I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Pain, made to order
Pain, made to order
Pain, made to order
Pain
I'm not the second coming, I'm the first wave
Better get an army 'cause the fire left me unscathed
You bet your bottom dollar I'm the top of the shit pile
So stick around 'cause I'll get to you in just a few
Step off the achtung, get back or get stung
Idiotic sense of yourself, are you that dumb?
Entire legion of me totalitarian
The one and only motherfucker, top of the world man
'Cause I can't stand it, planned it, gonna crash land it
In other words, consider me branded
Another version of me, another version of you
Both barrels, what you gonna do?
All I hear is human noise
You made your own fuckin' choice
I belong to only me
Silence for my revelry
I can only die over time
Filthy hands, stay away from mine
Every reason is a right to hate
Painful clutch, death is fine, give me mine
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Somebody explain this
You don't care 'cause you don't exist
What the fuck is this another joke? Reckoning
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away (walks away)
Only one of us walks away (walks away)
Only one of us walks away (walks away)
Only one of us walks away (walks away)
Pain, made to order
Pain, made to order
Pain
I'm not the second coming, I'm the first wave
Better get an army 'cause the fire left me unscathed
You bet your bottom dollar I'm the top of the shit pile
So stick around 'cause I'll get to you in just a few
Step off the achtung, get back or get stung
Idiotic sense of yourself, are you that dumb?
Entire legion of me totalitarian
The one and only motherfucker, top of the world man
'Cause I can't stand it, planned it, gonna crash land it
In other words, consider me branded
Another version of me, another version of you
Both barrels, what you gonna do?
All I hear is human noise
You made your own fuckin' choice
I belong to only me
Silence for my revelry
I can only die over time
Filthy hands, stay away from mine
Every reason is a right to hate
Painful clutch, death is fine, give me mine
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Somebody explain this
You don't care 'cause you don't exist
What the fuck is this another joke? Reckoning
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away
Only one of us walks away (walks away)
Only one of us walks away (walks away)
Only one of us walks away (walks away)
Only one of us walks away (walks away)
Lyrics submitted by paper_doll_decay, edited by amogos
Only One Lyrics as written by Mickael Thomson Christopher Fehn
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid
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Right, ill be the first one to comment on this. As know it was written by Anders and he was into fantasy RPG's. Anyway his viewpoints are from someone called Garou (some RPG) who plays the part of peacekeeper most of the time, only to be laughed at by his peers. Finally, he steps up and shows them that he means business. Hence "Only one of us walks away".
All the songs from Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat slipknot's first album are in reference to Werewolf the Apocalypse (A pen and paper roleplaying game, such as Dungeons and Dragons) this is basically in reference to a get of fenris character, who is trying to get everyone to see things the same as he does in the war against the wyrm (get of fenris are a germanic/norse tribe of garou(werewolves) this can be seen by the line "valhalla's gone, with your soul"
That makes a lot of sense. I always thought it was about getting sick of someone's shit. On a personal note I prefer thsi version to the one with Corey. I guess I jsut love Anders's Voice.
you guys are idiots, rap mixes perfectly with metal... have you NOT heard "Bring the Noise" from Anthrax/Public Enemy? or RATM's first album? Jesus, take your heads out of your asses!
anyway, this song fucking rules and I love the version with Corey's vocals. I don't know, it just sounds better when he raps/screams, better than Anders, his voice is a little too gruff for me.
In The Don't Call Me Brother Line I Thought Anders Was Saying Don't Call Me Jenafer. LOL
Peace G-Dogg
rap dosent mix with metal! never has a truer word been spoken! hail!
Anyway.. While I think the S/T version is criminally shooort, this version sorta gets away with it, cus the chorus is a natural end to the song, especially in the way Anders sings it. He sings it like a challenge, and it dosent really have that chorus feeling in it.
i gotta say i liked coreys version of the song alot better than this one
I perfer the one where Corey Taylor (also in Stone Sour) Sings and SCREAMS THE Static sound LYRICS!! Anyways I Pefer the drum solo in this one (Not the MFKR Version).
AH HA!! I AGREE WITH YA, PromNightBlood12!!
I like corey's voice better, I don't know why... I think it's funny when they go into the little rap thing, rap just doesn't mix with metal