Slipknot: Danger - Keep Away Meaning
Danger - Keep Away Lyrics
That place in my mind
Is that space that you call mine
That place in my mind
Is that space that you call mine
Where have I been all this time?
Lost, enslaved, failed, declined
I've been waiting for this to unfold,...
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#1 top rated interpretation:I believe this song is about losing someone very close, and dear to you.
"We too feel alone"
That shows that it's about abandonment.
"That place in my mind, is that space that you call "Mine"
I believe this is refuring to the state ov insanity most people feel when left, and he's talking to himself saying "This place in my mind isn't mine, but it's the space that is mine." (Yes very confusing)
"Where have I been all this time?
Lost enslaved fatal decline."
I believe this is asking where was I you left me in death.
"I've been waiting for this to unfold (But)
The pieces are only as good as the whole."
This is saying "I'm waiting for someone to take your place, but everything's second best when you've had the best."
"I've severed myself from my whole life.
Cut out the only thing that was right."
This is saying "I've hidden away and don't want to see anyone. Not even the one person who could help."
"What If I never saw you again?
I'd die right next to you in the end."
This line is very self explanitory...
"I won't let you walk away... Without hearing what I have to say."
This is more like a plee "Please don't go... I have so much I haven't told you... -
Until reading some of these explanations, I was sure this song was about the loss of another. Now, it's obvious to me, like nearly every Slipknot song, it's not what it seems on the surface. As one person said, it truly is "subliminal verses".
Addiction is hell, and we all suffer from it in one form or another. Just because you don't do drugs or drink doesn't mean you're not an addict.
Remember, even if you can't find yourself through your addictions, you'll die right next yourself in the end. We all die alone in our final seconds and you have to make peace with what you've done. If not now, then it will haunt your last fleeting moments as you fade into darkness.
"We too feel alone"
All addicts feel alone, especially when they're drunk, high, intoxicated by the one thing they can't seem to quit.
"That place in my mind. Is that space that you call 'mine'?"
No matter how much you try the thought of your true desire always seems to hold permanent place in your mind.
"Where have I been all this time?"
When it consumes you, you forget there is so much more than just you. Looking back, you can't remember where you were, or worse, who you were.
"Lost enslaved, fatal decline"
Think about it. You are a slave to it, and it slowly kills you.
"I've been waiting for this to unfold"
The day you must realize what you've done.
"but, the pieces are only as good as the whole"
You can pick up the pieces all you want, but you'll never be whole again, but for the pieces that were lost while you were busy being a slave.
"I severed myself from my own life"
Again when it takes hold you lose touch with reality and yourself.
"I cut out the only thing that was right"
You've removed yourself from the best things in life so you could indulge in your addiction.
"What if I never saw you again? I'd die right next you in the end"
Even if your never touch it again, you will know the damage it's caused. It will always be a part of you.
"I won't let you walk away, without hearing what I have to say"
You'll never escape your own disappointment in yourself. You'll always be stuck with the internal voices shaming the very behavior you crave so much.
For me, this song not only describes an addiction, but also a person, nodding to the face value of the lyrics. I've never truly had her, nor her I. However, the thought never leaves me. I destroy relationships, among other aspects of my life for a person who never really existed. Instead I yearn for the picture I painted in my head of what we could have been. Even though I know that was never possible and was not the person she really was. It doesn't stop my insatiable lust for the idea. In this way I am sick, allowing myself to indulge in substances to fill an unfillable void. One that was never meant to exist.
That space in my mind, is space where the idea will forever live, never to see the light of reality.
Lyrics always have an intended purpose, but interpretation is what gives the song true meaning, and the ways in which it can be interpreted are infinite. This is the true art of music. -
Its about finding yourself.
Its starts off with "Where have I been all this time?", the track begins with him realizing how he lost himself.
"I cut out the only thing that was right", he abandoned himself, the one thing you should abandon last, by "severing himself from his own life".
