Roots Bloody Roots (Live at the Nokia Theatre, New York, NY, 12/15/2005 lyrics
by Corey Taylor
[Spoken Word Intro: Robb Flynn]
New York City, you had better f*ckin' sing along if you know the words
And you had better know the words
[Chorus: Robb Flynn & Jesse Leach, Robb Flynn, Jesse Leach & Corey Taylor]
Roots, bloody roots
Roots, bloody roots
Roots, bloody roots
Roots, bloody roots
[Verse 1: Robb Flynn]
I believe in our fate, we don't need to fake
It's all we wanna be, watch me freak!
[Verse 2: Robb Flynn]
I say we're growing every day, growing in every way
I'll take you to a place where we shall find our
[Chorus: Robb Flynn, Corey Taylor, Jesse Leach, & Tommy Vext, Corey Taylor, Jesse Leach, & Tommy Vext, Robb Flynn]
Roots, bloody roots
Roots, bloody roots (Come on)
Roots, bloody roots
Roots, bloody roots
[Verse 3: Robb Flynn]
Rain, bring me the strength to get another day
And all I wanna see, set us free
[Bridge: Robb Flynn, Robb Flynn, Jesse Leach, & Tommy Vext, Corey Taylor]
Why can't you see? Can't you feel?
This is real!
Oh
Let me see your f*ckin' hands
Yeah
Oh
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4: Robb Flynn, Robb Flynn, Jesse Leach, & Tommy Vext, Corey Taylor]
I pray, we don't need to change our ways to be saved
That's all we wanna be, watch us freak!
Yeah
Water
No
[Instrumental Break]
[Spoken: Tommy Vext, Tommy Vext & Joey Jordison, Jesse Leach & Tommy Vext]
My vocal debut
To the guy that made this all possible and f*ckin' killed us while doin' it
f*ck Monte Conner, f*ck Monte Conner, f*ck Monte Conner
Yeah, there we go
f*ck Monte Conner, f*ck Monte Conner, f*ck Monte Conner
f*ck–
New York
(Oh) New York, are you alive?
Then you had better head bang 'til your f*cking head comes off
[Instrumental: Robb Flynn, Corey Taylor, Jesse Leach, Tommy Vext, & Howard Jones: Robb Flynn & Jesse Leach, Robb Flynn, Jesse Leach]
Now
Move
Up
Move, uh
Uh
Move
[Spoken: Robb Flynn, Jesse Leach]
Yeah
f*ck yeah
f*ckin' ay
You kick ass
f*ck yeah
Dino Cazares on the guitar
Adam Duce on the bass
Roy Mayorga on the drums
Joey Jordison on the drums
Scott Ian on the guitar
Andreas f*cking Kisser on the guitar
Paul Gray on the bass
The Ripper, you're in for surprise, you're in for a shock
[Instrumental Break: Tim "Ripper" Owens]
Ah
Woah
[Interlude: Matthew K. Heafy]
A revolution in their mind, the children start to run
f*cking
[Outro: Robb Flynn, Corey Taylor, Matthew K. Heafy]
f*ck yeah
What a di*k tease
Total di*k tease, what the f*ck?
You guys f*ckin' rule, man
Thank you guys so much, New York City