First Time Hearing Snuff by Slipknot | Suicide Survivor Reacts
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Up until now, Slipknot was always just "that group with the weird masks." Today, reacting to their song Snuff from the All Hope Is Gone album (at the suggestion of a very special hero), I got to see that they are SO much more.
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You were expecting them to be heavier musically when you first heard them, turned out the lyrics were heavier than most bands out there! Slipknot is beyond awesome!
hell yes to that
And then you listen to surfacing or heretic anthem and you want to run around fuck shit up.
i love how slipknot is able to manipulate listeners emotions/feelings through their various songs... incredible. @@henryr.schrader7520
@henryr.schrader7520 or watch the video to Duality and remember that is exactly what was going on and you get the urge to replicate it
this song so heavy that grown man hurt listening to this.
In your free time check out his solo acoustic version. I believe its from london. Incredibly powerful.
Yes!
And whilst your watching that also check out bother from the same set the audience participation on that performance is incredible
Corey had it rough he attempted suicide twice once when he was 18 and once in his later 20s right around 2003-04
It was in London I was there😀 very good night Corey is so funny and has an amazing voice🤘
@@KevZX-10RC1H lucky you. I watch that show every 2 or 3 days. It's amazing!
”If you still care, don’t ever let me know”
Ok I think we’re done, let’s leave it there.
Just WOW. Insanely deep.
This song hits during the sad hours....Slipknot has helped me so much in my darkest days, I probably wouldn't be here today if it weren't for them.
Me too. I wouldn't be living the life i am living right now if it wasn't for Joey. I met my girlfriend through Joey 20 years ago. It's crazy to think that if it wasn't for him i would be living a completely different life right now.
Honest truth. I got to know, hang out with Slipknot since first seeing and meeting them in ‘99 at Ozzfest. Corey Taylor has been through so much in his life. Even survived suicide before, became sober and helps fans and people no matter what his fame is. There music and even conversations we’ve had has helped me so much towards my own struggles of mental health and past suicide attempts. If it wasn’t for the fact that I met Corey Taylor, read his books, know he was also a survivor of many kinds of abuse in his childhood, I would not had been able to find a comfort to where I was able to let people know I am survivor of sexual, physical, verbal, emotional abuse from my own childhood all these years later.
Sometimes, our most hurts can be used to help others. Thanks for what you do, Amanda. I just found this video last week as a suggested video from the Slipknot videos I watch.
Heard that. Getcha a case of beer on that one!
@@nailntrm1436 im too young to drink haha, but im doing better now at least so thats good
You missed it completely it wasn’t about a lover it was about a friend to Corey. She /he gave up on themselves
The chorus of this song hits me every time. I've struggled with love and affection and self-worth since a young age, and everything about what those lyrics describe is exactly what that feels like. Tears. Tears every time.
I hear ya brother. Bad news my friend, no matter what they say, it doesn't get better/easier when you get older!
You said two things that absolutely hit the nail right on the head:
1. The opposite of love is not hate, it's apathy.
2. No one can complete another person, they both have to be a whole.
No truer words have ever been spoken!
Love and hate are opposites. Apathy is a neutral feeling. Whereas, you can occasionally get away with apathy, most things in life need a feeling one way or the other, and especially something as emotional as a relationship. Apathy is emotional withdrawl from a situation. I understand why one might express it to protect oneself from more pain. But if it continues, you lose the other person in the relationship, because everybody needs interaction and emotional investment
@@craighenry9512 Which sounds like the opposite of what love is.
@@craighenry9512 Oh, Craig... How I envy you.
Love and hate are very close cousins. You have to really love to hate. See Eminem's song Kim. If he never loved her, he would NOT be able to boil into the rage he expresses in that one. The passion is the same with both cousins. It's just your goals that shift. And even that's not completely true. You want them to feel what you're feeling. You want them to experience what you're experiencing. In both cases. You crave to show them on a level both emotional and physical how they make you feel. Express those urges that are dying to get out. And changing one into the other, love into hate, is as simple as one act of betrayal. One step across that thin line that separates them.
