"Iowa" Info. and Meanings
Track 1: "515" - (515 is Central Iowa's area code) Description not posted (too tragic).
Track 2: "People" (not full song name due to profanity) - "We are what we are, we just waste and we ruin, and we corrupt, and we destroy", Shawn (#6) says. We are our own worst enemy.
Track 3: "Disasterpiece" - A song about Corey reminiscing about a former bully who never left him alone, picked on him, and always beat him up. The bully never believed in Corey, now Corey is laughing in his face.
Track 4: "My Plague" - This song is about posers, AKA people who are not being themselves to fit in.
Track 5: "Everything Ends" - This song is about Corey breaking up with a long loving relationship with a girl he was in love with. She thought she was to good for him so she cheated on him, and told him she was going to engage to somebody else.
Track 6: "The Heretic Anthem" - This song is about Corey standing his ground to become the opposite of what people want him to be, to prove a point.
Track 7: "Gently" - It's about stepping into the "Umbra" and "Spirit World".
Track 8: "Left Behind" - Corey is trying to explain in many ways of a friend who was never actually there. The person was always trying to be someone else. Because of this, Corey cannot deal with it and is ending the friendship. He is very upset and says that if the person tries to get close to him again, he'll be very angry.
Track 9: "The Shape" - Corey is experiencing a huge problem. He is to confused to actually come out and say it, because he's not sure how to deal with it. He uses a lot of metaphors to get out his feelings, but it's so hard he can only manage to "beat around the bush".
Track 10: "I am Hated" - Corey will be himself no matter what, all the posers hate him, but he will never change for anyone.
Track 11: "Skin Ticket" - Corey sings this song about how he feels that a lot of people in our generation are greedy with no care for anything but themselves.
Track 12: "New" (Not full song name) - This song has many meanings - I'll state the most important ones. In the line, "Everywhere you look it's like they know, their finger prints are hidden by control.", he is stating that these parents/authority figures think they know every little thing about everything. The reality is, they have no clue what the younger generation is capable of, and they fail to realize this with all these rules and restrictions. The line, "You can't take my soul away from me." is saying that don't control me, and you never will. Meaning I am for me. Not for you, I'm not your puppet.
Track 13: "Metabolic" - Corey is saying he is not perfect.
Track 14: "Iowa" - Description not posted. (Too tragic)
Other Info.
Producer: Ross Robinson
Mixed by: Andy Wallace
All music and and lyrics, arranged and performed by Slipknot.