Something I don't see people comment on with this music video is that the red lights represent all of the other kids that are living in the same environment. As a kid who experienced and witnessed domestic violence & child abuse, it was nice to have that visual representation that I wasn't alone.
@@ChrisWierchowski-p8z Tried to reply to this earlier so apologies if this becomes a duplicate comment. Much love back to you! All good here & just keeping up the fight. Hope the same for you.
Korn is a reason why I am still here.. Nu-metal and mostly their "sad" songs were ment for us - troubled kids - to cope with situations which we had so little knowledge about.. I'm 35 now.. still fighting my demons from childhood - still single, still enjoying my solitarity but at least I am not suicidal..
Same, 48 now... my first experience ever hearing KoRn was them opening for Marilyn Manson who opened for DanZiG And... as a musician at the time into that, KoRn scratched an itch that Ministry, Manson, Slayer and the harsher death metal couldn't reach... KoRn is hate, and pain, but with Head (let's ignore the stuff without him) it is also Love and Healing from the past injuries life deals
Korn represented a lost generation of kids. Such an undercurrent of rampant abuse in all of its forms in so many households. So many of us had disassociated by our teenage years. He gave us a voice. Something to stand behind. Brought us to others just like us, and showed us we werent alone. The anger in their music was like a lightning rod for the anger we lost souls felt. Still to this day one of my favorite bands.
Id like to say, Korn's music hits on a different level when you start to watch their videos and listen to the lyrics. Especially if you have similar trauma. In my opinion, it is reaching out to others who have experienced CA, in the most effective way. The music captures the frustration, pain, and anger so well that even if you aren't a big fan of metal or nu metal, you can get down with it simply because of how real the subject matter is. It literally sounds like how these things make you feel. We can see this literally happen before our eyes as she watches the video, catches the vibe, and then starts to headbang to it. That is such a powerful thing to be able to do. And thats why Korn is one of if not the biggest, most mainstream nu metal bands of all time.
Korn saved many lives, It represented a generation of "lost kids." It wasn’t just in the U.S.; in my country, Venezuela, many kids, including myself, sat on sidewalks and the steps of plazas, with bruises on our skin from hits (some of them at home others by bullies), wearing worn skate shoes and holding second-hand skateboards, trying to translate the songs. Even when we didn’t fully understand the lyrics, we could sense the message.... Today we are +30 years old and we are guarantors of not repeating the same mistakes with our children. issues, follow the leader and untouchables were very important in my life. I saw them live for the first time a few weeks ago at their 30th anniversary concert, it was spectacular.
I grew up in a very abusive household. I disassociated so much that I can't remember most, if not all of my childhood. When I got stuck in another one, I "flirted with suicide", just wanting out. "No more pain. No more sorrow" is what I told myself. I did get help, hospital and professionals. It's been about 5 years, im so happy I was able to reach out.
Actually smashing pumpkins had a public interview and a dad speak up about his teenage daughter and give thanks to the lead singer for helping his daughter out of depression
@@ideasinthegord3915 Same here. But what i find so insane is when I listen to these songs, its like i can smell the air around me back then. Korn has such an unbelievably talented way of capturing all the emotions and making a little time capsule to revisit. I hope this makes sense hahahha
Directed by Fred Durst, hes in the video at the end very quickly when Jon is shaking his head at the camera. One of the most important bands of all time!
I always considered Dust to be another damaged-artist-stereotype. Even though he is a narcissist and an absolute a$$hole, he can be really gifted with his talents creativity
I saw Korn live for the first time on the Twisted Transistor tour. It was like going to church. I felt all this negativity purged from my soul. Korn is definitely great for helping you deal with difficulties in life.
I'll be seeing Korn live for the first time TODAY! In literally just a few hours! It's something that I have wanted to do since I became a fan of theirs in the 90's, so I am super excited...!
@@Z3ROTH3RT33N Yesss!!! I hope they open the show with "Blind", and that line... It would be so awesome... But really, I'm such a huge fan, I want them to play ^all^ of their songs... 😅 I love so many of their songs that even if they sing 10 songs that I love, I'll wish they sang even more songs that I love...