Aparhy is really a much better fit. It is the lack of caring. The lack of interest. The absolute lack of Fs to give. You could not care less. And that is the opposite of both love and hate, where you couldn't care more in both cases.
@@craighenry9512 I agreed
Hate is definitely the opposite,tf u talking about, apathy is just dgaf
Corey Taylor's lyrics just resonate with me. "You want a real smile, I haven't smiled in years." "My heart is just to dark to care."
My favorite lines are "Angles lie to keep control". "If you still care don't ever let me know". This is such a great song, deffently not thier normal song. If you didn't notice Corey Taylor is the girl, I believe it symbolizes that he is carring out her memory after she is gone. Corey Taylor is such a great singer, I met him one, he is a great guy too. There is a live acustic version that is amazing.
another good line from this song is when he says "My hope was banished long ago, it took the death of hope to let you go" that line hurts
Mine too. I DONT think that she realizes this is a song about someone committing suicide. Especially with the lyric angels lie to keel control
The first time I watched this I realized it wasn't a woman. Then I froze the shot of the photograph and saw it was Corey. He was desperately trying to keep her alive. Powerful song.
“I only wish you weren’t my friend
Then I could hurt you in the end.” That line has stuck with me for a long time and seemingly becomes more relatable over time. Being the better person really tests your morals at times.
it didnt stop her in my case
People sure can hurt us when we least expect it.
@@MentalAmanda and more so when we allow them
Trust me, they are a lot heavier......but they do have their human sides. Listen to the lyrics in all of their music, they are like no other and have been for 25 years now.
And thank you for that reaction, always puts a smile on my face to know there are people who's mindset when it comes to these life situations are the same as mine.
This is Slipknot’s heaviest song.
listen to the lyrics in all their music. , like no other for 25 yrs??????????? Clearly you've never listened to Tool
@@kevink1057 on the contrary, I have all 9 albums (6 of them signed by the whole band )and I also have all of Nine Inch Nails as well. I have literally over 26,000 songs in my music on Amazon from the 1950's all the way up to the latest albums of all the artists I listen to. I've heard any and everything that has come out in the last 70 years so am very knowledgeable in all music genres 👍
This song always reminds me of Stone Sour. Probably because Corey wrote it, and he doesn't write much for Slipknot.
The live version is gold! You can really feel the emotions Corey put into the lyrics. Great reaction!
Beautiful song, when you learn the back story for this song it’s even more heartbreaking! Also, check out the Corey Taylor live performance of snuff as it’s perfect.
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. Because I’m like that too. And it brings up a lot of bad memory from the roughest part of my life so far
Sometimes we have to shed a LOT of tears to process through trauma. I know I did!
Been there, knew the song so well 2 seconds into the instrumental i had tears, these days I listen to it and wait till corey lifts the tempo. And when he does its like he is raising me from the gutter. For me atleast it's a song when I'm hurting will bring the tears, when I'm starting to feel good it will uplift me even more.
RIP Paul and Joey hope you two are flying high in the clouds
This song reminds me of my struggles when I was a teen and my god I regret all the pains I caused this song is what I felt
I’ve watched several reactions/responses to Snuff and this is by far the most intelligent and on point commentary I have heard. You put into words perfectly why I am so taken over by this song. There’s nothing more insulting than when someone says “you’ll get over her/him/it” or “just don’t think about them”. It’s hard to speak about things that hurt that you’re passionate about when you know nobody cares. Some wounds aren’t meant to heal. Some we don’t want to heal.
Some wounds we shouldn't allow to heal. Some we should keep revisiting and reminding ourselves of. Ripping off the scabs and making sure to scar up there. To be prepared. To remember. To never be hurt like that again. Some wounds are left by things we survived by the skin of our teeth. Things we would NOT survive again. Things we need to see the early warning signs of, so we don't make the same mistake again and notice when it's already too late to back down.
