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.
Gently, my mind escapes
Into the relaxing world of pleasure
A pleasure that'll take my mind
Off the reality of my life
My past life, life as I know it now
And whatever may come
It slowly disappears
To somewhere in the back of my mind
It will remain there until I wish to retrieve it
Yes, I will stay here for a while
For I need the break, a break from the pressures of life
When everything that lays in the palm of life's hands
Life's hands
This moment's incredible, it's out of this world
Too bad, I must always leave it
That's life, that's life, that's life, that's life
Yes yes yes yes oh, yes
Into the relaxing world of pleasure
A pleasure that'll take my mind
Off the reality of my life
My past life, life as I know it now
And whatever may come
It slowly disappears
To somewhere in the back of my mind
It will remain there until I wish to retrieve it
Yes, I will stay here for a while
For I need the break, a break from the pressures of life
When everything that lays in the palm of life's hands
Life's hands
This moment's incredible, it's out of this world
Too bad, I must always leave it
That's life, that's life, that's life, that's life
Yes yes yes yes oh, yes
Lyrics submitted by The Spoony Bard, edited by RamBahadur
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i would have to agree with "NO ONE IMPORTANT" and "ADAMIZER" because in a sense we all have our own little world of our own, to take us away from depressing things or reality that literally sucks dick. i could understand how it could be interpreted as him using drugs and explaing the euphoria.......but i think its the whole making his own reality and sacluding himself. thats what i think
Corey's voice has a much greater range. he can actually sing, he can scream better, and he has a better way with expressing emotion in his songs, but that doesn't change the fact that the MFKR version is the original, and the original is always the more meaningful. I don't know what this song means to Corey, but as the website mfkr1.com will tell you, the song is about the escape to Umbra. It's not about drugs, and it's an indirect way of expressing the feeling of escaping reality into your own world. We all have our own words we escape to. It's human nature. Without those worlds, we would be lost.
In my opinion, as far as the actual music is concerned, the original is much better. The guitar has more melody, and the lead in harmonic from song 1 (Slipknot) adds to the spirit of the song. although the song has the addition of full-force synth in the Iowa version, the original was much better in composition.
When a band switches members, despite if the new members are better or worse at what they do, the spirit of the band changes. It's inevitable. Even if they can play the old songs the same exact way the old member did, there is no way they could write with the same creativity. And unless the member that is removed or decides to leave is a complete ass the the rest of the band or to his/her fans, the fan-base feels they have lost something when a member is gone. If fame had come to Slipknot before they reformed the band, they may not be nearly as huge as they are today. In my opinion, switching members after MFKR was the best thing they could have done, but there is no way they can replace the spirit of Gently, no matter how many times they remake it.
Ok, if you guys want to hear something REALY interesting, find a recording of the pre mfkr bassement sessions. You hear them make this song from scratch!! Its split into two parts from two sessions. The first one goes on for 20 mins as they get the riff going (as far as I know, this is the earlyes recording of the band, possibly one of the first times they have played together),and the second one (12 mins) they do the vocals. For a big slipknot fan, its facinating music.
It's about escaping into the Umbra, which is a second dimension in the role playing game of which the original members are such huge fans. Grey Wolf Werewolf something. All of MFKR is about that. Ask Anders, he'll tell you.
first of all....dave 2069 is just a stupid fuckin pothead...and its about how he's created a fake reality for himself so he doesnt have to deal with the bull shit of life
i agree with heathyr, its about corey taking himslef to his own place where he doesnt have to feel the pain, however something always takes him out of it, but thats life, its what happens, this song is for everyone that does this
Sweet fuck. Corey didn't write this song, Anders did. It's about the UMBRA...it was like a special skill some players had in their role playing game. They went there to heal and whatnot. It seems like he's talking about relaxing and letting his mind go but it's completely and totally about that certain aspect of their game.
your right....alot of people sort of assume that he wrote the song....it was on their first album MFKR. Same with tattered and torn. Anders was the original vocalist in slipknot but then the whole group parted ways and the only two people that remained were the percussionist, shawn crahan and the bassist paul. ~heather~
the original vocalist sucked, he sung it with no feeling or anything, what a fuckwit
i like them both......this song is absolutly amazing... ~heather~