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Slipknot

Orphan

Release date: 8th August 2019

From We Are Not Your Kind
Track 11
6:02
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'Orphan' arrives as a portrait of alienation and defiance, built on Corey Taylor's declaration that he is fundamentally changed, unknowable, the one responsible for destruction. The song moves between self-examination and accusation, Taylor adopting the voice of someone cast out, remade by circumstance into something monstrous. Where others kept up appearances, he has stopped pretending. The track sits within a record that answers calls for heaviness without sacrificing cohesion. It shares space with moments of intensity like 'Spiders' and 'Liar', yet maintains the immersive quality that makes 'We Are Not Your Kind' one of Slipknot's most unified statements. A Dork four-star record, the album finds the band balancing brutality with exploration, closing with the same force it opens.

"Orphan" is a track by Slipknot, from the album We Are Not Your Kind, released 8th August 2019. The track is 6:02 long. It's filed under Metal. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Slipknot.

About the Artist

Slipknot

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Lyrics

Orphan

I wept when I realized
There were no more demons left to conquer
An opportunity to show my feelings
With skin so thick you swear it was armor

A penitentiary that only lets the oxygen out
I wasn't ready for a version of the truth to get out
I'm getting desperate
I wouldn't wanna fester in another bad dream

I am a man of extremes, I found the flesh and I'm liking it
I'll put an end to all the fucking psychobabble
We eat the meat 'cause the meat had a soul
We take the lives 'cause to hurt makes us whole

I am not the same
You never had a clue or knew my name
You wanna know the story? Take my pain
I am ready, the lie is heard
I am not the same
You never had intent to keep my blame
You really wanna know who the fuck I am?
I am the orphan, the one who killed your world

Keeping up appearances with acts of attrition
It doesn't matter 'cause I know you'll never listen
Before you knew it when you saw it
Now you say you never knew it, it was all a big conspiracy

We came together when the hands of fate let go
Is there anybody left to fill this hole?
This shit will never wash off
Give yourself a medal, I swear I fucking give up

We're nothing special, just an accidental tweak of the freak
An evolution of the kennel in the fetish you seek
There's still a part of me that's dying in a dumpster
The one who rose is a motherfucking monster

I've seen the future, and it's simply burning
I wasn't put here to be so discerning
You want the world to be dissatisfied?
You don't care, so why the fuck should I?
Fuck, should I sell myself to stay alive?

I am not the same
You never had a clue or knew my name
You wanna know the story? Take my pain
I am ready, the lie is heard
I am not the same
You never had intent to keep my blame
You really wanna know who the fuck I am?
I am the orphan, the one who killed, the one who killed your world

Everyone has something, someone here has everything
Everyone has something, someone here has everything
Everyone has something, someone here has everything
Everyone has something, someone here has everything
Everyone has something, someone here has everything
Everyone has something, someone here has everything

Tell me all about it, I love to hear it
The way I ruin everything I touch
I never thought I'd get to say I'm sorry
But then again I think you ask too much
Too white to be black, too black to be blue
Too sick to be me, too fucked to be you
I only wonder if I'll live to see the end of the road
It always gets me nowhere

I am not the same
You never had a clue or knew my name
You wanna know the story? Take my pain
I am ready, the lie is heard
I am not the same
You never had intent to keep my blame
You really wanna know who the fuck I am?
I am the orphan, the one who killed your world

Everyone has something, someone here has everything
I am the orphan, the one who kills
Everyone has something, someone here has everything
I am the orphan, the one who kills
Yeah

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From We Are Not Your Kind

6:022019
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We Are Not Your Kind
We Are Not Your Kind
Slipknot
9th August 2019
Track number
11
Release year
2019
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    1:39
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    4:21
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    4:36
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    1:21
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    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Shawn Crahan
    Producer
    Greg Fidelman, Slipknot
    Engineer
    Greg Fidelman, Greg Gordon, Paul Fig, Sara Killion
    Drums
    Jay Weinberg
    Guitar
    Jim Root, Mick Thomson
    Vocals
    Corey Taylor
    Assistant Engineer
    Bo Bodnar, Chaz Sexton
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Jun Murakawa
    Audio Editor
    Dan Monti
    Bass Guitar
    Alessandro Venturella
    Mastering Engineer
    Bob Ludwig
    Mixing Engineer
    Joe Barresi
    Percussion
    Michael Pfaff, Shawn Crahan
    Sampling
    Craig Jones
    Turntables
    Sid Wilson
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