(515):
(515), is the spooky song intro.The name was chosen because this is the area code for iowa.

"515 is the area code of the capitol of Iowa, and repeated over and over in this 1:00 minute song is the word "death". this song is basically about the psychotic rage that is hidden within all of our minds, and after being pushed to a certain limit...we will eventually snap and let it all loose." - Kurt Dyrwal, official from Corey.

People = Shit:
This song is about the worlds plague which is people.

Disasterpiece:
"Basically, this song is pointed at people who are bullies or judgemental to other people they don't understand them. It's about what the people who are picked on or judged by others feelings and what they want to do. The chorus is about people just talking and being irritating and who they talk to have nothing to do about it. When Corey says "I'm not supposed to be here, I'm not supposed to be!!", what he is really saying is he is somewhere he doesnt belong or want to be. He's also sayin that he's just empty inside and has no point in life and can't stand it. So, to me, the song is talking to people both Corey and "reject" are judged by that they are really pissed off and about to snap on them so shut the fuck up before i kill you. Also that those who are judging them are not being their real selves, just what others want them to be.(I got that idea from "My wormwood meets your pesticide You'll never get out, coz you were never alive") Thats what Disaster Piece mens to me, if it don't to any of you who read it, I don't give a fuck. " Anonymous Maggot
In the part where Corey is saying "(HATE) Hate ain't enough to describe me" is a subliminal message,if you play the part backwards you can hear him say "What is this going around".

There's also another sample in this song that not many people know about.It's very hard to hear.It's exactly in the '56' second part of the song, you gotta listen through the left speaker to hear it properly.It's a guy falling from a tall building on a top of a car and the alarm goes off. - Thanx to "bloodpigpeto" for that!

My Plague:
"I think this song is about the opinions that other people have for you, especially when they don't know you. He doesn't mind when people make fun of him, because they really don't understand him in the first place. At the end of the song, he's pretty much saying "Fuck you! I'm gonna be who I am, and if you don't like it, kiss my ass" - Teddy Turner (maggot)

Everything Ends:
"Is about the last time I tried to commit suicide, and more to the point, the first day I figured out what life was all about. It's about the last day in a life I don't want to remember and about the first day in a life that I am living right now."

Why did you want to kill yourself? "Why does any 17-year-old guy want to kill themselves? A chick of course! I thought she was the be and end all of everything and when you are that age, those emotions won't let you fucking consider reality. I was in a really, really painful place. I put 31 slashes on my arm and I took a bottle of pills and a friend found me and took me to hospital. Luckily the cuts weren't too deep but I still have the scars. They pumped my stomach, which was a completely fucking horrific experience, one that I don't wish on anyone. They make you drink this stuff which tastes like maple syrup, which is why I can't eat pancakes for the rest of my life, that induces you to vomit uncontrollably. You then spew up everything you have eaten for the past week and then they give you this shit which tastes like liquid charcoal to calm your stomach down again." - Corey

The Heretic Anthem:
Ii think it means pop sux ass and if u r a maggot u r doing the right thing by not listening to that pop bull shit -sllpknotlc1001[maggot]
The chorus riff in this song was originally made for another old Slipknot song called 'Nature' ,which was suppose to appear on Crowz, the mysterious album which was never released.

The breaking you hear in the end of the song,is actually Shawn throwing a microphone through a small window.

Gently:
Gently is a song that first appeared with Anders on Slipknot's debut outing, MFKR. This was Anders' interpretation of the song, using his lyrics, "Gently is about stepping into the "Umbra" or "Spirit World". It's accomplished with the help of any reflective surface. "

Left Behind:
Left Behind is Slipknot's 3rd single,and was the second song put up for download, for maggots to hear prior to the release of IOWA, by Roadrunner.

