Korn

Released: October 4, 2013

Songwriter: Don Gilmore Ray Luzier Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu Brian “Head” Welch James “Munky” Shaffer Jonathan Davis

Producer: Don Gilmore

[Verse 1]
Our lives are fake
They mean nothing, you see?
Our dreams are lost
Just ailing fantasy
How many times have you been misguided?
How many times have your hopes been smited?
This life means nothing to me

[Chorus]
Victimized, deceived
A black veil of insanities crushing
Like fire feeding all of our disease
The black veil of insanity misleads

[Verse 2]
Our hearts are free
Does that mean anything?
Do what we're told
Self-seeking hypocrisy
How many times have you been misguided?
How many times have your hopes been smited?
This life means fuck to me

[Chorus]
Victimized, deceived
A black veil of insanities crushing
Like fire feeding all of our disease
The black veil of insanity misleads

[Bridge]
Black veil
It's comin' for me, it's comin' for me, it's comin' for me, it's comin' for me
It's the black veil of insanity (It's comin' for me)
Set free, set free
Set free, set free
Set free, set free
Set free, set free
Set free

[Chorus]
Victimized, deceived
A black veil of insanities crushing
Like fire feeding all of our disease
The black veil of insanity misleads

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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