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Corey (#8) says this song, along with part 2, is about a stalker who's going after a woman. The story is told through his eyes. (thanks, Joshua - Greeneville, TN)

Comments:

Hmm.. whats the "She isnt real, I cant make her real" about then?
- alan, The Meadow of Rainbows, United Kingdom

all of you are retarded conformists XD
- Michel, bakersfield,

I agree with you ryan ive listened to slipknot all my life and i think they deserve mor credit than writing a song about stalkers.
- Dean, lakeland, FL

???? When did cory say vermilion was about a stalker?? He explained that part 1 was about the emotion and neurosis of a break up, possibly from a suicidal person's point of view, and explain that part 2 was about picking up the pieces later on. Seriously, slipknot deserves more credit than writing songs about "stalkers." They are a bit more creative than that.
- Ryan, Anonymous, ON

I think this is one of there greatest songs they've made especially them wearing the "death" masks in the video and live
- Kendall, Kennesaw, GA

what if i say that the stalker was me... finally i've found this place to say it, and all subliminal verses happened to me in my school a few years ago before the music album was released, now she's is fine and had 2 like babys, i know it by facebookdotcom. Duality represents the last time that i saw her, now she's too far away from me. I think it's a happy end but to me is so sad. Don't trust me, who could believe this? I'm from other country in america and i don't even know who created the songs...
- TheStalker, santiago, Chile

I wanted to say "like 2 babys". Stalker, like corey says, is the right word. I've finished.
- TheStalker, santiago, Chile

the heavier parts (hard to say what caught my attention...) always help me get a little mad at anything that might have happened in the day. Then, when the line, "won't let this build up inside of me" comes in, it just helps me let it go. Good song to listen to after a bad day.
- jack, Claremont, MN

i remember when i first heard this song it made me sad....cause when i heard it well bad times but when i hear it people say its all emo but they dont get?????
- patty, alamo, TX

i love this song along with pt 2 and i also just wanted to point out that vermilion is a redish color...scarlet was coreys wife...scarlet is also a redish color...just saying...stay sic
- Jakk, Oviedo, FL

Great song.... Maggot for life.
- Slain, Nunya, VA

i think it is about a man who dreams of a women that only exsits in his dreams. a person who wants her to be so bad he becomes so obssesed he stops drinking eating ect. there is a line that says she isnt real, cant make her real. so that leads me to belive she does not exsist for anyone eles only him.
- tanner, Rocky mountain house, AB

this is one of the most interesting stories SlipKnoT has to tell
- Azreal, Nampa, ID

whether this song is about a stalker or not doesnt really mean much, it just the way Corey/Slipknot interpret it, Everyone could read the lyrics to this song and interpret it a different way and have it mean something to them different than others. Its a great song and so is Pt 2, I like songs where i just Corey and the guitar, very mellow feeling, just like Bother with Stone Sour.
- Justin, Franklin, VA

Honestly, I don't think the song is about a stalker. I generally listen to this when I am writing one of my many manuscripts, and it's usually when the male is thinking about the woman he loves. They are love songs, though they may be a bit twisted. I love the lyrics. Though, I like pat one better than part two. The energy of it make it seem less defeated.
- Christine, Salem, CT

Vermilion reminds me of a story of a man who created a statue of a women. He fell in love with the statue and became so obsessed with it that it drove him crazy. He suffered so much over wanting his creation to be a reality that he no longer ate or slept until his love/obsession for/with the statue of the woman killed him. The song, part I, makes me think about having such strong feelings about something that it makes you crazy and out of control. You become obsessed and all you think about is the fixed image you have of that person/object. You can't accept any deviations from that image so you lash out at the object of possession and despise yourself for it. The part where it says "she isn't real, I can't make her real." I think is about not accepting the deviations from the image you set up in your mind of that other person now object. Possibly that image is that she loves you back or is in an exclusive relationship with you, but isn't. Part I of the song is a great poetic example of obsession, power and control, and the potential despicable behavior that is created from that OVERWHELMING feeling (I can't let this build up inside of me). Part II seems to be more about the regret and the refusal to accept the consequences of his actions, which later causes him much lamenting and suffering. Love the song(s). Two fingers up!
- Jenna, Utica, NY

Slipknot is one of the best metal bands ever. I speak from four decades of listening to metal.
- David, Tupelo, MS

I dont have anything to back my theory up except what I take by listening to the song and really I think its about this perfect girl Corey paints a picture of in his head, but thats just it she ISN'T real, he took a girl that he WANTS to be that way, and it turns out that he can never make her the way he wants her to be which all in all is what disappoints him.
- steph, aurora, IL

