"All Out Life" is a song by Slipknot. It's the band's first stand-alone single, which was later included as the fifteenth and final track on the Japanese edition of We Are Not Your Kind.
Background[]
Originally released as a stand-alone single, it was included as the fifteenth track on the Japanese edition of the album. It's also the last song to feature Chris Fehn on percussions and backing vocals due to his firing from the band due to a lawsuit in March 2019.
Song Meaning[]
"All Out Life" is a ferocious thrash-heavy rallying cry where Corey Taylor demands the listener not to treat the past with disdain. Rather than constantly looking for the next big thing, the Slipknot frontman is saying there's plenty of old music that should still be celebrated.
- "It's not the date on the music - it's the staying power."
- —Corey Taylor[1]
Track Listing[]
| Black Friday "All Out Life/Unsainted" 7" Vinyl | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "All Out Life" | 5:56 |
| 2. | "Unsainted" | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 10:16 | |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
What a world, the horizon's
Coming like a hell-bent killing machine
Can't afford to be the goddamn wreckage
Burn it all again at a million degrees
Calling all the adamant upper-level
Undefeated counterfeit cunts with a reason to fear
Throw away all the meaningless shit that's clinging
The enemy is here, I said stop
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Give it to three
I'm gonna show you how to do it if you know what I mean
One by one against, give me the name
All you shiny pretty never-wills ruined the game
You hold all the keys, so the chains shouldn't hold you
I know you heard me, I fucking told you
[Chorus]
Old does not mean dead, new does not mean best
No hard feelings, I'm tired of being right about everything I've said
Yours does not mean mine, kill does not mean die
We are not your kind
No excuses, I challenge you to all out fucking life
[Verse 2]
Drop that shit and put it on a pedestal
Children are afraid of the gods
Raise your hands and show me what's impossible
That makes us even, never tell me the odds
What a bore, I'm getting stuck in a metaphor
I don't wanna go to sleep
I need a breakdown quick in negotiations
Get it all together and remember to seethe, stop
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Give it to three
I'm gonna show you how to do it if you know what I mean
Drive by violence, more of the same
I can see where you're going, and I'm really ashamed
Do you think when you act or just act like you're thinking?
I gotta know now, you better tell me
[Chorus]
Old does not mean dead, new does not mean best
No hard feelings, I'm tired of being right about everything I've said
Yours does not mean mine, kill does not mean die
We are not your kind
I challenge you to all out life
[Bridge]
We are gathered here today to get it right
Repeat after me:
"I will not celebrate mediocrity
I will not worship empty shells
I will not listen to worthless noises
I will not subject myself to selected predictable choices
My time, my attention
My quality should not be bought and sold
For convenience's sake, ever"
[Breakdown]
We are not your kind
We are not your kind
We are not your kind
We are not your kind
We are not your kind
We are not your kind
We are not your kind
We are not your kind
[Chorus]
Old does not mean dead, new does not mean best
No hard feelings, I'm tired of being right about everything I've said
Yours does not mean mine, kill does not mean die
Pay attention, it's gonna be a while 'til I really feel alright
Old does not mean dead, new does not mean best
No hard feelings, I'm tired of being right about everything I've said
Yours does not mean mine, kill does not mean die
We are not your kind
No excuses, I challenge you to all out fucking life
[Outro]
All out life, yeah
I challenge you to all out fucking life, yeah
Live, live, live, life
Gallery[]
.jpg "All Out Life Picture Disc (Side A).jpg (109 KB)")
.jpg "All Out Life Picture Disc (Side B).jpg (93 KB)")
Trivia[]
- In 2019, "All Out Life" was labeled as the theme song for WWE NXT on USA Network.
External Links[]
To be added
Release History[]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition | Label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| We Are Not Your Kind ― August 9th, 2019 • Roadrunner Records | |
|---|---|
| Standard | 1 Insert Coin • 2 Unsainted • 3 Birth of the Cruel • 4 Death Because of Death • 5 Nero Forte • 6 Critical Darling • 7 A Liar's Funeral • 8 Red Flag • 9 What's Next • 10 Spiders • 11 Orphan • 12 My Pain • 13 Not Long for This World • 14 Solway Firth |
| Japanese | 15 All Out Life |
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| Spit It Out • Wait and Bleed • Left Behind • My Plague • Duality • Vermilion • Before I Forget • The Nameless • All Hope Is Gone • Psychosocial • Dead Memories • Sulfur • Snuff • The Negative One • The Devil In I • Custer • Killpop • Goodbye • All Out Life • Unsainted • Solway Firth • Birth of the Cruel • Nero Forte • The Chapeltown Rag • The Dying Song (Time to Sing) • Yen • Bone Church | |
| Promotional Singles | |
| Surfacing • Heretic Song • Pulse of the Maggots • Vermilion Pt. 2 • The Blister Exists • XIX • Sarcastrophe • AOV • Killpop • Skeptic | |
| Live Singles | |
| The Nameless (9.0: Live) • Surfacing (Day of the Gusano) • Before I Forget (Day of the Gusano) • Psychosocial (Day of the Gusano) | |
References[]
- ↑ Alston, Trey (October 31st, 2018). Slipknot Share "All Out Life," First New Song In 4 Years. Pitchfork. Retrieved March 31st, 2022.