Slip the Noose
The Maine * Track #1 On You Are OK
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Album You Are OK
Slip the Noose by The Maine
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The MaineProduced by
Matt SquireWrited by
Patrick Kirch & Kennedy Brock & John the Ghost & Jared Monaco & Garrett NickelsenAbout
“Slip the Noose” is the opening track on The Maine’s seventh studio album, You Are OK.
Lyrically, it is having been in a very dark place but being pulled out by the person you’ve just fallen in love with.
Slip the Noose Lyrics
[Chorus]
Break down, hysteric and young
Uncomfortably numb
Then you sent my pain into oblivion
I was on the verge of breaking down
Then you came around
And not a second too late (Too late, too late, too late)
[Verse 1]
Well, give two fingers to the person that I used to be
You shook the noose, slipped my head loose
And now that boy is history
And you see that I knew better, yeah, I knew better
Than to refuse your hand, you rescued me from myself
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, just slip the noose
Untie the rope from my wrists
I was about to let go
'Til I knew you existed
[Chorus]
Break down, hysteric and young
Uncomfortably numb
Then you sent my pain into oblivion
I was on the verge of breaking down
Then you came around
And not a second too late
[Verse 2]
Well, loneliness is hell and you're alone
But I can tell you that it's everything you need
Because it brought you back to me
And now you see that I knew better, yeah, I knew better
Than to refuse your hand, you rescued me from myself
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, just slip the noose
Untie the rope from my wrists
I was about to let go
'Til I knew you existed
[Chorus]
Break down, hysteric and young
Uncomfortably numb
Then you sent my pain into oblivion
I was on the verge of breaking down
Then you came around
And not a second too late
[Bridge]
(Too late, too late, too late
Too late, too late, it's not too late, oh no)
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, just slip the noose
Untie the rope from my wrists
[Chorus]
So break down, hysteric and young
Uncomfortably numb
Then you sent my pain into oblivion
I was on the verge of breaking down
(Oh, just slip the noose, untie the rope from my wrists)
I was on the verge of breaking down
(I was about to let go 'til I knew you existed)
I was on the verge of breaking down
Then you came around
And not a second too late
Slip the Noose Q&A
Who wrote Slip the Noose's ?
Slip the Noose was written by Patrick Kirch & Kennedy Brock & John the Ghost & Jared Monaco & Garrett Nickelsen.
Who produced Slip the Noose's ?
Slip the Noose was produced by Matt Squire.
When did The Maine release Slip the Noose?
The Maine released Slip the Noose on Fri Mar 29 2019.
How would the artist describe the song in one word?
In promoting the release of You Are OK, the band posted a one word album review for each song on the record.
The band chose to describe “Slip the Noose” with the following word and GIF image:
Urgent
What did The Maine say about "Slip the Noose"?
In an interview with Rock Sound, as published in issue 251, vocalist John O'Callaghan revealed the meaning behind the album opener:
[A love song that’s] Me letting the girl I fell in love with know that I was in a bad place before she came around and I’m very thankful that she did.