive if I can't have you here History may have its share of lunatics and stars But the world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you The world will never know another man as amazing as you The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you The world will never know another man as amazing as you, oh Skeptic, skeptic, skeptic Skeptic, skeptic, skeptic Where am I supposed to begin I'm killing for the karma again Feed the meter in the machine Believing is the way to be saved (Gone) Are we alone? (Gone) Are we alone? (Gone) Are we alone? (Gone) We're not alone I can't let you disappear I will keep your soul alive if I can't have you here We were meant to be the kings Rule the masses, run the risk And keep our systems clean History may have its share of lunatics and stars But the world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you The world will never know another man as amazing as you The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you The world will never know another man as amazing as you The world will never see (will never see) Another crazy motherfucker like you Like you, like you, like you, like you 07. Lech
I know why Judas wept, motherfucker!
The fire's burn on the summit Shining a light on the ones I've killed Survivors' guilt undetermined I can murder the world in all the blood I've spilled Banishment, sequestered and conquered To hell with your intelligence Just figure out your common sense No one is bulletproof Yeah I'll eat the skins of my brothers The alabaster bones will make a perfect wall Can I fill in the cracks with these feelings With every terrible piece or maybe nothing at all Selfishness, take granted for everything What more could you ask for? It doesn't matter anymore No one is bulletproof Yeah Can you feel the cold? Fortune never favors the old Tired of defending myself Go complain to somebody else Somebody else Yeah The monsters in your madness are the voices in your head They're scratching at your windows as you hide beneath the bed You live like fucking heathens, so you'll die like pagan Gods In between the poisons and the pure Contagions and the cure NINE - FOR - SURE NINE - FOR - SURE NINE - FOR - SURE NINE - FOR - SURE I got a bone that's dead inside of me It's a rotting sink that I don't need Feel free to vent your denigration I can't believe I'm saying this I'll live with my regrets I'll die by my decisions I'm not your fucking superstar Keep it close, you're going way too far No one is bulletproof Bulletproof No one is bulletproof Bulletproof No one is bulletproof Bulletproof 08. Goodbye
Come on over
Come unglued It's not easy to see all of you Help yourselves Help is on the way Well, there's nothing to lose So now I have something to say Maybe we can all recognize a moment of sadness Maybe we can finally agree on the same point of view A long time ago we believed and we were united So the last thing on earth I am ready to do is say Goodbye A long time ago we discovered that nothing could stop us This hasn't torn us apart, so nothing ever will How can we know where we are if the sun is behind us But this moment will show us the rest of our lives No one is going to save us this time No one can know what we're feeling so don't even try 09. Nomadic
Let's skip all the histrionics
Not again, not another excuse The epidemic is co-dependent Biting off more than your mouth can chew Don't forget to convalesce your secrets I don't want to be a man today For all you know I'm the silver in the bullet I am the trigger that will make you all obey I'm going to make you cry tonight I'm going to make you hate me Inside all my flaws again (I can't let go) In spite of you I'm lost again (I still don't know) Disguises show me, what am I if I am only? The status quo is not a punishment, but now it feels like home Your association finds you guilty Starting with the end of the day Black and white is such a fascist feeling Right or wrong and nothing to say The last good bipeds cleaning up the fingerprints Unappreciated medical fiends Confiscate another classic inbred Fuck it all, light the acetylene No other choice, I can't explain Life keeps taking things away Inside all my flaws again (I can't let go) In spite of you I'm lost again (I still don't know) Disguises show me, what am I if I am only? The status quo is not a punishment, but now it feels like home The tough guys who came to kill, but stayed to rape and ravage. The future's here, I'm past my prime When the evidence came, I committed the crime Can you stand on your faith with your feet on the bible Who could ask for a better disciple What's the point, I'm not sure I can I'll never dig another grave, I'm afraid of what I'll find If it hurts, then you're too old I'll take your shit and give you fucking gold I'm going to make you cry tonight I need you to hate me Inside all my flaws again (I can't let go) In spite of you I'm lost again (I still don't know) This life has shown me, why am I here? Sad and lonely The status quo is not a punishment, but now it feels like home But now it feels like home 10. The One That Kills The Least
I don't seem to care today
