"Wait and Bleed" is about a man who is dreaming that he is lying in a bathtub bleeding to death from his wrists. As the song progresses, the man realizes that he, in fact, isn't dreaming, and he just 'waits and bleeds'.
"(Sic)" (Molt-Injected Mix) is missing on Netherlands release.
For the EU Promo Single
"Wait and Bleed" (Radio Mix) doesn't have the final "and it waits for you!" scream unlike the Terry Date mix.
"Spit It Out" (Overcaffeinated Hyper Version) has no differences to the Hyper Version.
"(Sic)" (Spaceship Console Mix) has no differences to the Molt-Injected mix.
For the US Promo Single
"Wait and Bleed" (Radio Mix) doesn't have the final "and it waits for you!" scream unlike the Terry Date mix.
"Wait and Bleed" (LP Mix) has no differences from the regular version of "Wait and Bleed".
"Call-Out Hook" includes a 12-second snippet from the "Wait and Bleed".
Lyrics
[Chorus]
I've felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves
I wander out where you can't see
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed
I've felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves
I wander out where you can't see
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed
[Post-Chorus]
Goodbye
[Verse 1]
I wipe it off on tile, the light is brighter this time
Everything is 3D blasphemy
My eyes are red and gold, the hair is standing straight up
This is not the way I pictured me
I can't control my shakes, how the hell did I get here?
Something about this, so very wrong
I have to laugh out loud, I wish I didn't like this
Is it a dream or a memory?
[Chorus]
I've felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves
I wander out where you can't see
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed
[Verse 2]
Get outta my head 'cause I don't need this, why didn't I see this?
But I'm a victim, Manchurian candidate
I have sinned by just
Making my mind up and taking your breath away
[Chorus]
I've felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves
I wander out where you can't see
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed
I've felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves
I wander out where you can't see
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed
[Post-Chorus]
Goodbye!
[Bridge]
You haven't learned a thing
I haven't changed a thing
The flesh was in my bones
The pain was always free
You haven't learned a thing
I haven't changed a thing
The flesh was in my bones
The pain was always free
[Chorus]
I've felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves
I wander out where you can't see
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed
I've felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves
I wander out where you can't see
Inside my shell, I wait and bleed
[Outro]
And it waits for you
Trivia
To achieve the live video’s organic gritty scratched and trashed vibe, Thomas Mignone unspooled all of the 16mm film over the entire parking lot of the LA visual effects company (against the wishes of the record company), and the band members then drove all over the film negative many times.[2]
Wait and Bleed on YouTube (Music Video)
