“Black John” sees the reintroduction of Part 1 character Allen as the protagonist considering giving into temptation. With this track Corey Taylor explores a universal internal conflict of humankind where doing wrong is often the more convenient short-term solution.
The song opens with approximatel...
[Verse 1]
I find myself in wicked cress
I'm such a shitty mess
I'll catch my bated breath
And lose my fucking mind
Koffee for the Killerman
You need to understand
Psychopaths and sycophants
Are not a waste of time
[Chorus]
But all I know is heroes come and villains go
Just give the lunatic a chance
And all I know is something out is something old
I'll never win; I'm just a man... but I don't care
[Verse 2]
The deadly frost is in the green
You don't know what I mean
You'll find the Benzedrine
Can throw you off the edge
Who needs a therapist?
Too bad I'm not convinced
God, I'm sick of this
Just save yourself or I'll be dead
[Chorus]
All I know is heroes come and villains go
Just give the lunatic a chance
All I know is something out is something old
I'll never win; I'm just a man
[Verse 3]
The conflagration isn't yours
Your Bible is a war
Once we've broken through
There's nothing to protect
Fetal bullets make you weak
Your tremors can't compete
The human's obsolete
What do you have left?
[Chorus]
All I know is heroes come and villains go
Just give the lunatic a chance
All I know is something out is something old
I'll never win; I'm just a man
[Outro]
All I know is everywhere you come and go
There's nothing new to understand
All I know is nowhere's safe and no one's home
I'll never win; I'm just a man... but I don't care
Black John is always there
Black John was written by Corey Taylor & Jim Root & Josh Rand & Roy Mayorga.
Black John was produced by David Bottrill.
Stone Sour released Black John on Tue Apr 09 2013.