The saddest part is that Jonathan Davis has first hand experience in abuse as a child. I've been through my own trauma, but fortunately it wasn't this severe. My favorite aspect of this video is that the kid ultimately used the box (music) to get away. Music saved my life many times. I deal with mental health diagnoses. Music can be a huge safe haven for relating to or working through emotions. Music is the heartbeat of my life.
i love korn ...never abused...im a sport guy, baskeball, football swimming...high school was a breeze and actually fun for me.(college as well) but always appreciated jon and korn's music and message. My friend turned me on to them early on when before the came huge...... This song does hit hard. Seeing the kids outside pumping their fists and coming together gives me chillllllls. Top 5 band for me ever.
This video is the embodiment of "find your tribe". The idea that family isn't blood [RED], but rather those who free you from pain. She stays behind until KoRn comes back into the box, The band represents her inside energy and will to escape her situation, the driving force that helps her finally open the window to make her escape into the arms of her new/true family. You're absolutely right where it continues off from Freak on the leash because it's a continuation of the idea of using art and creativity to release and/or understand the pain of life. Infact that's literally Jonathan's whole though process when it comes to KoRn lyrics in general. He's stated in many interviews before that they want to be the voice for the voiceless, a place for kids to understand they're not alone, that what they're going through isn't right, and that there is a way to escape it.
KoRn's music has been a therapeutic outlet for my for more than 20 years. Thank you for backing down their songs. I'm happy to have found your channel.
5:07 The trauma-related disassociation and out-of-body experience you mention is so palpable... That's exactly what I feel (vicariously) when watching this video. I think the box represents the inner turmoil/pain/grief/trauma that the girl is looking at from outside and above. Very powerful imagery and symbolism either way.
i did flirt with suicide like 20 years ago but not cause of this topic in the video but still. never told my mother tbh i dont think she could take it now so its my painfull secret i share to all of you. korn actually saved me from this feeling. it felt like i wasnt alone feeling all these feelings. my aunt kinda saved me she had korn on in the car 20 years ago and i looked them up and a whole world opened up for me.
Korn was my version of a therapist growing up. So grateful for them. I’m glad you are stable. Thoughts of suicide are so heartbreaking. Everyone should know that they are loved and everyone deserves positive support. 🙏♥️
6:28 her having the band in her room and all the kids outside chanting is like a huge metaphor of how this music connected so many kids. even though we were in pain, we were in it together. we all made it through.
As a kid that delt with child abuse constantly your memories of happiness and childhood are gone. Suicidal thoughts were what kept me going in very dark times! I’m 42 and the happiest I have ever been.
Both my parents heavily used meth and introduced me to slipknot. on a certain level it feels like they wrote their music for the children of their fans. glad you got through it.
Not so much irony as much as it's likely passed down most of the abused become abusers and keep the cycle going cause its all they know by how they where raised themselves
The person who abused me almost daily while my mom just stood there because she was afraid to stop him afraid she would get hurt just started listening to korn and told me he sees why I did now when I was a teenager in the late 90s
This video reminded me why I loved Korn, as a kid/teenager it's easy to connect with the themes and concept even in a foreign language and the solace that the music provides in expressing the anger in a different way
their song "Alone I break" will always have a spot in my heart and soul... dealing with depression and Borderline and some ptsd issues it hit al the right spots.
I suffered physical and psychological abuse as a child at the hands of my mother, and I remember watching this video as a kid, feeling completely identified with it. Even though I dissociated from myself to cope with the pain, this song helped me understand I wasn’t the only kid experiencing violence. If it weren’t for this song, I wouldn’t be alive today, and I wouldn’t be a metalhead. Korn changed my life, and they’ll probably never know the impact they’ve had on me.
I can't even put into words how much Korn has helped me when I have been completely down and out. Jonathan has such a way with words that is simply just RELATABLE, and I use it to power through. Then I come out stronger. and when i am down, I never stop and think of all the things he has been through. The last time I hit rock bottom they released the Nothing and I felt the struggle and misery with every lyric, however now i listen back and feel like it fixed me. It is unbelievable how music can alter your frame of mind and Jon just really is one of us but happens to have one of the most amazing voices of all time. No one sounds anything like him, even in cover bands, it's unique. Unique is good. I feel like I owe him. He is one of my heroes and idols.
