Wait and Bleed

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"Wait and Bleed"

Single by Slipknot
from the album Slipknot
Released	September 5, 2000
Format	CD single
Genre	Nu metal
Chart positions
#36 (VH1's Top 40 Metal Songs) #34 (Mainstream Rock Tracks)

Wait and Bleed is a single by the band Slipknot on their second album Slipknot (self titled).

The song is regarded as a nu-metal song. It could be seen as one of Slipknot's softer songs in comparison to Heretic Anthem and People = Shit. This song was recorded before James Root joined Slipknot.

A rumored meaning is that it is about a man who is dreaming that he is in a bath tub with his wrists cut, but soon wakes up and finds out that he's not actually dreaming. But instead of getting help, he just "waits and bleeds". However, this has not been verified by Slipknot nor is there any evidence in the song that it is about a suicide. Slipknot have commented in an interview that their songs are general and meant for the listener to gather his/her own meaning from them.

This is one of the few pre-"Subliminal Verses" Slipknot songs with little or no swearing. The only "swear" word is in the lyric, "How the hell did I get here/Everything is 3D blasphemy"

The song is sung by Corey Taylor (Slipknot's lead singer) except for in the last chorus where another member of the band, Shawn Crahan (band name "Clown" or 6) can be heard screaming the lyrics in the background at approximately 2:05 in the song.

The song was ranked #36 on VH1's Top 40 Metal Songs. ^[1].

There are several different versions of this song: