SLIPKNOT LYRICS"Dead Memories"

Sitting in the dark, I can't forget.Even now, I realize the time I'll never get.

Another story of the bitter pills of fate.I can't go back again. I can't go back again...

Analysis of lyricsThe lyrics give the impression of isolation and loneliness from the initial line “sitting in the dark” dark which often indicates solitude. I cant forget gives the impression they are hiding in the dark trying to suppress a memory or event in their life that they want to forget but they cant. The following line shows that he is trying to get back the time he had spent on the bad memory and how he knows he cant take it back even though he wants to. “Bitter pills of fate”, symbolizes that he feels he has been unlucky in life and its just one of those moments that happens for a reason although its not always what you want. “I can’t go back again *2” the line is repeated to emphasis that they do not want to go back through what they are trying to suppress but no matter how much they try they still cant get away from it.

But you asked me to love you and I did.Traded my emotions for a contract to commit

Analysis of LyricsThe next two lines in the lyrics give context to the memory that they are trying to suppress; a relationship that is given a negative outlook through the way it’s referred to as a contract indicating something bad happened and they want to forget it.

And when I got away, I only got so far.The other me is dead.

I hear his voice inside my head...

Analysis of LyricsThe next lines in the lyrics show that although they managed to escape the relationship it’s eventually caught up with them and they now have to face the bad memory over again. “The other me is dead,” indicates that they have tried to change since the relationship and that they wanted a fresh start and to get away from what happened. The voice inside their head indicates although the other side of them is gone its coming back to them and its bringing up the bad memory that they want to suppress.

We were never alive, and we won't be born again.But I'll never survive with dead memories in my heart.

Dead memories in my heartDead memories in my heart

Analysis of lyricsThis then shows that the relationship/ romance never meant much to them and that it was never a serious commitment to them and that they don’t want to have anything to do with the person who wants to get back together with them. The lyrics then show that they are finding it difficult to move on with what happened in the past and how its controlling them in a negative way, “Dead memories in my heart” although they want the memories to go away they still have some feelings for the other person even though they don’t want to show it.

You told me to love you and I did. Tied my soul into a knot and got me to submit.

Analysis of lyricsThe indication that they had feelings for the other person but felt trapped into saying they loved them because of the feelings they still had. “Submit”, often

meaning to give up or just deal with something even when you may not want to or may need time to adjust.

So when I got away, I only kept my scars.The other me is gone.

Now I don't know where I belong...

Analysis of lyrics When I got away, I only kept my scars indicates they had enough of the torture and pain emotionally or physically and even though the have made it away from the relationship what happened still remains in their mind and heart. “The other me is gone, Now I don’t know where I belong” this suggests that now they moved on from what happened they need to recreate their identity and redefine themselves as a person and try to distance themselves from what they where.

And we were never alive, and we won't be born again.But I'll never survive with dead memories in my heart.

Dead memories in my heartDead memories in my heartDead memories in my heart

Dead visions in your name.Dead fingers in my veins.

Dead memories in my heartDead memories in my heartDead memories in my heartDead memories in my heart

Analysis of lyrics Further indication that although the relationship never had good moments for them that they are certain that they will not go back., even though the bad

memories still bring them down because they struggle to move on. Repetition to further emphasise the fact the memories are “dead” to them but still lie in their hart showing they still have some compassion for the relationship.