Released: June 12, 2007

Songwriter: James “Munky” Shaffer Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu Jonathan Davis Lauren Christy Scott Spock Graham Edwards Zac Baird

Producer: Atticus Ross The Matrix

[Verse 1]
I'm digging with my fingertips
I'm ripping at the ground I stand upon
I'm searching for fragile bones (evolution)
I'm never gonna be refined
Keep trying, but I won't assimilate
Sure, we have come far in time
(Watch the bow break)

[Pre-Chorus 1]
And I'm sorry I don't believe
By the evidence that I see
That there's any hope left for me
It's evolution, just evolution

[Chorus 1]
And I, I do not dare deny
The basic beast inside
It's right here, it's controlling my mind
And why do I deserve to die?
I'm dominated by this animal that's locked up inside

[Verse 2]
Close up to get a real good view
I'm betting that the species will survive
Pull back, I'm getting inside you
(Evolution)
And when we're gonna find these bones
They're gonna wanna keep them in a jar
The number one virus caused by (procreation)

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And the planet may go astray
In a million years, I say
Those motherfuckers were all deranged
It's evolution, just evolution

[Chorus 1]
And I, I do not dare deny
The basic beast inside
It's right here, it's controlling my mind
And why do I deserve to die?
I'm dominated by this animal that’s locked up inside

[Bridge]
Take a look around (take a look around, take a look around, take a look around, take a look around, take a look around)
Nothing much has changed (take a look around, take a look around, take a look around, take a look around)
Take a look around (take a look around, take a look around, take a look around, take a look around, take a look around)
Nothing much has changed (take a look around, take a look around, take a look around, take a look around!)
Take a look around
Take a look around
Take a look around (nothing much has changed)
Take a look around
Take a look around (nothing much has changed)
Take a look around
Take a look around (nothing much has changed)
Take a look around

[Chorus 2]
I, I do not dare deny
The basic beast inside
It's right here, it's controlling my mind
And why do I deserve to die?
I'm dominated by this animal that's locked up inside

[Outro]
Why?
Why do I deserve to die?

Korn

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.”