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The Negative One

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Metal

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Corey Taylor

Lead Vocals

Chris Fehn

Percussion

Shawn "Clown" Crahan

Shawn "Clown" Crahan

Percussion

Venturella Alessandro

Venturella Alessandro

Bass Guitar

Jay Weinberg

Drums

Craig Jones

Keyboards

Mick Thomson

Guitar

Sid Wilson

Turntables

James Root

Lead Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Corey Taylor

Songwriter

James Root

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Slipknot

Producer

Jeremy Lubsey

Assistant Mastering Engineer

Chris Claypool

Assistant Engineer

Evin O'Cleary

Assistant Engineer

Geoff Neal

Assistant Engineer

Marcus Johnson

Assistant Engineer

Dan Monti

Editing Engineer

Vlado Meller

Mastering Engineer

Joe Barresi

Mixing Engineer

Greg Fidelman

Producer

Greg Gordon

Recording Engineer

Jim Monti

Recording Engineer

Sara Lyn Killion

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Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Fire and Caffeine- a lot of Nicotine- I'm going to burn so I better tell you everything

The Competition- The Superstition- Never mind 'cause you're never going to give in

It's a Crisis, just how you like it- the same drama in a different disguise

I'm bound to walk with a target on my back- At least I'm ready for another attack

The Lord Of Lies/The Morning Star/You Had To Be Set Free

Opposing Sides/Your Choices Are/The Negative One and Me

[Verse 2]

Svengali- why are we the enemies? I never follow and I never make apologies

Your dementias are gonna getcha- because your walls can't support each other

Settle for the Cynical- you're so political

You're getting ready 'cause the first move is critical

Reciprocity- somebody's listening- what did we learn from our time in captivity?

The Lord Of Lies/The Morning Star/You Had To Be Set Free

Opposing Sides/Your Choices Are/The Negative One and Me

[Verse 3]

I Hope You Live/To See The Day/When Your World Goes Up In Flames

And As You Die/You See My Face/You're The Only One To Blame

[Verse 4]

The Prescient/The Nascent/The Quotient (THEY ALL WILL FALL)

The Cystic/Symbolic/Condition (SYSTEMIC)

Egregious/Replete With/These Lesions (CONTAMINATE)

Succumb To/The Selfish/Creation (YOUR FAILURE)

[Verse 5]

No Accountability- Divisibility- I point a finger but it's always looking back at me

The Centipede's pulling on the mechanism- Unearthing scars of the cataclysm

When the Innocent- Begin to circumvent- The color fades but the picture is vibrant

What do you believe? Does it matter now? Turn away- The killer is disavowed

The Lord Of Lies/The Morning Star/You Had To Be Set Free

Opposing Sides/Your Choices Are/The Negative One and Me

[Verse 6]

I Hope You Live/To See The Day/When Your World Goes Up In Flames

And As You Die/You See My Face/You're The Only One To Blame

The Lord Of Lies/The Morning Star/You Had To Be Set Free

Opposing Sides/Your Choices Are

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The Negative One and Me

Written by: Jim Root, Corey Taylor