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]
I'm not doing great
I feel like I'm dead not thinking straight
Inside my body troubled, full of hate
I had to let it out before it's too late

[Chorus]
Deep inside, feeling so lost and betrayed
Why does this happen to me every time?
Stuck in this place where I can't escape
Screaming and clawing from deep inside

[Verse 2]
Why won't it fade?
Outside I had to lie, I'm okay
I hope someday I'll stop feeling pain
I guess this is a life I have made

[Chorus]
Deep inside, feeling so lost and betrayed
Why does this happen to me every time?
Stuck in this place where I can't escape
Screaming and clawing from deep inside

[Verse 3]
What am I doing?
I can't believe this I have been hiding
Wanting to be less, giving to people
They take from me, always they're bringing drama to me
Now!

[Bridge]
Feeling so lost and betrayed
Why does this happen to me every time?
Stuck in this place where I can't escape
Screaming and clawing from deep inside

[Outro]
I can't stand
All this fucking pain
Please God just go away
Please God just make them pay

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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