The tension and isolation in the recording process led to complications in the song selection , which would , in turn create further tensions within the band . Firstly was the song " Slow Motion " , a controversial ballad written by Jenkins about a student shooting a teacher 's son . While Jenkins insisted that the song was satirical parody , and actually anti-violence , Elektra disapproved of the track being on the album , feeling it could cause controversy due to the proximity of the Columbine High School massacre , which had just happened in April of that year . The band and the label fought over the song 's inclusion for four months , with the label proposing a compromise that would allow only the instrumental to be on the album , and in return , the label would finance an EP to be released after the album , where the band could release the song in its entirety and have complete creative freedom , without restriction . Cadogan , already unhappy with his lack of ownership over the band , was the sole member of the band to object to the deal , knowing he would not have any control over the deal 's terms of a cash advance and imprint label creation for the EP
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
Blue (Third Eye Blind album)