Korn

Released: November 16, 1999

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

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Intro]
Wake the fuck up, wake the fuck up!
Wake the fuck up, wake the fuck up!
Wake the fuck up, wake the fuck up!
Wake the fuck up, wake the fuck up!

[Verse 1]
Each day more frightening
All of us wanna die
The pressure's tightening
I don't even want to try
Should I take all the stupid bullshit
What makes them think they can get away with it?
I'm not happy
I wish they'd just...

[Chorus]
Wake the fuck up, wake the fuck up!
Wake the fuck up, wake the fuck up!
I can take no more
What are we fighting for?
You are my brothers
Each one I would die for
Please just let it go
All our heads are blown
Let's take the stage
And remember what we play for

[Verse 2]
No more fighting
I swear I'm gonna leave
Talking shit to spite me
I wish we'd just...

[Chorus]
Wake the fuck up, wake the fuck up!
Wake the fuck up, wake the fuck up!
I can take no more
What are we fighting for?
You are my brothers
Each one I would die for
Please just let it go
All our heads are blown
Let's take the stage
And remember what we play for
I can't take no more
What are we fighting for?
You are my brothers
Each one I would die for
Please just let it go
All our heads are blown
Let's take the stage
And remember what we play for
I can't take no more
What are we fighting for?
You are my brothers
Each one I would die for
Please just let it go
All our heads are blown
Let's take the stage
And remember what we play for
Remember what we play for
Remember what we play for
Remember what we play for

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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