Song Review // 2021-12-31

Slipknot

The Chapeltown Rag

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Vocals

I mean, he uses several voices. I think my favourite is the growling, and least favourite is the more rappy-sounding one... I know it is signature for him. I always like the passion in his vocal. 

Music

I think my favourite part of the music is around 2:07 in, where the intensity is just right. At times, such as 3 minutes in, it reminds me of a circus, which isn't a good thing. 

Lyrics

The lyrics are a bit cheesy, but I believe the point is that we blindly follow what is fed to us on social and mainstream media. And the levels some people will go to to get attention, or to prove themselves to some unknown force. I personally don't believe everything I am told.

Everything is God online, and it's as evil as it gets
This is not a fuckin' trick, either follow or repent (no choice)
Get infected by a vertical event
Check the meter, check your watch
Are they ever gonna stop?
Runnin' out of daylight, nighttime's better
But we know how to handle the truth, motherfucker
Scandalous know-it-all, feedback chamber
Nobody wants the proof, they want a number
We don't deny what is wrong with our lives