"some wounds are not meant to heal"
That sentiment is something I feel so deeply I had it tattooed on me. So many people truly do not understand what that statement means and why it's so important. I find it hard to explain to people, so it's always nice to come across anyone who understands this.
This song is interpreted in COUNTLESS ways by so many people, which just proves how extraordinary this song is. Its really rare to find a song that is so effective as this one.
Rest in peace Paul and Joey...
Rock heaven for me❤😭🤘
God wanted Joey Jordison for drum lessons
He wanted Paul Gray for bass lessons
@@isogenect3288 ik I can't believe paul AND Joey are gone
@@Good_day_dema56 ik dude it breaks my heart 😥
I don't post often, in fact, this may be my first time posting on your channel, but for one who has been through a marriage where I was betrayed by my partner and then dealing with the mental and emotional anguish, the depression from that loss, this song hits home in the feels for me. It's cathartic. I've probably listened to "Snuff" hundreds of times, and it still reaches down into my soul and hits me the same every time. I tried to deal with the pain and loss of that relationship by drowning it and self-medicating with alcohol. I probably was already dealing with depression before the failed marriage from a traumatic experience I had as a child, but either didn't realize it or want to admit it. The divorce was enough of a catalyst to push me into the pit where I couldn't hide it. Music was one of the things that helped pull me out of the bottle, and it is people like Corey Taylor sharing their own struggles and pain through that medium, especially with songs like "Snuff," where you realize you aren't alone in feeling the way you do that is a big reason why.
While the studio version of the song and video is good, I prefer the stripped-down, acoustic version with just Corey Taylor, his 6-string, and the crowd. This song has always been a difficult one for Taylor to perform live, to get through, and you can really see the emotion come through when he sings it. I highly recommend that you or anyone that watches your reaction take the opportunity to watch it if they haven't yet. You can find the video on Corey Taylor's channel or just search Corey Taylor Snuff acoustic. Enjoyed this reaction. Keep doing what you do Amanda. Thank you.
Like wise Bob. Caught my wife on thursday. Fk em. Onwards and upwards ❤
thats how I discovered Slipknot...when Duality came out...just caught her in my bed with some other dude.....battled 10 years of depression...Slipknot kept my head above the water. How Corey puts pain into words, I didn't feel alone.
Agreed… his acoustic version is awesome. Anyone who hasn’t seen it needs to
I hope you find all the happiness and love you DESERVE!
@@MentalAmanda I did :)
Being suicidal myself, this song really strikes deep and cold into my own self-conscious. "My heart is just to dark to care." I can relate with that so much, I've had it at times, where I would literally shout at people not at what they said, but by how something inside myself clicked with one of their actions. I'm a Self-harm survivor as well, I've been cutting myself ever since my grandfather died, and that's the only way I can express my pain physically. Life has been dragging me under, and I've written lyrics as a form to ratify myself, and to express my emotion outside of hurting myself. Truly, the best music in my opinion comes from heart-ache, because everyone can actually relate, apart from songs that sing about being rich/drunk/happy. Those songs are all lies, that's the main reason I'm a metal guy, the music actually understand you.
I am so glad that you have found another outlet with your music and that you're still here. I'm a message away if you ever need to talk.
@@MentalAmanda Sure! It'd be nice to have someone to talk too. How would I contact you?
@@historyanticz6640 My email and IG are in the description of the video
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference." (Elie Wiesel). I like that quote. Don't know if you've heard it before but what you were saying reminded me of that.
I’d recommend listening to Unsainted. Corey wrote it about his fight with depression and traumas from his youth.
11:13 the glass break, blood and following breakdown are all real
The music video was made after Paul died. The pain and screaming in the video from the glass was because this was Paul favorite song they wrote together.
Yeah I know, it was awful. Slipknot will never be the same.
