Korn

Released: December 6, 2011

Featuring: Downlink Excision

Songwriter: Downlink Excision Ray Luzier James “Munky” Shaffer Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu Jonathan Davis

Producer: Downlink Jim Monti Excision

[Verse 1]
I can't believe what's happening
Where is your self control?
Why can't you just be honest?
The corruption takes its toll

[Chorus]
You rape our hope
Too proud to cope
You've built this house of shame
You smile and you gloat
This disease you promote
An infection is what we are now

[Verse 2]
I can't believe this happened
The fear starts to grab hold
Then anger starts to take over
I will not be controlled

[Chorus]
You rape our hope
Too proud to cope
You've built this house of shame
You smile and you gloat
This disease you promote
An infection is what we are now

[Bridge]
They're taking over now
Eating up our souls somehow
Taking over now
Parasites, they run around
The culprits won't be found
They lie behind this mask of wealth
They're taking over now
Illuminati they hide

[Chorus]
You rape our hope
Too proud to cope
You've built this house of shame
You smile and you gloat
This disease you promote
An infection is what we are now
You rape our hope
Too proud to cope
You've built this house of shame
You smile and you gloat
This disease you promote
An infection is what we are now

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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