Slipknot - Duality

Slipknot – Duality

Time: 3:34

Production cost: Between $300,000 and $500,000

Recorded: March 27, 2004

 Hardcore music is a medium for them to unleashing their anger, and has to some extent probably become a way of therapy for their feelings. The lyrics, “I’ve waited as my time’s elapsed” is them saying they have been waiting until their demise comes so that their pain can finally end (as shown in the lyrics “If the pain goes on, I’m not gonna make it!”). They even talk about how they push their fingers into their eyes to stop the ache so this could be linked to them wearing their masks to disguise their pain.

The masks could be part of their duality due to them wanting to be ghosts of themselves and not living in the bodies that they’re currently in hence the lyrics, “Or separate the skin from bone”. 

The lyrics “Tell me the reality is better than the dream” is basically them saying that they have been living in a dream that they’ve wanted to be their reality all their lives signifying that they’ve been through pain since their childhood. This could be linked to their real-life struggles as they were bullied in school.

Camera movements and Editing

The camera movements are hectic, which mirrors the theme of the song, and how they feel inside as they feel bottled up with everything fizzing inside.  The Camera moves around showing various different people which expresses that despite they’re feelings they are still a unit. Close ups also help with expressing the anger the people feel.

The slow motion reflects the ‘’pain’’, this can be seen in the lyric ‘’I push my fingers into my eyes, It’s the only thing that slowly stops the ache’’.

Mise-En-Scene

The fact that they’re not wearing clothing on the top of their body helps convey their anger, and sort of gives them a madness look. The house is set in a Fan’s house who was renovating, and the extras were all fans. This insinuates how much their fans love them as they probably connect with their feelings.