@@leewesley1961 Straight up. He left some really big shoes to fill for sure.
@@leewesley1961 paul was (at the very least musically speaking) one of if not the best technically skilled member Slipknot had, he was an absolute legend
Nice review, the song is to a person in Corey's life that he fell in love with while they helped him through a dark time in his life, and the struggles of letting go because they didn't return the love (I can't destroy what isn't there) due to their own darkness (my heart is just to dark to care). The mood change in the song during these lyrics is her speaking to him
Ironically this song isn’t as heavy as normal slipknot goes but the message itself makes it the heaviest song of all
This has meant different things to me over the years, but the ultimate takeaway with the lyrics feels like "what we had was good, but it's over. It hurt when it ended, but we can't do it again, no matter how good it could be".
Or something like that. Like I said, it's meant different things for me over the years.
Also, give Bother by Stone Sour a listen...
I would agree if it weren’t for the angels lie to keep control line which makes me feel like it’s more about Corey thinking there was was more in a relationship he had during a dark time then there was.
Amanda, thank you for everything you do! Music is so incredibly powerful and is a language we need when we have no words. What you are sharing is SO important - thank you!!
It's a beautiful song written after loss. I can't imagine what they went through losing Paul Grey and more recently Joey Jordison. Another Slipknot song that really hits home is Not Long For This World but I feel it NEEDS the WARNING to only listen to it if you're in a safe place mentally as it's a very hard hitting song
This song was not written after Paul’s death. It was one of the last songs he ever wrote for slipknot.
This ones about unrequited love. The first two lines tell you that, and Corey Taylor confirmed it in an interview
I’m going through a heartbreak and been listening to this song none stop then I stumble upon your video. It’s like having a therapy session. Thank you for doing these videos.
“It took the death of hope to let you go” hit home like no line I’ve ever heard the first time I heard this song.
The one line that still floors me, no matter how many times I hear it. Something viceral stirs within....
You're absolutely right. Love and hate are not opposites because I can love someone and hate them.
This is probly one of the most honest reactions I've ever seen. Your understanding and empathy that you've shown to this painted picture of a state of mind and being is truly beautiful. This is a very hard song for me to listen to especially because I know that I've done exactly this in relationships that could have worked out if I hadn't been so afraid what would have never happened if I didn't will it to be so. Idk sometimes it's just nice to see somebody even through a phone screen that can relate and has a similar mind set as me, a growing person. Thank you for that
Thank you Amanda 🙏 more than the analysis of Snuff, you have enlightened me more on my own struggle than anyone ever before! That was totally unexpected just like your slipknot expectations on this song!!
"Your shadow" and "splitting" these are some key things I've been missing, thank you for sharing and your explanation. I feel I'm not alone now, I love you and you'll be okay ❤
I love this song! So much emotion in it. Also some other good Slipknot songs are Goodbye, and Til’ We Die. You’re an inspiration to me Amanda I truly wish the best for you!
and Danger keep away
I listened to this song a lot. It's ONE of my favorites. The vulnerability in it is so touching. But never have I listend to it the way you made me listen to it. It opened up a whole...new way of looking into it.....and Slipknot is generally much heavier, but they do have songs like this.
This song is very different from the rest of the band's discography. It's so special and has supported thousands of broken hearts over the years. I recommend checking out Bother by Stone Sour. Same singer but different band.
Vermillion part 2 is another slow one by them that is good
I wouldnt say it's very different. Vol 3. has about 3 very soft and slow songs.
Vermilion pt2.
Circle
Danger-Keep Away
Heavy doesn't always mean loud.
Heavy is in the darkness where the you that you refuse to face resides.
In the dark. In the quiet.
Fear is the mindkiller.
first accurate statement
I don't know how to explain my demon's to those that never fought a war. What it feels like to take a life, the guilty feel you get when you miss the hunt. Burying men that are the closest you have to family, so much so that you say "I love you brother" when you talk to them.
