Spin

Template:Song "Spin" is the second track on the album Wake Me.

Background

On October 6, 1994, the very first day of working on Wake Me, the album's producer David Knauer recorded Grey Daze playing live in his studio to see what they had in store for their debut album. He recorded their performance straight to DAT tape and had Chester say the name of every song so it was documented on tape as well.^[1] "Spin" was among the songs that made the album.

Under a new lineup consisting of Chester Bennington, Bobby Benish, Mace Beyers and Sean Dowdell, the band had their first pre-production sessions for their second studio album in February 1996 with David Knauer. There, they recorded a new version of "Spin". The album, however, was shelved due to lack of funds to finish the studio time.^[2]

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Spin	Wake Me	2:43	1994	1994
Spin	"Wake Me" Pre-Production Live Session	2:44	October 06, 1994		Recorded live at David Knauer's studio. Unlisted on the tape. Released on LPLive for free download on October 31, 2015.
Spin	Album Pre-Production Live Session		February 18, 1996		Unreleased. Recorded live at David Knauer's studio.

Live

"Spin" was debuted live in 1994 and, according to Jonathan Krause, it was a crowd favorite during his time with the band.^[2]

Personnel

Grey Daze

Jason Barnes - Guitar
Chester Bennington - Vocals
Sean Dowdell - Drums
Jonathan Krause - Bass

Production

Recorded and Mixed by: David Knauer
Produced by: David Knauer and Grey Daze
Mixed at Anthem Recording
Assisted by: Billy Spoon and Dan Manriquez
Mastered at - SAE by Roger Siedel

Lyrics

Album Version

I want to pick up the pieces, so that
There's less complication, so that
There's less conversation, and
Less aggravation

I want to go out alone, man, so that
There's less confrontation, and man,
There's less association, and
Less company, yeah

I was so frustrated, man, that
I was all confused, man, and that
I was disillusioned, and
Sick of your friends

Run, don't walk my way
Don't look my way
Cause I don't care, oh, no
So why are you still here?
Why don't you disappear?
And spin out of my life?
Oh

Hey!

Why do we have limitation, and man
Why do we have limitation, so that
We don't get very far, and so that
We don't climb very high

I can't handle the indecision, and
I can't watch no more television, and
I won't miss you when you're gone
Cause I know my life will go on, yeah

Run, don't walk my way
Don't look my way
Cause I don't care, oh, no
So why are you still here?
Why don't you disappear?
And spin out of my life?
Oh

Hey!