Wait and Bleed

Wait and Bleed

Slipknot

“Wait and Bleed” is about a man who has constant dreams of his suicide by slitting his wrists. One day, he wakes to find that his dream is a reality. He tries to fall back to sleep, but he realizes that this is it. This is final. He has finally done it.

It was nominated for the Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 2001, losing to Deftones' “Elite.” Slipknot would have three further nominations (“Left Behind” in 2002, “My Plague” in 2003 and “Vermillion” in 2005) before winning the Grammy in 2006 with “Before I Forget.”

There were two music videos released for the song. The first was directed by Thomas Mignone and is footage of the band’s appearance at Ozzfest overdubbed with the studio version of the song.

The second video features clay dolls of the band members outwitting and killing a scientist attempting to capture them.

For the single release, the song was remixed by Terry Date and featured slight tweaks to the instrumentation and vocals. This version and the demo were both included on the 10th Anniversary Edition of the debut album.