I can't even imagine. You have my respect and an open ear if you ever need to talk.
I've been through a lot thanks to my mental health, even with help and meds, it's still a struggle. I do DBT, a therapy for BPD and it works great but I myself am flawed so it's still a struggle, years after trying to work on it. You nailed everything on the head with relationships and validation. It's hard to be like us but its not impossible to live and I really appreciate your take, your effort to push for better things. Its nice to hear, thank you
Hey Amanda , try the song-In My Darkest Hour-by Megadeth.
Great request
Definitely worth a listen
I hope that someone finds you and gives you what you need. We all deserve that. Sometimes, it just takes later in life than we'd hoped for that to happen.
The live accoustic version by Corey is amazing - and has more emotion as it was recorded after his good friend in the band (Paul Gray) had died
Its not really a representation of Slipknot as a band - most of it is super aggressive hardcore metal (but ace at the same time) but deals with a lot of issues around depression, mental health, alcohol and drug addiction and more.
This song is beautiful.
JEFF was HERE too 🏆 have a great day Amanda.. new sub
hey! please react to Monsters by Shinedown! It's anamazing song with a powerful meaning! You'll like it! Keep doing your videos! They're amaing!
As a Combat Army vet who has been homeless and addicted to painkillers, our families have been through hell as well. My x wife especially. Thank you.
Thank you for your sacrifice
Slipknot is a heavy band, this track was just heavy in a very different vibe… Wait and Bleed from their first album would be much more what you had expected from Slipknot.
Wow. Love and hate require the same amount of passion. That made me cry, that was beautiful.
Slipknot is a band that is riddled with mental health issues. You can pick any song and find a multitude of symbolism when it comes to mental health. They are my favorite band and they have helped me get through my depression and PTSD.
Most hard rock/metal bands are that way
2am, earphones, all lights off, scenery of the night sky....... hits 20x harder
OK now do 'Disasterpiece'. 😂
Once again here I am...corey you have saved me so many times....your pain is my pain....thank you
It's a very short intro song but one day you should react to XIX by slipknot, it kept kept me going thru my darkest days and has very powerful lyrics
Psychosocial will make you really think and give you that nice heavy melodic groove. It’s a must listen.
Please listen to both parts 1 and 2 of the songs "Vermilion", by Slipknot. You'll get to hear the more heavier side of the band, but also this side of them too
This is my first time to see your channel and glad I came across it. I love your outlook and feedback regarding this song. Like many others have already said, I’ve been through some hard times with people and this song resonates heavily with me.
Never be afraid to ask for help. Our pride is a hard thing to swallow but once you’re able to do so, a huge weight is lifted and peace within you will be restored.
This song was written about a female corey loved who didn’t love him back, later to be a tribute song to Paul gray the bassist of slipknot who died a couple days after this song was released (now ex drummer joey as well has passed) this song is barely ever sung bc corey has a hard time performing it.
It was Paul's favorite, and one of the last he'd recorded with Corey... 😕🥺
Hi there, I'm new here. I came for the song, stayed for the reaction, walked away with a relation. I don't know you and you don't know me but you're not alone. Be strong, be happy, and never give up! You picked out many things from this song that others just can't. There's always a deeper meaning if you can find it. Slipknot is heavy. Sometimes musically, sometimes lyrically. Thanks for reacting to one of my favs for many reasons.
My two favorite lyrics are “If I can change, I hope I’ll never know” and “I only wish you weren’t my friend, then I could hurt you in the end”
I was and still am those lyrics. I’m working on it so damn much and I have a partner that showed me the biggest show of love. She discovered something I was doing that hurt her to her core. We barely talked for almost an entire week. In my head, I’m creating all these scenarios in my head because I know she’s gonna leave. We finally talked about what I did, waiting for the words, but instead of leaving, she tells me that she knows that this is not who I am. She looked me in my eyes and told me she would be with me through this journey of healing I’m going on. For years, I knew I needed to change, but no one else did. I kept secrets from everyone. My therapist actually told me I create and bubble of secrets to protect myself. She pierced that bubble and still chose me. I genuinely believe I still wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her.