I've heard this song at the end of the "Resident Evil:Apacolypse" credits and its soundtrack. It's pretty good. But, for some crazy reason,some of the times when I listen to this song,I find myself crying at the end of it. I play it during when I'm sad. I'll tell y'all why. It's because the song showing distress for 'that' guy that's thinking about 'this' girl,whether it's a about a stalker or urequited/doomed love or any form of troubled love. And the end song,especially during the screaming makes it so painfully sad. It's dark rock to pain crush sadness at the conclusion. I'm serious. It literally,to me,feels so painful inside,it's like heartaches. Even the parts chorus and some of the verses sounds as if he's suffering inside. "She isn't real, I can't make her real" verse really was the one that did it for me. I was weeping. What I got out of it was that his girl and him weren't happy with eachother anymore and she wasn't the same to him. So,it's like what's the use on working on the relationship when it's dead. I went through the same thing. And that's the sad part. Troubled and unrequited relationships,marriage,courtship,etc., are really hard to take for people. Still a good song,though. That goes for part 2, and it's on the "Underworld:Evolution" soundtrack. It's a beautiful song.
- Gabreya, Pine Bluff, AK

You must be thinking of 'THE VIRUS OF LIFE'. Vermilion definitely is NOT about a stalker going after a woman, both of Vermilion& Vermilion Part 2 are love songs.
- GENEVA!, CiTY 0F EViL, CA

my interperetation of this song is that the man has fallen in love with a woman who no longer/ has never existed, cos right at the end he says "she isn't real", which kinda gives it away
- Kiddo, london, England

In my personal oppinion i feel that the message of this song strongly resembles that of the Pygmalion Myth, hence the name Vermillion. I was quite shocked to see that no one else had noticed the affinity.
- sam, seymour, TX

the lyrics make a mention of Dahlia ... "My Dahlia, bathed in posession" ... a possible reference to The Black Dahlia Murder ... the song is about a stalker/killer so I feel it is a possibilty
- Yash Sinha, Kolkata, India

Wikipedia says it's an unrequited love song, both parts.
- Sawyer, Lexington, SC

I like the (Terry Date mix) version better than the actual vol 3 one.
- Carl, Buffalo, NY

great song but i like part 2 better but i like heavier songs such as disasterpiece, left behind, and wait and bleed.
- Tristan, omaha, NE

You forgot a fact. This is in Resident Evil:Apocalypse. It plays at the end of the movie,during the credits. oddly enough,another of their songs was in the first movie!
- Billy, Otway, OH

Vermilion is a small college town in Southeast South Dakota. Slipknot used to Play in little towns like Tea, South Dakota, before anybody knew who they were.
- Marshall, Flandreau, SD

I'm not a big fan of Slipknot. They embrace filth in a bad way, not at all like the grunge movement of the early 90s. This, though, along with Part 2 and very good songs.
- Max, Austin, TX

both vermillion one and two are pretty freakin' sweet. slipknot+acoustic on second just sounds cool.
- Devon, Westerville, OH

I like part 2 better, Corey's voice sometimes is better slowed down, but his screaming is great too.
- Sean Harris, Hatfield, PA

Ok I must of been wasted becasue I spelled Lafayette wrong, but Vermilion probably means something along the lines of the chick he is talking about, is just made up in his head. I mean just listen to the last parts of both parts. "Sheeeeeee isn't real. Iiiiiiiii Can't make her real."
- Jeremy, Laffeyette, LA

i agree with wendy there both great songs. -stay sic
- Richard, chino hills, CA

i did'nt think it was all that bad it showed a nother sied to his voise that me personley didnt care for its not liked he sucked or any thing its just to soft for me
- medusa, spokane, WA

JAKE, Depressing? Come on man!
- Wendy, Ft. Worth, TX

Obviously there haven't been many REAL slpiknot fans posting comments. I LOVE both parts of this song and I hope they keep stretching their musical talents.
- Wendy, Ft. Worth, TX

I love part 2..I was never really into slipknot until I heard that song..now I love them
- Jessica, Exeter, CA

Slipknot attemptimg acoutics = cool. Slipknot attemtping metal =not so cool, but listenable.
- Kenny, Ubly, MI

I like both part 1 and 2. i like part 2 better tho. I hate people who complain about part2 being acoustic saying "Slipknot is not for accoustic". I loved the addition of this song, geniusly written. dont get me wrong tho i LOVE the metal delivered from iowa and S/T
- Mike, Lisbon, ND

part 1 and 2 are awesome. These songs have a very dark freaky sound to them. i've never heard slipknot do a slower song like vermilion part 2.
- Erik, Willow Hill, PA