Released: October 11, 1994

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

Producer: Ross Robinson

[Intro]
Go

[Verse 1]
I can in every way
Mistake the pain I feel inside
It comes to me
Evil thoughts just creeping through my mind
Who are you to say
That I can't speak what's on my mind?
It runs away
It's so predictable

[Verse 2]
I can in every way
Feel the stress that tangled up inside
Too blind to see
Emptiness and sorrow of their lives
They run away
To the cover of their pointless ties
You ask me
It's so predictable

[Chorus]
I'm gonna try
But I'm gonna die
I'm gonna try

[Interlude]
Another day
Silence overwhelms my mind
But who is to say
If I have the time or why?
Should I pray
For all the hate to go away?
Another day
I can never break free

[Bridge]
You wait for me
I call out to you
Another day
I'll live forever
Why should I?

[Chorus]
I'm gonna try
But I'm gonna die
I'm gonna try

[Outro]
I'm gonna try, should I?
I'm gonna try, should I?
I'm gonna try, should I?
I'm gonna try, should I?
I'm gonna try
But I'm gonna die
I'm gonna try

Korn

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.”