Korn

Released: November 21, 2003

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

Producer: Jonathan Davis Korn

[Verse 1]
Why can't you ever back down?
Why can't you just shut your face?
Oh God, the feelings I feel
Would get me thrown in a cage
You're the one who's always screaming at me
I'm the one that keeps your life so care free
What the fuck more do you want me to be?
Why must you do this to me?
Run away!
I can't see!
Lead the way!
Make them pay!

[Chorus]
Counting on me
Always hoping I'll be
There for all of your problems
And in turn, you're never there for me
You sucked the life out of me
You hate everything you see
I can't take this anymore
I always stay when I should leave

[Verse 2]
You see the pain in my face
While you keep putting me down
Inside the rage starts to build
You push me I won't go down
You're the one who's always screaming at me
I'm the one that keeps your life so care free
What the fuck more do you want me to be?
Why must you do this to me?
Run away!
I can't see!
Lead the way!
Make them pay!

[Chorus]
Counting on me
Always hoping I'll be
There for all of your problems
And in turn, you're never there for me
You sucked the life out of me
You hate everything you see
I can't take this anymore
I always stay when I should leave

[Bridge]
Could it really be the day, today?
Could this really make the problems go away?
I'm going to hurt just not in time
Right now, I'm taking all I can now!
Right now, you've torn us all apart!
Right now, there is nothing you can do to stop me!
Right! (Now!)
Right! (Now!)
Right! (Now!)
Right! (Now!)
Right! (Now!)
Right! (Now!)
Right! (Now!)
Right! (Now!)
Right!

[Chorus]
Counting on me
Always hoping I'll be
There for all of your problems
And in turn, you're never there for me
You sucked the life out of me
You hate everything you see
I can't take this anymore
I always stay when I should leave
Counting on me
Always hoping I'll be
There for all of your problems
And in turn, you're never there for me
You sucked the life out of me
You hate everything you see
I can't take this anymore
I always stay when I should leave

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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