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Go 00:16
Stapled shut, inside an outside world and I'm 00:31
Sealed in tight, bizarre but right at home 00:36
Claustrophobic, closing in and I'm 00:40
Catastrophic, not again 00:44
I'm smeared across the page, and doused in gasoline 00:47
I wear you like a stain, yet I'm the one who's obscene 00:51
Catch me upon all your sordid little insurrections 00:54
I've got no time to lose and I'm just caught up in all the cattle 00:57
Fray the strings 01:02
Throw the shapes 01:04
Hold your breath 01:05
And listen 01:08
I am a world before I am a man 01:09
I was a creature before I could stand 01:12
I will remember before I forget 01:16
Before I forget that 01:19
I am a world before I am a man 01:23
I was a creature before I could stand 01:27
I will remember before I forget 01:30
Before I forget that 01:34
I'm ripped across the ditch, and settled in the dirt and I 01:44
I wear you like a stitch, yet I'm the one who's hurt 01:48
Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions 01:51
I've got no right to win, I'm just caught up all the battles 01:54
Locked in clutch 01:58
Pushed in place 02:00
Hold your breath 02:02
And listen 02:04
I am a world before I am a man 02:05
I was a creature before I could stand 02:09
I will remember before I forget 02:12
Before I forget that 02:16
I am a world before I am a man 02:19
I was a creature before I could stand 02:22
I will remember before I forget 02:25
Before I forget that 02:30
My end 02:59
It justifies my means 03:01
All I ever do is delay 03:04
My every attempt to evade 03:06
The other road in my head 03:10
It justifies my means 03:13
All I ever do is delay 03:17
My every attempt to evade 03:20
The end of the road 03:24
I am a world before I am a man 03:25
I was a creature before I could stand 03:29
I will remember before I forget 03:32
Before I forget that 03:37
I am a world before I am a man 03:39
I was a creature before I could stand 03:42
I will remember before I forget 03:45
Before I forget that 03:50
I am a world before I am a man 03:52
I was a creature before I could stand 03:56
I will remember before I forget 03:59
Before I forget that 04:04
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 04:11
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh 04:14
04:21

Before I Forget

By
Slipknot
Album
Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)
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Lyrics:

[English]

Go

Stapled shut, inside an outside world and I'm

Sealed in tight, bizarre but right at home

Claustrophobic, closing in and I'm

Catastrophic, not again

I'm smeared across the page, and doused in gasoline

I wear you like a stain, yet I'm the one who's obscene

Catch me upon all your sordid little insurrections

I've got no time to lose and I'm just caught up in all the cattle

Fray the strings

Throw the shapes

Hold your breath

And listen

I am a world before I am a man

I was a creature before I could stand

I will remember before I forget

Before I forget that

I am a world before I am a man

I was a creature before I could stand

I will remember before I forget

Before I forget that

I'm ripped across the ditch, and settled in the dirt and I

I wear you like a stitch, yet I'm the one who's hurt

Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions

I've got no right to win, I'm just caught up all the battles

Locked in clutch

Pushed in place

Hold your breath

And listen

I am a world before I am a man

I was a creature before I could stand

I will remember before I forget

Before I forget that

I am a world before I am a man

I was a creature before I could stand

I will remember before I forget

Before I forget that

My end

It justifies my means

All I ever do is delay

My every attempt to evade

The other road in my head

It justifies my means

All I ever do is delay

My every attempt to evade

The end of the road

I am a world before I am a man

I was a creature before I could stand

I will remember before I forget

Before I forget that

I am a world before I am a man

I was a creature before I could stand

I will remember before I forget

Before I forget that

I am a world before I am a man

I was a creature before I could stand

I will remember before I forget

Before I forget that

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

world

/wɜːrld/

A1
  • noun
  • - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features

home

/hoʊm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the place where one lives

man

/mæn/

A1
  • noun
  • - an adult male human being

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole

lose

/luːz/

A2
  • verb
  • - to be deprived of something

dirt

/dɜːrt/

A2
  • noun
  • - soil or earth

caught

/kɔːt/

A2
  • verb
  • - past tense of catch, to capture

stand

/stænd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to be in or rise to an upright position, supported by one's feet

breath

/breθ/

B1
  • noun
  • - the air inhaled or exhaled in respiration

road

/roʊd/

B1
  • noun
  • - a way or route between two places

remember

/rɪˈmembər/

B1
  • verb
  • - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past)

forget

/fərˈɡet/

B1
  • verb
  • - to fail to remember

attempt

/əˈtempt/

B2
  • noun
  • - an effort to accomplish something

justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to show or prove to be right or reasonable

means

/miːnz/

B2
  • noun
  • - a method, course of action, or instrument by which something can be accomplished

creature

/ˈkriːtʃər/

B2
  • noun
  • - an animal, especially a nonhuman one; a person

evade

/ɪˈveɪd/

C1
  • verb
  • - to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery

obscene

/əbˈsiːn/

C1
  • adjective
  • - offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency

sordid

/ˈsɔːrdɪd/

C1
  • adjective
  • - involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; foul or run-down

catastrophic

/ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk/

C1
  • adjective
  • - involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering

Grammar:

  • I am a world before I am a man

    ➔ Present simple tense

    ➔ The phrase "I am" indicates a state of being in the present.

  • I will remember before I forget

    ➔ Future simple tense

    ➔ The phrase "I will remember" indicates an action that will happen in the future.

  • I'm smeared across the page

    ➔ Present continuous tense

    ➔ The phrase "I'm smeared" indicates an ongoing action in the present.

  • Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions

    ➔ Imperative mood

    ➔ The phrase "Pay attention" is a command or request.

  • My end justifies my means

    ➔ Present simple tense

    ➔ The phrase "My end justifies" indicates a belief or principle in the present.

  • I'm just caught up in all the battles

    ➔ Present continuous tense

    ➔ The phrase "I'm caught up" indicates a current state of being involved.

  • I'm ripped across the ditch

    ➔ Present continuous tense

    ➔ The phrase "I'm ripped" indicates an ongoing state of being torn.