Thank you for this, remember you are just a human being. You’re existence is appreciated.
@@MainMan-Dan thank you so much. It’s insane how much those words can mean, even coming from a stranger. I appreciate you so much friend
I appreciate the fact that you are very open about your disorder... I find a very hard time dealing with mine because people tend to get away if I'm being honest
His acoustic version is even more powerfull
I always seem to come back to this video, not just because of how strong the feelings i get from this song are but how Amanda is able to put the feelings I cant express into words. The way she understands that desperate begging, heart and soul, for what cannot be had or what is lost. Its always at the times when my marriage is at rock bottom again, my good but resentful wife to fight with me, the way I wish she would fight and say that. That whe knows im hurting instead of resenting that hurt. Alas it seems that after many roller coaster rides Im just not good enough, not going to have her understand or say that and that the loss thats more than my haunted soul can take is more than one can or should bear. More regret than i can live with... How much I would give to have for those simple words... Words that could save a life from the person who should be the first to be there... Just nice to hear them said, even if not personally. Dont know how much longer i can hold the demons back, feel like im on an island and keep going, not much will left in this beaten soul but I know the last thoughts will be of those words that went unspoken...
I felt that way after my divorce too, but that voice isn't ours. It's theirs. They put it in our heads. Please keep fighting. You are absolutely good enough. 💖
Slipknot is heavy usually but there's a lot of pain and sadness in their history, I love their stuff from back in Iowa or their self titled album but this song brings tears to my eyes every time. Beautiful song and it hits so hard every time
I don’t believe anybody could write such song without living it first. The darkness in these lyrics can’t be faked.
You have to be broken in the same way to truly understand the meaning of this song. Love so fucked up, that it breaks down your walls, burns you alive and at the end you only deeply hate yourself for not being strong enough.
Wanna hear an even more powerful version of this song. Check out Corey singing it acoustic on his solo tour a few years ago.
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First time seeing you. Liked the video. Sorry to hear about BPD. My ex of 6 years has it. You seem very reasonable, and self aware, so hopefully you find your rock.
I personally would've recommended the live acoustic.... Another good song of there's, about picking yourself up, is XIX
just discovered your channel, good for you bringing mental health to the fore, and going by the reactions and things you have said you obviously have had many similar experiences to myself and similar results, this song is incredibly powerful and heavy, not musically but lyrically and brings a lump to my throat every time I listen to it, one of my favourite bands and songs and very relevant to many people's mental state
The live acoustic version is even more raw and emotional.
I was going to find, and link, that version; but, I've seen that one destroy even those whom society considers "stable"...and, someone else already beat me to it.
Thank you i feel the exact way but cant express it
This song always gets me in the feels. Amazing song and great reaction. Another awesome video. Thank you for all that you do Amanda!!!
I really enjoyed your reaction. I have never found the right words to explain to the one I cared for most but lost. Ever since said time,. Ive been so empty and lost and can't seem to shake it. , even 10 yrs later, though we still talk from time to time and still love one another. For whatever reason I've stayed stuck in my on hell, while she moved on. Rather than move on I chose to never pursue another. They say it's better to love and lost than never love at all , but is it really.
That being said listening to your analysis of the lyrics along with your personal experiences and knowledge of mental depression etc. I must say I clicked for the music reaction but got so much more then I could have ever hoped for. You gave me peace of mind. The question I was always asked was why I never fought for her why didn't I pursue her , cause like you said letting her go was the sacrifice I made for her, not for me but cause I loved her that much. . I could go on and on but I've kept you long enough with this message so I will end by saying thank you for being open with your own demons you face and struggle with. .