"I think it is about a guy who has seen his friend change but he has'nt changed with him. His friend got into drugs and became addicted. The more he got into drugs the more he left his friend behind. He left the guy for the people that they use to be against. Finally he could not take it ne more and e seaks revenge." - Patrick Gordon (Maggot)

"I think its about this guy who used to have these friends, but unlike them, he doesnt grow up. So, they ignore him and he slips away from them. Then hes filled with loneliness.(Key lyrics: (I ignore you), I feel it all slipping away, we all got left behind, take this away." - Chris Behnken (Maggot)

The Shape:
"In The Shape, someone is experiencing a big problem. He is really confused and does not want to come out and say it, because hes not sure how to deal with it. He uses alot of metaphors trying to get out his feelings, but its so hard that he can only manage to "beat around the bush" for say." - Andrew Johnson (Maggot) also thnx to DMD

I Am Hated:
"Well I think the whole point of this song is saying that slipknot is the cure for the human race. They are the "anti-cancer" of this planet. He is saying that all the ppl that hate slipknot dont understand them so they reject them, and think they are "two times the devil" meaning they think they are worse than the devil. He is also pissed off about all the complaining going on. Then he goes on to talk about how he doesnt care what everyone thinks he can be who he is and be happy, so fuck everyone that hates on him. We are not sorry for what we do, because we started this shit in the first place." - Allen D. Morris (Maggot)

Skin Ticket:
"In my opinion, the whole song is about Coreys life living in Iowa. Zero and zero nothing but zero means Iowa= the middle of nowhere. Running and running going on forever means there is nowhere to go, and he can''t get out. When he says starving for zero, I think he means that he is STRIVING for nothing, and he wants something, and feeling, but there is nowhere to get it. When he says come see my cage built in my grain, I think he means the obvious... I am stuck here, and I have nowhere to go. But when he says come see my cage -built in migraine, I think he means See me, my cage, my creation. It makes him ache and hurt. He can''t think. He has lost his mental picture of himself. This place he needs to escape. He needs life, and he needs to feel, but he can''t. He can''t see the world through his eyes, because he is stuck in his cage. His home. And when he says keeping myself alive through your EMPATHY, I think he means that WE are keeping him alive by our understanding of his lyrics, and his life and feelings. I think this song and all the others were meant to be figured out by us. He wants us to understand him. He needs someone to understand him, because no one ever did. He is counting on us. He needs us. If there are people out there that understand what he is trying to say, I believe he escaped his cage." In the part where Corey is saying "Keeping myself alive!" is a subliminal message,because if you play it backwards you can hear him say "I love myself!"...pretty cool - Summer Carbone (Maggot)

New Abortion:
"That is for every fan we have who feels disorientated, especially kids who come from towns like we did. It's basically a new definition of abortion for the fact that these kids are born with life but that is basically all they have. They have no chance for a future and have no chance of finding themselves. They have no inside influence that is going to push them in the right direction. They fit and they stagnate, which when I think about it, real abortion is better than that fucking bullshit. These people are born with a life but they still have to endure it. These are the kids you see shooting up schools, losing their minds over sitting in their rooms and not having anywhere to go, so that is my testimony to these kids - that I know where they are coming from."

Metabolic:
"This song is basically 'Diluted' Part II that is about my dad. It is about being so enraged yet being so impotent because there is nothing you can do about it. "It is about that time of the morning when you are sitting in bed and you are crying uncontrollably, and you are trying not to feel but all you can do is feel because every time you shut your eyes it's there. It is probably one of the most personal songs I have ever written just for the fact that even though I never knew my father and even though I have never met him, I feel like I am turning into him. I have no mental picture of what he is supposed to be, but sometimes I wonder if I am doing the things he used to do. It's definitely a pissed off, heavy, fuck you, I don't give a shit because nobody told me who I was because I had to figure it out for myself song." - Corey

Iowa:
This 15 minute mammoth is a reworking of the original, Killers are Quiet that can be found on MFKR. All lyrics for IOWA can be found within the booklet apart from this one, this song has its lyrics placed onto the surface of the actual CD.
In the part of the song where Corey is saying something,which you might think is bullshit,but it's not.It's just played backwards.And if you play that part backwards you can actually hear what he's saying.....Don't look at me!....