This song, according to Corey Taylor, was written about the absence of his father in his life and his experiences being a teenage addict. He also states it was about being forced to enter Alateen and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. The lines in the chorus, “It’s all in your head” refers to how when being treated for his addiction, they had told Corey that it was all in his head. “You can’t see California without Marlon Brando’s eyes” was something yelled out by a homeless person that just stuck.
This song, according to Corey Taylor, was written about the absence of his father in his life and his experiences being a teenage addict. He also states it was about being forced to enter Alateen and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. The lines in the chorus, “It’s all in your head” refers to how when being treated for his addiction, they had told Corey that it was all in his head. “You can’t see California without Marlon Brando’s eyes” was something yelled out by a homeless person that just stuck.