Again I must say excellent analysis and break down of the lyrics . Great reaction. 💯
Sometimes we let someone go to save ourselves and sometimes it's to save them. Either way, so long as we did it in love and compassion, the focus has to be on standing by our sacrifice. I'm in this boat right now. It's choppy water, but eventually, I believe we will see land.
Amanda, I love your comment “love and hate require the same amount of passion.”
Was married to an amazing woman who suffered from bpd and painfully refused to seek help. It ended up being very unhealthy pushing my own depression into overly powerful lust of suicide. The pain is not being able to help someone you love as you watch them fall apart until they are gone.
You have to see the acoustic version in london its more from the heart actually watch the whole show its absoultly amazing you really get to know corey
My mental journey is still ongoing. I reached a point where I want to help others and just trying to relief their pain through talking about it and experiencing positive emotions.
Great review. You got it all. You felt all those lyrics. Beautiful inside n out. God bless. Indiana.
This is the most pure interpretation of the song and what a relationship should be
I paused this instantly to write this so i apologise if you already know the secondary meaning of this song and why it's Paul's anthem, Amanda. Maybe you don't know what i'm talking about so if you don't please allow me to explain...
This song was the last Slipknot single before their bass player and founding member Paul died. It was also Paul's favourite song. The song was not written about him at all, but after his death and knowing how he died (drug addicted overdose) so many of the lyrics can relate to his story and struggle. Corey always dedicated this song to Paul whenever he plays it live.
A lot of old school Slipknot fans see this song as their favourite Slipknot song of all time. Myself included. This one line "angels lie to keep control" gets me every time. I'm honestly in tears now writing this because of what that means to me and meant to Paul. For me and him (addicts/former addicts) i understand and realise now how i would lie and say anything that i thought the other person wanted to hear as long as it meant i would get my drugs.
I know this is long. I hope you read it all. I just wanted to say that song song has even deeper meanings than it was originally written for.
RIP Paul. RIP Joey, i love you and i miss you.
I love your analysis of this video in terms of mental health. (someone who struggles with depression, anxiety, SI here)
I think you might have missed part of the last minute or so of the symbolism in the cinematography of the song: there was a partner, one he truly cared for, and when they left it shattered him like the glass he broke. He wraps his hand as scenes flip back and forth between him and her. When the elderly man goes to hand "her" the item she dropped, she turns and we can see the hand, wrapped in thick gauze. Looking at her face, we can see that the eyes are the same as the young mans, and it can be interpreted that the loss of her in some capacity caused a shattering of his psyche and he sort of "took over/commandeered" her personality as a replacement in an attempt to deal with the trauma.
I just realized the dark haired girl in the video is the actress who played Christi in Hellraiser!
I once listened to this song for a whole week on repeat.
Saved me.
I did that with Leave Out All the Rest by Linkin Park after my mom passed.
Wow. I could not finish your video. I hit way way to close to home. I have extreme anxiety and depression my head is fucked up. Sorry for my french. I am just now started to work on my mental health. Ok so many things you said made me have an episode. So I would love to meet you and sit talk about our mental health journey I would love it. But your videos are periodically helping me outside the world of doctor s too. Thank you for your info and insight.
It's not fucked up, you just know where your boundaries are. I can't watch certain stuff either. Feel free to message or email me 😊
He never pushed her away. You got that wrong, she pushed him away after making him promise to never let him go, he broke and never let her go, even after she was gone, that's why he "became" her.
Hey Amanda you are amazing I totally feel what your going through I’ve tried suicide by drowning myself and cutting my wrists I got diagnosed with schizophrenia and severe anxiety keep it up you’ve got a friend in me
I'm sorry but I just lost my family they abandonded me when I I tried to explain what I was dealing with..my ex wife is borderline and ive done my best to help her at the expense of myself but at the end of the day im still left broken, I needed this video from you thank you
Fun Fact for those that don't know when he was making this video he had a mental break down and actually broke the glass in his hand and cut himself and that whole seen was a legit breakdown he had Corey Taylor is pure emotion in his song
Thank you..i understand me more now.... I push evryone away and fast so I'm alone and dont feel pain..
