Korn Lyric Interpretation

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Korn Lyric Interpretation

F r e a k O n A L e a s h

Something takes a part of me.

Something lost and never seen.

Every time I start to believe,

Something's raped and taken from me... from me.

Life's got to always be messing with me. (You wanna see the light)

Can't they chill and let me be free? (So do I)

Can't I take away all this pain. (You wanna see the light)

I try to every night, all in vain... in vain.

Sometimes I cannot take this place.

Sometimes it's my life I can't taste.

Sometimes I cannot feel my face.

You'll never see me fall from grace

Something takes a part of me.

You and I were meant to be.

A cheap **** for me to lay

Something takes a part of me.

Feeling like a freak on a leash. (You wanna see the light)

Feeling like I have no release. (So do I)

How many times have I felt diseased? (You wanna see the light)

Nothing in my life is free... is free

Chorus (mumbling)

Boom na da mmm dum na ema

Da boom na da mmm dum na ema

GO! something on the

So...fight! something on the...

Fight...some things they fight

So...something on the...

Fight...some things they fight

Fight...something of the...

No...some things they fight

Fight...something of the...

Fight...some things they fight

Chorus

Part of me...

Oh...

The music industry today seems to have taken a step into two different directions, rock and R&B a.k.a. rap music. Rock has taken on the form of a derelict ship floating amongst a monstrous sea of rap. Even the most hardcore of rock bands have incorporated a hint of rhyme into their music. For better or worse, Korn is one such respectable rock band who has partially retreated to the refuge of the rap style of music. In the song Freak On A Leash Jon Davis, the lead singer in the group Korn, describes the torment of his band by the sinking ship that rock has become.

Pressure form the music industry can and does greatly influence artist and their songs. Many Artists such as Eminem, Manson, and Limp Bizkit have written songs about this topic specifically. Most of the lyrics in their songs are simple and can be easily deciphered. How then can such an interpretation be taken from Korn's song Freak On A Leash? This song leaves itself open to the listener to interpret it in so many ways.

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