The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Gone, I couldn't murder your promise
Right before my eyes
The revolutions of my psychosis
Kept me outta the way
Once inside, all I hold is ash
Fail, suppressing every feeling
I'm in so much pain
I have every fuckin' right to hate you
I can't take it
The hardest part was knowing that I could never be you
Now all I do is sit around and wish I could forget you
My demise, I took a life worth living and
Made it worth a mockery
I deny, I fold, but they keep on coming
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
Who are you to me? Who am I to you?
Is this a lesson in nepotistic negligence?
By default, you are my only link to the outside
Psychosomatic suicide
Where were you when I was down?
Can you show me a way
To face everyday with this face, goodbye
My demise, I took a life worth living and
Made it worth a mockery
I deny, I fold, but they keep on coming
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
When I blur my eyes, they make the whole
World breath, I see you fucking me
And I am absolutely controlling every urge
To mutilate, the one and only answer
So much for memories
I want to dress in your insecurities
And be the perfect you, I'm through
I'm out-stretched out for all to loathe
Here we go, the ultimate irony
My demise, I took a life worth living and
Made it worth a mockery
I deny, I fold, but they keep on coming
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
Killing me, killing me, killing me (stop)
Killing me (stop)
Right before my eyes
The revolutions of my psychosis
Kept me outta the way
Once inside, all I hold is ash
Fail, suppressing every feeling
I'm in so much pain
I have every fuckin' right to hate you
I can't take it
The hardest part was knowing that I could never be you
Now all I do is sit around and wish I could forget you
My demise, I took a life worth living and
Made it worth a mockery
I deny, I fold, but they keep on coming
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
Who are you to me? Who am I to you?
Is this a lesson in nepotistic negligence?
By default, you are my only link to the outside
Psychosomatic suicide
Where were you when I was down?
Can you show me a way
To face everyday with this face, goodbye
My demise, I took a life worth living and
Made it worth a mockery
I deny, I fold, but they keep on coming
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
When I blur my eyes, they make the whole
World breath, I see you fucking me
And I am absolutely controlling every urge
To mutilate, the one and only answer
So much for memories
I want to dress in your insecurities
And be the perfect you, I'm through
I'm out-stretched out for all to loathe
Here we go, the ultimate irony
My demise, I took a life worth living and
Made it worth a mockery
I deny, I fold, but they keep on coming
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
(Stop) I'm always ready to die but you're killing me
Killing me, killing me, killing me (stop)
Killing me (stop)
Lyrics submitted by lemonie_fresh
Metabolic Lyrics as written by Corey Taylor Christopher Fehn
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Probably the best song that SlipKnoT could ever make... All Fucking maggots in this world should understand that besides general meaning of all SlipKnoT songs, there is a meaning for all of us... Individually... For me, meaning of this song is his own persona... He hates himself, probably because he had fucked up life... for much as we all know... The part where he said : "I took a life worth living and Made it worth a mockery" looks like he has another person inside his mind... He fucked his own life... my best part where he sais:
When I blur my eyes, they make the whole World breath - I see you fucking me And I am absolutely controlly every urge To mutilate - the one and only answer So much for memories... I wanna derss in your insecurities And be the perfect you - I'm through I'm out-stretched out for all to loathe Here we go - the ultimate irony
Try to put it this way... All things in the world seem allright when I dont care about them... because he doesnt want to feel He doesent remember of anything also... He wanna take over the person outside of his body... and simply be apathetic, that so... he would be perfect... why?! No one could annoy him... fuck him... hurt him... People with habits like that are also known as lunatics... just because they simply dont care... That is also a big irony... He fucks himself up instead of helping himself...
Am I at lest 50% right?
P.S. Dont listen just songs that have live performances and videos... the best songs are those which are never comercialized... they are the purest hate...
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