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Jan 5th 2016!⃝My interpretation (And apologies for it being so morbid but in my defense it IS a slipknot song)It is about a male who has by one way or another found himself a drug addicted female under his care and rapes her as she overdoses.
"She's digging needles in her skin,
I turn with an ugly grin.
Her canvas doesn't leave a lot to fantasy."
This means she is an advanced user and is showing with the decay of her body. The abuser seems to be delighted by her self destruction.
"But her piece of mind,
Can't stay inside the lines.
it's so confusing the methods that she's using"
She has used so much it's hard for her to find a vein in her arm, forcing her to get "creative" with injection sites.
"Lost inside her dirty world,
no one hurts this dirty girl but her"
This is the abuser excusing his actions because from his point of view he cannot do any harm to someone who does those sorts of things to themselves.
"Maybe I should let her go
But only when she loves me. She loves me
How can I just let her go?
Not until she loves me. She loves me"
The first time this chorus is sung the abuser is contemplating the ramifications of his actions but deciding the release is worth more, even diluting himself to believe what he is doing is "love"
"She's drowning in herself again,
My god what a lovely sin.
I guess there's nothing left to do but have my way."
This is the abuser recognizing his victim has gone too far and is overdosing, the perfect time to perform his evil deeds.
"She can feel its right
So she doesn't close her eyes
She smiles, and answers
but it doesn't seem to matter."
This is the victim in her severely altered state responding to the stimuli without full realization of the situation and the inability to close her eyes as she dies slowly.
"Lost inside my dirty head
Something tells me I'm the one who's kept"
This is the abuser realizing once he's tread this dark territory he cannot return to his regular life. He's had a taste of his darkest fantasy and can't settle for anything less.
When the chorus is sung the second time it's the abuser thinking one last time that he could try and save his victim but decides his gratification is more important.
"We were meant to be together
Now die and fucking love me"
The abuser losing all remorse and accepting what he is doing will lead to his victim's death. Even going as far as to suggest she could only love him in death, or rather her death is her love for him.
"We were meant to hurt each other
now die and fucking love me."
This is the abuser proclaiming he's just as much of a victim as she is, saying they're both just victims of their addictions and powerless to fight them.
