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“XIX” is the opening track from Slipknot’s 5th album, .5: The Gray Chapter. This is the first album released by the band following the death of bassist, Paul Gray in 2010 and the departure of drummer, Joey Jordison in 2013. This song features a droning bagpipe to match the atmosphere of a funeral ma...
[Intro: Shawn Crahan]
This song is not for the living
This song is for the dead
[Verse: Corey Taylor]
With my face against the floor
I can't see who knocked me out of the way
I don't want to get back up
But I have to, so it might as well be today
Nothing appeals to me, no one feels like me
I'm too busy being calm to disappear
I'm in no shape to be alone
Contrary to the shit that you might hear
[Chorus: Corey Taylor]
So walk with me, walk with me
Don't let this symbolism kill your heart
Walk with me, walk with me
Just like we should've done right from the start
Walk with me, walk with me
Don't let this fucking world tear you apart
XIX was written by Shawn Crahan & Jim Root & Corey Taylor.
XIX was produced by Greg Fidelman.
Jim Root:
That’s a song that Clown [Shawn Crahan, percussion] wrote. It’s basically a song that he had in his head from when we were at Paul’s funeral and it’s kind of like the music that was running through his head when we were carrying Paul in his casket because we were all – the band were all –...