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Wish I was too dead to cry
My self-affliction fades
Stones to throw at my creator
Masochists to which I cater
You don't need to bother, I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on, I won't let go til it bleeds
Wish I was too dead to care
If indeed I cared at all
Never had a voice to protest
So you fed me shit to digest
I wish I had a reason, my flaws are open season
For this, I gave up trying
One good turn deserves my dying
You don't need to bother, I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on, I won't let go til it bleeds
Wish I'd died instead of lived
A zombie hides my face
Shell forgotten with its memories
Diaries left with cryptic entries
And you don't need to bother, I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on, I won't let go til it bleeds
You don't need to bother, I don't need to be
I'll keep on slipping farther
But once I hold on
I'll never live down my deceit
My self-affliction fades
Stones to throw at my creator
Masochists to which I cater
You don't need to bother, I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on, I won't let go til it bleeds
Wish I was too dead to care
If indeed I cared at all
Never had a voice to protest
So you fed me shit to digest
I wish I had a reason, my flaws are open season
For this, I gave up trying
One good turn deserves my dying
You don't need to bother, I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on, I won't let go til it bleeds
Wish I'd died instead of lived
A zombie hides my face
Shell forgotten with its memories
Diaries left with cryptic entries
And you don't need to bother, I don't need to be
I'll keep slipping farther
But once I hold on, I won't let go til it bleeds
You don't need to bother, I don't need to be
I'll keep on slipping farther
But once I hold on
I'll never live down my deceit
Lyrics submitted by TheGodThatFailed
Track duration: 04:00
"Bother" as written by Corey Todd Taylor
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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The verse " Stones to throw at my creator"
Seems to jump out at me, that hes actually singing to God, about how keeps slipping further. Be it his own morallity, or past teachings of how he should behave to have Gods favor etc. He sings: "You don't need to bother, I don't need to be, I'll keep slipping farther"
I dunno...holding that up to the creator mention, a person with a bibical past training or present, has the mind set that the only person that has control over their continued life is God. So it sounds like hes saying he cant keep his ways clean so god doesnt need to bother keeping him going, he doesnt need to be....cause he'll keep slipping furter.." further away from God or how he was taught he was supposed to be.
"Never had a voice to protest
So you fed me shit to digest
I wish I had a reason, my flaws are open season
For this, I gave up trying
One good turn deserves my dying"
He never had a voice to protest being in this state of striving to be good all the time, we all didnt choose to live this life with hardship because our first parents sinned. it can feel overwlheming to do right...so it can feel like so much to digest, and our flaws become so apparent, and can make us just not want to try anymore and feel like we are unworthy to continue on.
thats what i got...
"Never had a voice to protest
So you fed me shit to digest
I wish I had a reason, my flaws are open season
For this, I gave up trying
One good turn deserves my dying"
I believe it was because he never doubted God at any point in time, or maybe doubted him, but could not openly defy him. And the shit to digest refers to various roadblocks thrown at him, or maybe even a reference to Holy scriptures and sayings, etc. As in, shoving shit down his throat; making him believe something, to perhaps keep him as a follower? I can't really think of anything for "I wish I had a reason, my flaws are open season" other than maybe the person plays on his flaws, and it's open to all who wish to play? After that, it seems more of a self-esteem thing. He thinks he's done so much wrong, that to redeem the wrongs he's done would have to end with him dying.
All of that being said, however, it could also be a reference to a religious person, be it family, pastor, etc.
"wish i was to dead to cry"
he or she wishes that he or she wouldnt feel any sort of emotion.
"my self afflicton fades"
sounds like he or she cutting themself or something related to that. any tyoe of self harm maybe? and it going away?
"stones to throw at my creator"
blaming god, or his or her parents or the depression.
"masochists to wich i cater"
masochist means the deriving of sexual gradification or the tendency to derive sexual gradification from being physically or emotionally abused, so maybe being abused makes him or her feel better?
"you dont need to bother, i dont need to be"
tellin people not to bother to try and help and that he or she doesnt need to be here.
"i'll keep slipping farther, but once i hold on i wont let go till it bleeds"
he or she will keep slipping towards the edge, but if theres any hope to hold onto he or she will hold onto hope.
"wish i was to dead to care, if indeed i cared at all"
wish he or she didnt have to act like they cared about certain things, they never cared at all.
"never had a voice to protest, so you fed me shit to digest"
he or she never stood up for themselves and took it and took it.
"i wish i had a reason, my flaws are open season"
his or her flaws are easy to see so they never had a reason to not be depressed.
"for this i gave up trying, one good turn deserves my dieing"
he or she gave up trying to feel better, and if one other thing goes wrong he or she might as well be dead
"wish i died instead of lived, the zombie hides my face"
he or she pretends to be someone theyre not and wishes they couldve just died.
"shell forgotten with its memories, diaries left with cryptic entries"
maybe he or she killed themself and they were just forgotten, the only memory of them was his or her diary full of depressing entries.
"once i hold on i'll never live down my deceit"
maybe they didnt kill themselves, maybe they are alive and well, but havent forgotten the crap they put up with.
thats my opinion. anything i missed?
-Nice one Corey-