Korn

Released: October 4, 2013

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

Producer: Don Gilmore

[Verse 1]
Sometimes things get in the way
My thoughts I cannot convey
It's all pointing straight at you
We hate loving every day
Our lives swirled in every way
I give it all back to you

[Pre-Chorus]
I can help this going down

[Chorus]
I can't take this
All my life is reckless
All our lies are dangerous
But we fake our way through, that's what we do
We do

[Verse 2]
Sometimes things don't go away
In time, you just run away
It's all coming back for you
Betrayed, life is in decay
Your thoughts you cannot obey
Right now, what you gonna do?

[Pre-Chorus]
I can help this going down

[Chorus]
I can't take this
All my life is reckless
All our lies are dangerous
But we fake our way through, that's what we do
We do, we do, we do, we do
We do, we do, we do, we do, we do

[Bridge]
I hear the calling of the helpless stranger
He's all alone, and no one gets his anger
I feel his pain every time I'm here with you, with you
All the heartache and the fucked up insults
I find you begging on your knees, I figured
This is how it's supposed to be with you, with you
I can't wait for your lies to be broken down
I gave you hell

[Chorus]
I can't take this
All my life is reckless
All our lies are dangerous
But we fake our way through, that's what we do
I can't take this
All my life is reckless
All our lies are dangerous
But we fake our way through, that's what we do

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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