It was nerve-racking and scary. 3: The Subliminal Verses, meaning that it has no linkage to him whatsoever. It was just so weird because all of a sudden I was thrown into this lifestyle that is so different from what you think it's gonna be. Darkangel_x interpretation of this is complete bullshit . I've got shows to play. Running 8:23, this beastly banger from Slipknot's first album is a pure expression of rage and energy. I used to count everything by eights. Repeat. }; We went into the back lounge and started messing around. it doesn't hurt but you must be in a "horrible mood" to do it) he's peeling of the skin he can't feel he is completely numb. TAYLOR We had this bootleg videotape that we had named "Sex, Death, and Mayhem," which had crazy animation, porn scenes, and real-life death on film. there is a lot of meaning to every thing he says in this song about emptiness and no one cares about him. JORDISON I mixed the first record with Ross and there was one night where I was staying there, I knocked one of the pillows off that I was sleeping on and it fell onto the space heater. They don't take time for me. The lyrics sound very juvenile at times, and is between vocals Corey is crying/moaning. Don't fuckin' break them! Then, when I go back out there, Clown's giving me this look that says, "You look like a fucking idiot." It's surreal. Maybe the drug is the black widow spider maybe a woman maybe both. [Eventually] it was hurting real bad so they made me go to the hospital. "Scissors" is the 15th track on Slipknot, where it includes the hidden track "Eeyore". Kill. JORDISON While we were there, Josh [Brainard] got lonely and didn't know if he wanted to deal with what lay ahead, so he quit. Scissors is probably the most emotion-filled song anyone's ever heard. No one. I remember we got to play the main stage once every two weeks. Unless everyone tried being respectful of other people — keeping the noise down, cleaning up after themselves — you're gonna have problems. })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); If you want to want the real interpretation you'll have to ask Anders Colsefini, the vocalist from Slipknot's very first demo album "Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat" which this song was first featured on under the name "A heartache and a pair of scissors". The word "Scissors" never shows up in the lyric, but relates to the opening lines: The lyrics were written by lead drummer Joey Jordison, but the words at the end of the song were completely improvised by lead singer Corey Taylor. "Biding my time until the time is right" var opts = { I wrapped that up and they gave me some inhalers to help me breathe better. I went to their next show as a fan. Here he refers to self harming (and yes guys Idk why is that, but while you do self harm like cutting scratching burning biting pulling hair etc. In West Palm Beach, Florida. And I had a brace and a back support underneath it. I counted to five and headbutted him on six, which is his number. We spliced together an hour of footage that culminated with the suicide of Bud Dwyer, [the Pennsylvanian state treasurer who was convicted of accepting a bribe and shot himself in the head during a televised press conference]. Genesis' key-man re-examines his solo career and the early days of music video. But he grabbed my head and banged it on the floor to the beat of the music. Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers played the slide guitar on "Sixth Avenue Heartache." Once at practice, Clown and Joey had been arguing, and Clown literally plowed through Joey's whole drumset and threw it clear across the practice room. There is a connection here - Wallflowers lead singer Jakob's dad, Bob Dylan, played with Tom Petty in The Traveling Wilburys. But that didn't happen. We did all the basic tracks in two days. It took about a week to get the smell out. I had a friend who, still to this day, will not talk to me. This is the last song on Slipknot's self-titled album. Before I die, I have to let Sid piss on me. TAYLOR We were together every day for two-and-a-half years on that first album cycle — from recording to touring. We looked up to Ross. It isn't part of scissors is it? However, Jonathan Davis' whimpers are absolutely dogshit compared to Corey Taylor's screams of agony. Feed. The only person who was actually honest and real was Ross. And then we got the offer for Ozzfest, which was going to be the world's first taste of us. In the end of the song it seems that He is desperately trying to escape from his captivity and waiting for the right moment to do so. playing doctor does not only suggest physical self harm by cutting oneself, but is also an implication for having sex or using syringes and various drugs on yourself. And then we all had to go through, "OK, everything's fine. He whips out his dick, lifts his mattress like it was the toilet seat, and just started pissing, and it all starts dripping down on Sid, who's below him. And it is the only thing he really wants