I mirror what I love with what I hate Empty ways can cloud your eyes I only know because I tried So come with me, come with me Let's meet our contestants There's no better time to play the game I don't want to give it away Underneath the citadels Buried deep with your guilt and regrets Leading in the dark, everything is wonderful I don't care, I don't want to forget Why is it a crime? It's none of your business I prefer to be in hell by myself Turn the other cheek and tell it to somebody who Refuses to forgive when nothing was taken No one else survives I've seen you live, now watch me die But we don't see the writing on the wall And as I close my eyes Alone in here, I realize The one that kills the least still kills us all Hidden in the rubble Everybody's got a story to tell What do I need? Eliminate the possible All that's left is a man in a cell Maybe I'm wrong, maybe a decision is The better way to go, the better way to be I've got my demons, go get your own Save another number, don't forget to hate me No one else survives I've seen you live, now watch me die But we don't see the writing on the wall And as I close my eyes Alone in here, I realize The one that kills the least still killed us all No one else survives I've seen you live, now watch me die But we don't see the writing on the wall And as I close my eyes Lost in here, I realize The one that kills the least still kills us all The one that kills the least still kills us all The one that kills the least still kills us all All, all, all 11. Custer
Yeah
Yeah Rise Half alive and stark-raving free and maligned For encroaching on the purpose of this commercial-free interruption Due to the prolific nature of this statement Listener aggression is advised It's strange, whenever I see a gun I think about just how petty you are And it blows my fucking mind It blows my fucking mind These days, I never seem to get enough I'm tired of this shit- I want to go home Don't waste my fucking time Don't waste my fucking time Because anything exceptional gets crushed by common people With jealousy and ignorance and all their common evils This planet isn't special, collections made of clay I'm waiting for the punishment I know is on my way So cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Irreverence is my disease It's second hand but you know me The son of a bitch is on his knees The last man standing gets no pity Somewhere on a toilet wall, I read the words "You form a line to formalize the former lies." And I finally saw the truth Something so profound and it was sitting there Surrounded by the garbage and the stains Another victim of the refuse Now I've been saying this for years but you don't comprehend it I fight hell and I fight fear because I understand it Androgyny and insults- you try so hard to be difficult You want to win the war? Know what you're fighting for Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Irreverence is my disease It's second hand but you know me The son of a bitch is on his knees The last man standing gets no pity With angel eyes and demon seeds You're missing what you really need When all is said and done, you see The last man standing gets no pity Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up Cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up 12. Be Prepared For Hell
I can't get out or I'll die
Just let me be I'll never be never Be prepared for Hell and I say, oh well Just tell me when I can open my eyes And realize I've died Be prepared for Hell and I say, oh well Just tell me when I can open my eyes And realize I've died 13. The Negative One
Fire and caffeine, a lot of nicotine
I'm gonna burn so I better tell you everything The competition, the superstition Never mind, 'cause you're never gonna give in It's a crisis, just how you like it The same drama in a different disguise I'm bound to walk with a target on my back At least I'm ready for another attack The Lord of lies The morning star You had to be set free Opposing sides Your choices are The negative one and me, yeah Svengali; Why are we the enemies? I never follow but I never make apologies Your dementias are gonna getcha Because your walls can't support each other Settle for the cynical, you're so political You're getting ready 'cause the first move is critical Reciprocity, somebody's listening What did we learn from our time in captivity? The Lord of lies The morning star You had to be set free Opposing sides Your choices are The negative one and me The negative one and me I hope you live to see the day When you're world goes up in flames And as you die you see my face You're the only one to blame, yeah Fuck Yeah The prescient, the nascent, the quotient (they all will fall) The cystic symbolic condition (systemic) Egregious, replete with these lesions (contaminate) Succumb to the selfish creation (your failure) Yeah No accountability, divisibility I point a finger but it's always looking back at me The centipede's pulling on the mechanism Unearthing scars of the cataclysm When the innocent begin to circumvent The color fades, but the picture is vibrant What do you believe? Does it matter now? Turn away, the killer is disavowed The Lord of lies The morning star You had to be set free Opposing sides Your choices are The negative one and me The negative one and me I hope you live to see the day When you're world goes up in flames And as you die you see my face You're the only one to blame The Lord of lies (the lord of lies) The morning star (the morning star) You had to be set free Opposing sides (opposing sides) Your choices are (your choices are) The negative one (the negative one) The negative one (the negative one) The negative one (the negative one) The negative one The negative one and me The negative one and me The negative one and me Yeah 14. If Rain Is What You Want
