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Orphan

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Slipknot Canonical path: /slipknot/orphan Related lyric paths: 6
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Orphan

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I wept

When I realized

There were no more demons left to conquer

An opportunity to show my feelings

With skin so thick you swear it was armor

A penitentiary that only lets the oxygen out

I wasn't ready for a version of the truth to get out

I'm getting desperate, I wouldn't wanna fester in another bad dream

I am a man of extremes, I found the flesh and I'm liking it

I put an end to all the fucking psychobabble

We eat the meat 'cause the meat had a soul

We take the lives 'cause to hurt makes us whole

I am not the same

You never had a clue or knew my name

You want to know the story? Take my pain

I am ready, the lie is heard

I am not the same

You never had intent to keep my blame

You really want to know who the fuck I am?

I am the orphan

The one who killed your world

Keeping up appearances with acts of attrition

It doesn't matter, 'cause I know you'll never listen, before

You knew it when you saw, now you say you never knew it

It was all a big conspiracy

We came together when the hands of fate let go

Is there anybody left to fill this hole?

This shit will never wash off

Give yourself a medal, I swear, I fucking give up

We're nothing special, just an accidental tweak of the freak

An evolution of the kennel in the fetish you seek

There's still a part of me that's dying in a dumpster

The one who rose is a motherfucking monster

I've seen the future and it's simply burning

I wasn't put here to be so discerning

You want the world to be dissatisfied

You don't care, so why the fuck should I?

Fuck, should I sell myself to stay alive?

I am not the same

You never had a clue or knew my name

You want to know the story? Take my pain

I am ready, the lie is heard

I am not the same

You never had intent to keep my blame

You really want to know who the fuck I am?

I am the orphan

The one who kills

The one who killed your world

Everyone has something

Someone here has everything

Everyone has something

Someone here has everything

Everyone has something

Someone here has everything

Everyone has something!

Someone here has everything!

Everyone has something

Someone here has everything!

Everyone has something

Someone here has everything!

Tell me all about it

I'd love to hear it

The way I ruin everything I touch

I never thought I'd get to say I'm sorry

But then again I think you ask too much

Too white to be black, too black to be blue

Too sick to be me, too fucked to be you

I only wonder if I live to see the end of the road

It always gets me nowhere

I am not the same

You never had a clue or knew my name

You want to know the story? Take my pain

I am ready, the lie is heard

I am not the same

You never had intent to keep my blame

You really want to know who the fuck I am?

I am the orphan

The one who killed your world

Everyone has something

Someone here has everything

I am the orphan

The one who kills

Everyone has something

Someone here has everything

I am the orphan

The one who kills

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