Solway Firth

About this song

"Solway Firth" is the second single from Slipknot's sixth album, We Are Not Your Kind. The song's title is likely a nod to the Solway Firth Spaceman, a photograph of a little girl with a figure standing behind her that the photographer insists was not there when the picture was taken.

What it's about

The song seems to explore fabrication and false portrayal, the idea of something appearing to be there when it truly is not.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Written by Corey Taylor, Jim Root and Shawn Crahan.
• Produced by Slipknot and Greg Fidelman.
• Recorded at EastWest Studios.