Korn

[Verse 1]
I'm facing the light
But fading to black
I'm offering peace
As I'm stabbed in the back
Yet I'm feeling able
My house is made of steel
With paper for doors

[Chorus]
I've tried to hate you
But feel regret
I'm most uncertain
I've lost the bet
I'm waiting to watch it
I'm waiting to see
Is this my overture or obituary?

[Verse 2]
I'm holding the torch
But melting my fists
I'm first in the line
Yet last on the list
Yet I'm feeling able
My house is made of steel
With paper for doors

[Chorus]
I've tried to hate you
But feel regret
I'm most uncertain
I've lost the bet
I'm waiting to watch it
I'm waiting to see
Is this my overture or obituary?

[Bridge]
Or obituary!
Or obituary!
I tried not to choke you!
But now you're dead!
I'm most uncertain!
Should I feel regret?

[Chorus]
I've tried to hate you
But feel regret
I'm most uncertain
I've lost the bet
I'm waiting to watch it
I'm waiting to see
Is this my overture or obituary?

[Outro]
Is this my overture or obituary?
Is this my overture or obituary?

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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