"All the money in the world can't buy me" They're saying that they're the same people they were before they were a sucess. They made good music and they still do, but because they became more mainstream and popular, some fans didn't like that (no idea why). Still you look in my face like I'm somebody new" I'm not too sure about what "If you're 555, then I'm 666" means, but "What's it like to be a heretic?" could be Slipknot asking other musicians what it's like to be sell-outs, and why they only care about the money. Most people who don't listen to metal would think "Oh, they play metal, they wear masks, they must be satanists" When they aren't. "A hideous man that you don't understand"
They're saying that they're a threat to other mainstream artists, that other artists only care about the money and lifestyle, not so much about the music. "I'm a pop star threat and I'm not dead yet" I think that they realised that they were becoming more popular and mainstream and this is them saying that they aren't going to end up like the rest of the crap you hear on the radio or whatever. General CommentI think this song is about the music industry and how it's a load of shit. I want to know how you fallowed your orders so well I haven't the slightest, I'm teaching your brightest Thirty seconds, sixteen, eight, four, lemme tell you why Still you look at my face like I'm somebody new Throw a suicide party and I'm guaranteed to fucking snapīreakdowns, obscenities its all I want to beĮverybody's so completely sure of what we areīut face to face they haven't got a thing to say Like a dead beat winner, I want to be a sinner Got a super dred bet with an angel drug head Where by His name he's sometimes preaching or evangelizing Ceaserism persuation by ''raising cain'' too much, with the support of the radical Far Left and the Far Right, so called Zionist Christian sheepel who for most part led to depend on Revelation for looking to ''nuke'' or ''stake'' somebody for Their blood and food to put on their plate.I'm a popstar threat and I'm not dead yet All in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. While giving Christianity and the Jewish people a bloody name in the Middle East. Talking about a Heretic! is when our hypocritical ''brother'' John Haggee is doing with fear that could make one feel like a Heretic.
While at the same time critcizes and going up against ''The Righteous Indapendant Individual'' by calling and scapegoating Him as the Heretic that They actually feel or don't recongnize in themselves, but want's ''The Good Honest One'' to be burned at the stake or crucified for their sins that they don't wanna acknowledge that they're commiting. Could also be about trying to survive with the modern day ideology version of The Far Left and The Far Right Neo-con Democrats that likes to mooch on the Government for money and Power, to practice their false religion. Relating to some of the ways that The Pharisees accused JESUS of being a Heretic who was hunted down and crucified. A song about The Protagonist who's ''self identifying'',when being accused and labeled one of Them that feels like He's on death-row.