I see you had your mind all made up
You group of pitiful liars.
Before I woke to face the day
Your master plan transpired

Something told me
This job had more than meets the eye
My song is not believed?
My words somewhat deceiving?
Now I'm unwhole

You've waged a war of nerves
But you can't crush the kingdom

Can't be what your idols are
Can't leave the scar
You cry for compensation
I ask you, please just give us

5 minutes alone

Just give us
5 minutes alone

I read your eyes, your mind was made up
You took me for a fool
You used complexion of my skin
For a counter-rascist tool
You can't burn me
I've spilled my guts out in the past
Taken advantage of
Because you know where I've come from
My past

You've waged a war of nerves
But you can't crush the kingdom

Can't be what your idols are.
Can't leave the scar alone
You cry for compensation
I ask you, please just give us

5 minutes alone

Just give us
5 minutes alone

Like points of broken glass

Oh, five minutes
Alone
Just give us
Yeah

Last stop

I ask you, please just give us

5 minutes alone

Just give us
5 minutes alone

I ask you, please just give us
I ask you, please just give us
I ask you, please just give us
I ask you, please just give us
I ask you, please just give us
I ask you, please just give us
I ask you, please just give us
I ask you, please just give us
I ask you, please (please)
I ask you, please
I ask you, please
I beg you, please
I beg you, please
I beg you, please

5 minutes alone

Just give us
5 minutes alone
5 minutes alone
5 minutes alone


Lyrics submitted by -L3tH4L-, edited by TheBackDoorMan

5 Minutes Alone Lyrics as written by Philip Anselmo Darrell Lance Abbott

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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  • +4
    General Comment

    It actually states on Wikipedia that this song was particularly about Anselmo being provoked by a heckler and told the crowd to basically beat the shit out of him (the heckler) as well as a couple more insults following that, later the band being sued, and the heckler's father calling the band manager and threatening "you just give me FIVE MINUTES ALONE with that Phil Anselmo guy and I'll show him who's 'big daddy' around here", later continuing with Phil's response "you just give me FIVE MINUTES ALONE with that cat's dad and I'll whoop his ass."

    Zludderzon September 02, 2012   Link
  • +3
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    its not about vinnie, its about an incident when an angry concert goer was talking smack to phil from the pit and when the fans realized there was a heckler in their midst he was beat severely, afterwards the heckler's father was recorded on camera talking about how he'd like '5 minutes alone' with phil anselmo due to the fact that he felt phil had incited the crowd to do it,

    the song is phil's response, saying that he'd give him 5 minutes if he wanted it. he also refers to how the hecklers father tried to imply that phil disliked his son based on his ethnicity "You used complexion of my skin for a counter Rascist tool."

    farbeyonddriven1990on October 09, 2009   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Rest in peace Dimebag.

    One of the all time greats.

    quiffpornon December 10, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    goddamn it man...phil was the one who died and if you listen to the lyrics, does it really sound like a brush with death song? 10s is more of a death song.

    WitnessTheEndon May 09, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    this song is about a motherfucker who was giving phil hell at a show so he said he was gonna kick his ass.the kid went and told his dad and his dad said u juss give me five minutes alone with that phil anselmo guy. this is in the book that comes with the new greatest hits thing.

    southofheaven_666on November 24, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song rules! Pigbenis666, I'm with you all the way, 5 minutes alone with that piece of fuckin shit nathan gale would have been fun to torture that bitch's ass. I wish Dimebag was still alive:( "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
    R.I.P 1966-2004
    I will always remember your
    kick-ass solos and guitar riffs......
    Your still a legend and a heavy metal hero, Dimebag.........

    Samuraiguy420on January 03, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I think you are all right. Even if this can be viewed as racial, we must look past hurt feelings and see if there is some truth involved. Angry heckler or Nubian brother, check thine self before thou wrecketh thine self.

    dlwhiteon May 05, 2012   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I always thought it was about jacking off but I could be wrong

    gummoon January 25, 2014   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Philip Anselmo talks about 5 Minutes Alone it's a real situation here is actual quote of Phil:

    “That actually came from a real situation where, for a f—ing change, I wasn’t guilty of starting some offstage brawl or some crap like that,” Anselmo describes. “Here comes this lawsuit and it’s this guy claiming that I jumped offstage and beat him up. His Dad had quotes and one of his Dad’s quotes was, ‘I don’t care about any lawsuit, I’d just like to get that Phil Anselmo five minutes alone.’ My manager answered him back, ‘No, you wouldn’t.’” [Laughs] via loudwire

    Lyrics2BGon June 10, 2015   Link
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    i think that this song it is a very good song :D

    chaos13on May 02, 2002   Link

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