Before I Forget

For other uses of "Before I Forget", see Before I Forget (disambiguation).

"Before I Forget"
General Information
Artist	Slipknot
Release Date	May 25th, 2004 (album) March 8th, 2005 (single)
Genre	Nu Metal
Length	4:38 4:20 (radio edit) 3:37 (single mix) 4:22 (live; Voliminal: Inside the Nine)
Audio	Official Audio
Label	Roadrunner Records
Writer(s)	Corey Taylor, Mick Thomson, Shawn Crahan, Craig Jones, Jim Root, Chris Fehn, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Sid Wilson
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin
Mixer(s)	Greg Fidelman
Album(s)	Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Chronology
← Previous	"Pulse of the Maggots"
Next →	"Vermilion Pt. 2"
Singles Chronology
← Previous	"Vermilion"
Next →	"The Nameless"
Music Video

"Before I Forget" is the tenth track on Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), as well as the album's third single.

Background

The song borrows the main riff from a previous song called "Carve".

Track Listing

7" Vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Before I Forget" (Single Mix)	3:37
2.	"The Blister Exists" (Live)	5:19
3.	"Before I Forget" (Full-Length Single Mix)	4:23
4.	"Three Nil" (Live)	4:55
Total length:		18:14

US Promo CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Before I Forget" (Single Mix)	3:37
2.	"Before I Forget" (Full-Length Single Mix)	4:23
Total length:		8:00

EU Promo CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Before I Forget" (Single Mix)	3:37

Notes

For 7" Vinyl

• Tracks 1-2 are from 7" Vinyl Part One
• Tracks 3-4 are from 7" Vinyl Part Two

Lyrics

[Intro]
Go!

[Verse 1]
Stapled shut, inside an outside world and I'm
Sealed in tight, bizarre but right at home
Claustrophobic, closing in and I'm catastrophic, not again
I'm smeared across the page and doused in gasoline
I wear you like a stain yet I'm the one who's obscene
Catch me up on all your sordid little insurrections
I've got no time to lose, I'm just caught up in all the cattle

[Pre-Chorus]
Fray the strings…
Throw the shapes…
Hold your breath…
Listen!

[Chorus]
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!

[Verse 2]
I'm ripped across the ditch and settled in the dirt and I
Wear you like a stitch yet I'm the one who's hurt
Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions
I've got no right to win, I'm just caught up in all the battles

[Pre-Chorus]
Locked in clutch…
Pushed in place…
Hold your breath…
Listen!

[Chorus]
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!

[Bridge]
My end, it justifies my means
All I ever do is delay
My every attempt to evade
The end of the road
And my end, it justifies my means
All I ever do is delay
My every attempt to evade
The end of the road!

[Chorus]
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!
I am a world before I am a man
I was a creature before I could stand
I will remember before I forget
Before I forget that!

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh!
(Interfere, into me
Interfere, into me
Interfere, into me
Interfere, into me
Interfere, into me
Interfere, into me)

Gallery

• Vinyl

Picture Disc 1 – Side A

Picture Disc 1 – Side B

Picture Disc 2 – Side A

Picture Disc 2 – Side B

Trivia

• The track appears in MotorStorm, Rock Band 3, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, In The Night Garden...: The Movie, Scott Dunne Tennis, Guitar Hero Live and Scott Dunne: Dance, Sing and Rock.
• The song won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance.

External Links

To be added

Release History

Region	Date	Format(s)	Edition	Label(s)