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Unsainted by Slipknot

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Slipknot

Unsainted

Release date: 8th August 2019

From We Are Not Your Kind
Track 2
4:21
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Released as the lead single from Slipknot's sixth studio album in May 2019, 'Unsainted' arrived with a music video that unveiled each member's new mask for the era. The track opens with a choir arrangement that recalls the Stones' 'You Can't Always Get What You Want', a diversion from the immersive chaos that defines much of the parent record. A Dork four-star album, 'We Are Not Your Kind' balances moments of intensity with grander, more exploratory terrain. Corey Taylor addresses depression and the refusal to capitulate to it, the song built around a chorus of defiant self-preservation. The lyrics trace a journey from denial to acceptance, the narrator weathering rough patches and finally holding on to letting go. The title phrase captures a reckoning with those who demand martyrdom, a rejection of imposed sainthood and the freedom that follows. The track became the first song from the album to receive RIAA gold certification, marking a commercial milestone for the band's sixth chapter. Its popularity broke the record previously set by the standalone single 'All Out Life', confirming Slipknot's continued reach as anthemists for the disenfranchised.

"Unsainted" is a single by Slipknot, from the album We Are Not Your Kind, released 8th August 2019. The track is 4:21 long. It's filed under Metal. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 9 articles about Slipknot.

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Lyrics

Unsainted

Oh, I'll never kill myself to save my soul
I was gone, but how was I to know?
I didn't come this far to sink so low
I'm finally holding on to letting go

(I'll never kill myself to save my soul)
I'm finally holding on to letting go
(I didn't come this far to sink so low)
I'm finally holding on to letting go

I'm just weathering a rough patch
Another villain with an itch to scratch
Denial is the darkest when you live in a hole
Why does the hell make you feel so cold?

Make a move, and you pay for it
Pick a lord, and you pray to it
You're so demanding when you want the truth
But your stories don't read for me

Oh, I'll never kill myself to save my soul
I was gone, but how was I to know?
I didn't come this far to sink so low
I'm finally holding on to letting go

Indecision overload
Keep a buckle on the devil and your eyes on the road
Reaching out for the hand of God
But did you think you'd shake your own?

This killing field is all grown over
The motherfucker wants it wild
Go sow your oats in alphabetical order
The anti-antagonist is back in style

(Myopic) Cannot see straight
(Dystopic) One sin too late
You gotta lie if you wanna believe
But your bibles don't work on me

Oh, I'll never kill myself to save my soul
I was gone, but how was I to know?
I didn't come this far to sink so low
I'm finally holding on to letting
Go

Did you think you could win?
And fill me in?
Did you think you could do it again?
I'm not your sin

I was all that you wanted and more
But you didn't want me
I was more than you thought I could be
So I'm setting you free
I'm setting you free

You've killed the saint in me
How dare you martyr me
You've killed the saint in me

Oh, I'll never kill myself to save my soul
I was gone, but how was I to know?
I didn't come this far to sink so low
I'm finally holding on to letting go

You've killed the saint in me
How dare you martyr me
You've killed the saint in me
How dare you martyr me

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Track details

From We Are Not Your Kind

4:212019Single
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Album
We Are Not Your Kind
We Are Not Your Kind
Slipknot
9th August 2019
Track number
2
Release year
2019
  1. 1Insert Coin
    1:39
  2. 2Unsainted
    4:21
  3. 3Birth of the Cruel
    4:36
  4. 4Death Because of Death
    1:21
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  • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Alessandro Venturella, Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Shawn Crahan
    Producer
    Greg Fidelman, Slipknot
    Drums
    Jay Weinberg
    Guitar
    Jim Root, Mick Thomson
    Vocals
    Corey Taylor, Shawn Crahan
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Jun Murakawa
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Bo Bodnar, Chaz Sexton
    Audio Editor
    Dan Monti
    Background Vocals
    Shawn Crahan
    Bass Guitar
    Alessandro Venturella
    Chorus Vocals
    Angel City Chorale
    Mastering Engineer
    Bob Ludwig
    Mixing Engineer
    Joe Barresi
    Percussion
    Michael Pfaff, Shawn Crahan
    Recording Engineer
    Greg Fidelman, Greg Gordon, Paul Fig, Sara Killion
    Sampling
    Craig Jones
    Turntables
    Sid Wilson
    Video 1st Assistant Director
    Ian Van der Werff
    Video 2nd Assistant Director
    Caitlin Magarity
    Video Costume Designer
    Jason Baker (Designer)
    Video Director
    Shawn Crahan
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