Song Review // 2023-02-20

Slipknot

Bone Church

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Vocal

I like the way this soft vocal is done. It feels very relaxed and natural. The escalation still seems like an easy day for Corey.

Music

The circusy stuff at the beginning was weird. The drum beat, if you focus on it, is annoying. However, I actually like the laid-back tone to this. This release has caught my attention from them. It is something that stays in my head, and I want to sing. I know it isn't traditional for them, but I think I like non-traditional Slipknot.

Lyrics

I think this is a sad song that acknowledges that we can't trust ourselves to choose to do right, nor can we expect others to. (Often the truth... though I hope you are able to surround yourself with trustworthy people.)

Burned my hands, wrapped around the sun
Raise my walls, but the damage is done
I see bugs from the corner of my eyes
Just a shadow, a figment, another empty lie

We kill what we love
We love what we kill
Nothing ever changes
Oh, nothing ever will