Korn

Released: August 18, 1998

Songwriter: Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu Jonathan Davis James “Munky” Shaffer David Silveria Brian “Head” Welch

Producer: Korn Toby Wright Steve Thompson

[Verse 1]
Every day it gets a little harder
Can't seem to get away
I remember there's a certain place
A place I wish I'd stay
I feel so lost within, pressured
I'm headed for that day
Just one thought in my head really
Do I need this fame?

[Chorus]
Every time goddamn I look at my seed
I see something I can't be
Beautiful and carefree
That's how I used to be
Like some goddamn fucking freak
I'm so pressured, I'm so weak
Something takes a hold of me
Something I can't believe

[Verse 2]
I lay in bed at night and wonder
Should I go on this way?
It's the only thing I really got for now
And it's called fame

[Chorus]
Every time goddamn I look at my seed
I see something I can't be
Beautiful and carefree
That's how I used to be
Like some goddamn fucking freak
I'm so pressured, I'm so weak
Something takes a hold of me
Something I can't believe

[Bridge]
So I see this face so innocent and fine
So I see this face and I realize it's mine
So I see this face so innocent and fine
So I see this face and I realize it's mine

[Chorus]
Every time goddamn I look at my seed
I see something I can't be
Beautiful and carefree
That's how I used to be
Like some goddamn fucking freak
I'm so pressured, I'm so weak
Something takes a hold of me
Something I can't believe

[Outro]
Like some goddamn fucking freak!
Like some goddamn fucking freak!
Like some goddamn fucking freak!
Like some goddamn fucking freak!

Bakersfield friends James “Munky” Shaffer, Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu and David Silveria formed the funk-rock band LAPD in 1989 and moved to Los Angeles with another friend Brian “Head” Welch as their roadie. Later, with Welch as second guitarist, the band named themselves Creep and recorded a demo with pal Ross Robinson.

However, when Shaffer and Welch visited family in Bakersfield, they met Jonathan Davis who added a darker, goth-tinged edge to the band’s heavy groove. Robinson

The band wasn’t dark yet; it had, like, killer grooves and good riffs, but there was some happy edge to it. And when (Davis) walked into the room, it went dark and goth. Basically, during the first song, to audition in the rehearsal room, he started freaking the hell out [laughs]. You couldn’t hear his voice, but you felt chills all over your body, and it was instantly like, “Oh my God, yeah – he’s the one.”

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