"Now, what if I never saw you again? I'd die right next to you in the end"
Now, what if he never having found himself again in this life? He would, anyways, die with himself, meaning he abandoned himself by avoiding himself, but that avoidance is not the reality, you are always with yourself. I struggle explaining it any better, its a little hard to.
Now, "That place in my mind is that space the you call mine
I won't let you walk away without hearing what I have to say".
Thats the reason he lost himself. He let that person take up too much mental space, and losing himself in the limerence. Now that he realized how he lost himself, and that it was cause he abandoned his true self because of that person (or maybe a thing even), he wants to express that and be understood.
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I believe it's about losing someone you really care about and having to come to terms with it. Something you truly can't do fully, you basically have to learn to live with the pain.
"That place in my mind
Is that space that you call mine."
Basically the part of your brain that holds all the memories you have with that specific person.
"I've Been Waiting for this to unfold, A piece is only as good as the whole"
I see that as the feeling of seeing the person and knowing any day you can lose them. Even once you do you feel like you still have them in a way, memories and things they gave you. The memories and things are true pieces of that whole.
"What If I never saw you again
I'd die right next to you in the end"
This can be them finally passing away. You come to terms with not having them around fully but know they are with you in spirit. Maybe you even plan to be buried with them if not cremated. But basically since they are always there in spirit and memory you would die right next to them in the end in a way. -
From the beginning of the song to around when the crying starts is about the time it took me to smoke my last cigarette, from start to finish. The lyrics begin to take my attention, and then the crying begins, ultimately breaking me.
"I wont let you walk away without hearing what I have to say", repeated multiple times, is a reinforcement of the importance of, well, what he has to say. The hypnotic sounds in the background put you in an almost trance state.
"That place in my mind, that space which you call mine", reinforces the idea that addictions become a part of your personality, and habits over time form who you are.
The rest of the lyrics can be interpreted as statements towards oneself about their conscious and true self. "What if I never saw you again, I'd die right next to you in the end" is a perfect example of this. I dont agree with this line being about someone else, it just doesnt make sense. It is phrased that way, because it's referring to his conscious from a third persons perspective. What if he never sees his true self again? He'd die right next to it in the end.
The lyrics really are 'subliminal verses', in that even though I've heard this song a million times, it hit home with a new meaning given the right context. The lyrics are an internal dialogue of the thought process of addiction, which for me was smoking. Alcoholism, drugs, whatever it happens to be. This song is about yourself, and its saying that hell isn't under the earth, it's in a bottle/carton/needle. -
Keep in mind that this song was written before s/t.
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I think in general this song is about losing a part of yourself to something or someone, or maybe even just losing it, and then finding it again.. finding yourself again. "The pieces are only a good as the whole"
"I cut out the only thing that was right" here I feel like he's cut off his "conscience" and when you know you need to kick a habit and you don't your cutting off the part of yourself "that place in my mind" that tells you what's wrong or right..
"What If I never saw you again
I'd die right next to you in the end" I think means that you can't escape yourself, no matter how hard you try or what you take or do to distract yourself. You are all that you have and you will die with yourself and no one else in the end. -
It's about addiction and self realization about the dependency on it. Corey was a hardcore addict and alcoholic.
Makes sense to me, no right or wrong. Music is beautiful. -
First Off I love This Song And The Extended Version. The Meaning Is Kinda What One Guy on Here Said Bout Someone Leaving Another.
"Where Have I Been All This Time?" Could Mean That He wasn't that involved With The Relationship.
"I've Been Waiting for this to unfold, A piece is only as good as the whole" Could mean that he doesn't want to just be friends with the person, He wants a Relationship.
"Severed myself from my whole life,
Cut out the only thing that was right" Could Mean He Admits Doing Nothing for the relationship.
"What If I never saw you again
I'd die right next to you in the end" Could Mean That He will always love that person Forever Until He Dies
Another Thing to Think About, He Could Be Talking About the 'Vermillion' character, I Think It might have something to do with that Character But I Can't Say For sure, it just a thought.
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