Psychosocial

For other uses of "Psychosocial", see Psychosocial (disambiguation).

"Psychosocial"
General Information
Artist	Slipknot
Release Date	July 7th, 2008
Recorded	February – June 2008
Genre	Alternative Metal Nu Metal
Length	4:43 3:57 (radio edit) 4:30 (live; All Hope Is Gone bonus track)
Audio	Official Audio
Label	Roadrunner Records
Writer(s)	Corey Taylor, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray
Producer(s)	Slipknot, Dave Fortman
Mixer(s)	Colin Richardson
Album(s)	All Hope Is Gone
All Hope Is Gone Chronology
← Previous	"Sulfur"
Next →	"Dead Memories"
Singles Chronology
← Previous	"All Hope Is Gone"
Next →	"Dead Memories"
Music Video

"Psychosocial" is the fourth track on All Hope Is Gone, as well as the album's second single.

Background

"Man, what a love song to the band! Its got that Rammstein/ministry mechanical edge to it, but my vocals add something very real and very human to it. The Juxtaposition works and I wanted to play in and out of that world. Lyrically it's very much about us, and the fact that we can pull it off when were focused."

—Corey Taylor

Track Listing

Promo CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Psychosocial" (Edit)	3:57
2.	"Psychosocial" (Album Version)	4:42
Total length:		8:39

7" Vinyl / Limited Edition CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Psychosocial"	4:43
2.	"All Hope Is Gone"	4:44
Total length:		9:27

Digital Download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Psychosocial" (Radio Edit)	3:58

Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh, yeah

[Verse 1]
I did my time, and I want out
So effusive, fade, it doesn't cut, the soul is not so vibrant
The reckoning, the sickening
Packaging subversion, pseudo-sacrosanct perversion
Go drill your deserts, go dig your graves
Then fill your mouth with all the money you will save
Sinking in, getting smaller again
I'm done, it has begun, I'm not the only one

[Chorus]
And the rain will kill us all
Throw ourselves against the wall
But no one else can see
The preservation of the martyr in me
Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial
Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial

[Verse 2]
There are cracks in the road we laid
But where the temple fell, the secrets have gone mad
This is nothing new, but when we killed it all
The hate was all we had
Who needs another mess? We could start over
Just look me in the eyes and say I'm wrong
Now there's only emptiness, venomous, insipid
I think we're done, I'm not the only one

[Chorus]
And the rain will kill us all
Throw ourselves against the wall
But no one else can see
The preservation of the martyr in me
Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial
Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial

[Bridge]
The limits of the dead
The limits of the dead
The limits of the dead
The limits of the dead

[Verse 3]
Fake anti-fascist lie (Psychosocial)
I tried to tell you, but (Psychosocial)
Your purple hearts are giving out! (Psychosocial)
Can't stop a killing idea (Psychosocial)
If it's hunting season (Psychosocial)
Is this what you want? (Psychosocial)
I'm not the only one

[Chorus]
And the rain will kill us all
Throw ourselves against the wall
But no one else can see
The preservation of the martyr in me

[Chorus]
And the rain will kill us all
Throw ourselves against the wall
But no one else can see
The preservation of the martyr in me

[Outro]
The limits of the dead
The limits of the dead

Gallery

• Vinyl

Picture Disc – Side A (German Amazon Exclusive)

Picture Disc – Side B (German Amazon Exclusive)

Trivia

• This is Slipknot's biggest hit.
• A YouTube channel called Isosine did a remix of the song, combining the song with Justin Bieber's hit "Baby", giving it the title of "Psychosocial Baby"; Corey Taylor said the remix was "fucking hilarious."^{[citation needed]}
• In 2017, a YouTube channel called Rob Scallon did a Banjo cover, which featured a brief cameo of Corey Taylor at the end.
• The working title for this song was "Psycho Social".
• This is the only Slipknot song recorded with Drop A# guitar sound instead of the usual Drop B.

External Links

To be added

Release History

Region	Date	Format(s)	Edition	Label(s)