After the band 's six times platinum-selling self-titled '' Third Eye Blind '' album , the band reconvened to record a follow up album , '' Blue '' , in early 1999 . During the '' Blue '' sessions , the band recorded a track called " Slow Motion " which had been used in their 1994 demo tape . However , Elektra , the band 's record label , did not approve of the song 's lyrical content about a student who shoots a teacher 's son , with the Columbine High School massacre having just occurred the same year . The band argued with the label for over four months over the content and its inclusion on the album . The final agreement between the two parties was that the song could only be on the album as an instrumental , but in return , Elektra would finance a separate EP where the song could be placed with its full controversial lyrics
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
Symphony of Decay