Length 3:36 | Recorded 2007 | |
Released September 17, 2007March 4, 2008 Genre Cello metal, alternative metal | ||
"I'm Not Jesus" is a song by the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, featuring Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour. The single was released on September 17, 2007 and again on March 4, 2008, on the album Worlds Collide.
Contents
The song thematizes child-abuse by clerics. Corey Taylor sings from the perspective of a man who was sexually abused by a priest when he was a child and now confronts his abuser.
The song was co-written by Filter guitarist and composer Geno Lenardo and vocalist Johnny Andrews.
Music video
The music video, directed by Tony Petrossian, featured Corey Taylor recording, and Apocalyptica members playing their instruments. The video also includes various film shots of children in torn/old clothes, and behind fences or various other objects. Every child shows no emotion in their facial expression.
Track listing
- "I'm Not Jesus" feat. Corey Taylor - 3:35
- "Worlds Collide" - 4:29
- "I'm Not Jesus" feat. Corey Taylor - 3:35
- "Worlds Collide" - 4:29
- "S.O.S. (Anything But Love)" (instrumental)
- "Burn" - 4:18