For this young lady doing this reaction to the Song and video for Snuff from Slipknot she have to do a reaction to the Acoustic Version of this masterpiece to justify how powerful of a song it is.
I also have borderline personality disorder among other issues. Maybe it was a miracle I found this video today, because I'm am ready to give up. After drinking for 30 yrs (I'm 43 now) the booze has finally caught up with me. I mean, I've always been depressed and a loner. But now my heart is failing and the doctors don't seem to care. I am giving up all my hope. If by chance you ever read this, I cried. I know what this song and life is about and it's NOTHING.
I see you and I'm here for you. BPD is my official diagnosis too. I promise we can get through this together. If you don't like your doctor or you feel ignored, you have the right to find another one. Take your power back my love!
With ptsd and add/adhd deep depression....... alls any of us want is someone to not yell at us and to just be there. You don't know me. I got your six tho. This song is exactly how I lost my kids and wife. Enjoy life more than battle against it. Much love
You're gorgeous Amanda. Much love from New Zealand 😊
Funny how this one showed up in my suggestions just now, almost a year after it's release :P
Corey Taylor has survived a life of childhood abuse, heavy alcohol and substance abuse (both his own - including at least one overdose, family's, and several of his band mates'), a father that "just went for some cigarettes one day", and I guess he has all but explicitly told us he has bipolar disorder.
And this song is (as far as I can get from his somewhat cryptic explanations of it - I guess to avoid lawsuits from his ex-wife) about the woman who quite literally pulled him though a large portion of his teens and young adult life. On the flipside to being the light in some of his darkest times, she was also (alegedly) mentally abusive towards both him and their son.
This song was co-written with bassist Paul Gray and drummer Joey Jordison. Gray passed away from an accidental drug overdose combined with serious hearth issues only a couple years after the release of this album, and Taylor would dedicate the song to him whenever he performed it. Just last year, fellow co-writer of this song Jordison also passed away, and as far as I know, this song hasn't been performed by Taylor since.
Hearing many of Taylor's songs, both with Slipknot and Stone Sour - and seeing how he seems to have managed to pull through one of the roughest lives I have ever heard about - I would say he is half the reason I am alive today.
You get it.... Thank you... I'm not the only one...
Very interesting that you said apathy was the opposite of both love and hate... that was a conclusion that I came to a little while back and I shared it with the youth group just before summer. (We were discussing loving yourself). Love and hate being opposites didn't make much sense because they're both powerful emotions that have an almost obsessive aspect to them. They're too similar to be opposites.
This song has stuck close to me for a long time. I'll never not love this song.
I could be wrong but the song is about the loss of their (slipknots) band mate and the pain of lossing someone to an addiction who tried but lost.
I went through a very rough divorce. I loved her with all I could give and she turned her back. I gave all I had< but she couldn't grow and turned out to be someone who was bad for me. If that person is too selfish, it's toxic. I felt his pain as my own.
That girl that looked at him is the girl grow up from the movie hell raiser and of course Malcolm McDowell older from a clockwork orange.
Being a suicide survivor myself, this song just makes sense.
I cannot hear the next acoustic version Corey does after Joey is now also gone (Rest In Power Brother)
It is a heavy song, in whichever form you listen to it. And when people say that metal is evil, stupid or just yelling. I wish they could hear and understand the pain that stands usually behind the songs, also metal has by far the best slow (Emotional) songs. Also check out Black Label Society - In This River, it's made for Dimebag Darell who was tragically shot and killed in a club while performing, he was a Legend (Rest in Power Brother), Pantera is the name of the band just for anyone (0.00001%) that wont know that.
I want to thank you for putting and name to what i have been feeling all my life. I listen to this song all the time it always hit me hard and now thanks to you i now know why thak you so much ❤