Korn

Released: October 11, 1994

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

Producer: Ross Robinson

[Spoken Intro: Michael "La Caco"]
Hello. ¿Esta Caco?
¿Et eres Caco?
Pues, you know, you fuckin' call me "La Caco?" Okay?

[Verse 1]
I keep asking, "What's your lie?"
It is disturbing, this eases my mind
Days keep passing, one notch at a time
I don't feel right, please, God, let me sleep tonight

[Chorus]
Every day confronted, so called friends giving in
I just wanna know why
Want to give it up, no, I can't escape
Want to give it up, no, I can't escape
Want to give it up, no, I can't escape
Want to give it up, no, I can't escape

[Verse 2]
I keep asking, "Will you again please try?"
It is haunting, this takes my mind
Days keep passing, line after line
I don't feel right, please, God, don't let me die tonight
Die tonight
Die tonight
Die tonight

[Chorus]
Every day confronted, so called friends giving in
I just wanna know why
Want to give it up, no, I can't escape
Want to give it up, no, I can't escape
Want to give it up, no, I can't escape
Want to give it up, no, I can't escape

[Bridge]
Please, God
Please, God
Please, God, help me
Please, God, free me
Please, God, help me from my painful situation
Please, God, help me
Please, God, free me
Please, God, save me from my painful situation
Please, God, help me
Please, God, free me
Please, God, save me from my painful situation

[Outro]
Please, God, don't let me give in tonight, please God
Oh, please God, don't let me give in tonight, please God
Oh, please God, don't let me give in tonight, don't let me die
Please God, don't let me give in tonight, don't let me die

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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