Let's start with the lyrics:
Something takes a part of me.
Something lost and never seen.
Everytime I start to believe,
Somethings raped and taken from me... from me.
Lifes got to always be messing with me. (you wanna see the light)
Cant they chill and let me be free? (so do I)
Cant 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 its my life I cant taste.
Sometimes I cannot feel my face.
Youll never see me fall from grace
Something takes a part of me.
You and I were meant to be.
A cheap fuck 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
Sometimes I cannot take this place.
Sometimes its my life I cant taste.
Sometimes I cannot feel my face.
Youll never see me fall from grace
Something takes a part of me.
You and I were meant to be.
A cheap fuck for me to lay
Something takes a part of me.
Boom na da mmm dum na ema
Go!So...fight! something on the...Fight...some things they fight
So...something on the...Fight...some things they fight
Fight...something of theNo...some things they fight
Fight...something of the...Fight...some things they fight
Something takes a part of me.
You and I were meant to be.
A cheap fuck for me to lay
Something takes a part of me.
Part of me...Part of me...Part of me...Oh...
Now that we have that out of our system...... This song has some meaning simply because of the title.. you know who you are!
Some people would be shocked to know I actually sat and listened to this whole song. But none the less I made it and it wasn't as painful as some upcoming songs may be.
The music behind the words is actually pretty good. The tempo is steady and has a good sound to it. But really who cares about that......
Let me start with the disclaimer that I do not particularly like Korn. I did however go into this with an open mind and listened to it completely.
Some demographics behind the song: Freak on a Leash is from Korn's third album Follow the Leader. The album did well as did the song. Freak on a Leash won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form, and received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.
So, let's take a look at these lyrics....
For the most part I think almost everyone can relate to the lyrics, well most of them.
"Sometimes I cannot take this place.
Sometimes its my life I cant taste.
Sometimes I cannot feel my face."
Every one of us has had days where we feel like we just want to run away or escape. I think there are more then once when I have thought my life is just not where I want it to be. I don't even know who I am when I look in the mirror. Seems as soon as everything starts looking up you get knocked back down a few steps. On the whole I can relate to this song. There are a couple lines that make me say "Hmmm" but thats with anything. I know my counterpart is going to have much more to say on this one than me. This one is his arena and he will do it well.
"Freak on a Leash" is one of those tunes that fell out of favor very quickly with me. I remember picking up "Follow the Leader" on the day it was released. Apart from "Children of the Corn" and "Got the Life" it quickly became one of my favorites. But after about a week of listening to the album, I found it to be one of the weakest tracks.
ReplyDeleteWhen taken in context with the catalog up to that point, this is definitely one of the least intense songs they had put out. This translated into radio-friendliness, which translated into a huge hit for Korn, which propelled sales of "Follow the Leader". If that was Korn's goal with this song, they certainly achieved it. Let's not forget the numerous remixes out there (my favorite being the Nine Inch Nails-style remix).
Anyone who has read Korn's lyrics know that sometimes the lines can fly off in wild directions, and this song is certainly no exception. Jonathan Davis still had some demons to exorcise even on this album. Where "Follow the Leader" differs is that you hear him sing less about the demons of the past as he looks at the changes in his life and where it is going from here.
"Freak on a Leash" is, to me, one indicator of how the frustrations of life can sometimes hamstring you to the point where you can't function. This is especially true during times of transition. Just think back to your own times of transition and you will find that thing that makes you feel like a freak on a leash.
When it comes to singing about cheap fucks to lay I can't really see where it fits in the overall context of the song. There are a number of different directions in which that phrase could go if there is a meaning, but I tend to think he needed a line to fit the melody. Then again, I may be totally off in my analysis. But then again, great art speaks something different and personal to everyone who witnesses it.
Time to put the iPod on shuffle.