It's been years since anyone could be a friend
It's the fear that kills the feeling, in the end Can we face it? Can we shape it? Can we really die? If rain is what you want, all you have to do is close your eyes Just close your eyes I am watching resurrections start to crawl Is there any chance in Hell? Any chance at all? Do we need it? Do we see it? Is it really there? If rain is what you want, then take your seats, enjoy the fall Enjoy the fall The only thing deeper than my last breath The only thing darker than my last death Is the panic, the static I've come back from the dead But my cities will never sleep again In these diamonds we're left with colored glass As pressure takes its toll, we will outlast But you can't break my heart As long as I can be myself, I'll never fall apart And you can't take me in If I'm not broken, break me down So I will never feel alone again The only thing deeper than my last breath The only thing darker than my last death Is the panic, the static I've come back from the dead But my cities (will never sleep again) My cities will never sleep again My cities will never sleep again My cities will never sleep again My cities will never sleep again 15. Override
The ghosts have given up
Familiar haunts have had enough Too much thought will give you doubt And now they found you It's safer in a cage They can't tell you what to say All your dreams come with a price So they own you But what did you expect? Was it too much to protect? Did you understand they had selfish intentions? When they were pulling you in opposite directions You don't know the hell that's coming Everybody get on the ground You don't know the hell that's coming Everybody get on the ground We are the override Oh, we are the override The dead don't know, the dead are lonely A fascination fades When this mercy execution Says it's over You follow as preferred Now their plans are undeterred Who can bring them in to supersede? It's over Even hate starts out as love Sometimes when it's all you want Maybe satisfaction will take you for granted When all that's left is the emotion you abandoned You don't know the hell that's coming Everybody get on the ground You don't know the hell that's coming Everybody get on the ground We are the override Oh, we are the override, yeah You clawed out from nothing and I sent you back Floor to the pedal and lock what you act Covered in sores, you cannot be the one You are the answer to why we have risen You are not the way You are judged to being afraid You are simple and unchanged We believe you should give up Give up Give up God and his mercy will take you for granted When all that's left is the life you abandoned You don't know the hell that's coming Everybody get on the ground You don't know the hell that's coming Everybody get on the ground We are the override Oh, we are the override, yeah Give up Give up Give up Give up Give up Give up Give up Give up Give up 16. The Burden
There's God
Can I feed you again? Will I have to stay dumb? You can feel and it begins But I know inside this heart attack I can see through your eyes I'm terrified of everything But it's no real surprise Because the parasites are dancing closer All this sacrilegion warns in posters Can you handle it? In the dark Why I think I'm alone I swept through my visions I'm going too cold Today is a tragedy In the mouth of the mad But that doesn't matter now I've come home relaxed I'm curled up in a ball and shaking I'm hiding from the hell I'm making I can't believe the chance I'm taking Is there any other way? Is there any other way? The burden The burden (You can't save me) There is nothing more to give (I am changing) Almost like I never lived (Be my witness) Just don't leave me in suspense (Keep this, prove it) Tell them all the consequences The burden (Have you ever been burdened before?) The burden (Was there anything you wanted more?) (You can't save me) There is nothing more to give (I am changing) Almost like I never lived (Be my witness) Just don't leave me in suspense (Keep this, prove it) Tell them all the consequences Our same plea By now you know that looks are deceiving I'm covered in a rash and receding Is there any other way? Is there any other way? For Gods' sakes we've suffered This pain is now our lives For Gods' sakes we've suffered enough For Gods' sakes we've suffered This pain is now our lives For Gods' sakes we've suffered enough For Gods' sakes we've suffered This pain is now our lives For Gods' sakes we've suffered enough For Gods' sakes we've suffered This pain is now our lives For Gods' sakes we've suffered enough Enough Enough Enough |