Man, this one got me. I am sitting in my old room visiting my parents watching this. I live out of state and am helping my Dad after a heart surgery. Listening to this in my old room again opened up a lot of emotions as I was a terribly depressed young adult when this song was new. This was so therapeutic for me back then and am glad KoRn’s music still helps people today. Your videos are great btw. Keep it up 👍🏻
Recently, after watching this clip, I couldn't hold back my tears. As a child, I was physically abused and lived in fear, expecting it to happen again every day. I was able to leave there and live separately from my parents, but I still can't forget it. I don't think about it, but the reminder of those times can awaken emotions in me. I just wanted to share it.
From lu2910: @Burning_Rocket I'm so sorry that you lived through such a time in your life, I'm very grateful you're still here and in a better place. The hurt we experience, especially such unjust and traumatizing one, oftentimes will linger with us under our skin. We are able to build ourself up and move past it, but the memories still will spark up and make us feel as if we are reliving it all over again. One example I've heard about what trauma is like is a big ball bouncing rapidly around a box with a button. When the ball hits the button, we feel everything all over again and it hurts. As we grow as a person and find ourself and process our hurt, the ball shrinks and becomes slower. The effects drastically decrease, but the ball can still hit the button at any time. You are an incredible person and you are so much more than your hurt. You've come so far that the button is rarely pressed to remind you of these emotions, but the emotions will still come up to be processed at times. Know that your past is no longer your reality, and when you feel this way you are not going through this alone, and the feeling is only temporary. I am here with you my friend, I've very proud of you and I will be with you as you continue to persevere forwards <3
From lu2910: @Burning_Rocket I'm so sorry that you lived through such a time in your life, I'm very grateful you're still here and in a better place. The hurt we experience, especially such unjust and traumatizing one, oftentimes will linger with us under our skin. We are able to build ourself up and move past it, but the memories still will spark up and make us feel as if we are reliving it all over again. One example I've heard about what trauma is like is a big ball bouncing rapidly around a box with a button. When the ball hits the button, we feel everything all over again and it hurts. As we grow as a person and find ourself and process our hurt, the ball shrinks and becomes slower. The effects drastically decrease, but the ball can still hit the button at any time. You are an incredible person and you are so much more than your hurt. You've come so far that the button is rarely pressed to remind you of these emotions, but the emotions will still come up to be processed at times. Know that your past is no longer your reality, and when you feel this way you are not going through this alone, and the feeling is only temporary. I am here with you my friend, I've very proud of you and I will be with you as you continue to persevere forwards <3
From reem182: @Burning_Rocket Hey there, thank you for sharing a part of what you've endured. That is strong and courageous and your perseverance proves to me that you are meant to be here. I can't begin to imagine all the pain and trauma that weighs on your heart so many days from what you've experienced. I don't know why such horrible things happen to people, but I do believe that there is purpose and beauty in your life exactly as you are with all you have lived through. It's okay to still be broken by the evil that has happened to us. It's okay to not feel okay. Those emotions are brutal and they might always linger. I see your pain and your story is heartbreaking. But every hard thing you've endured gives me hope that you probably can't see right now. You have persevered where so many would give up, and I believe that your strength is serving as an example to people you might not even know. The fact that you are still here might be the example of hope someone else needs to stay alive today. I can't tell you how grateful I am that you are here and are willing to be vulnerable. This world needs more of that and you are a bright light in it. This pain does not have the power to overshadow your beauty and worth. I see you as someone so much more wonderful than the horrible ways you have been mistreated. You do not deserve to be abused and you are not defined by what others do to you. I believe in the hope you can't see right now, my friend. I am sending you all my love today and I am so proud of you for exactly who you are.
The red room initially represents the hell she's living in, then him standing just outside the red room representing the hell that awaits him. The look on his face of him coming to the realization her escape means he is about to enter that hell now. Using their popularity to show their fans, they are not alone and to show the importance of support. Strength in numbers.
A thing I feel that is overlooked is the fact she has the band/music in the box and seeks them out in her worst times. Basically the music is there when you need it, also it can be a release/protection for those times and ultimately can help you escape the situation. It never leaves her and she carries the music with her. That’s my interpretation of the band in the box.
I was a teenager when all these groups came out. It was all I listened to and that anger/raw rage was the only thing pushing through those years of apathy/depression/suicide attempts. Without it, I just curled into a ball, unable to move. As I found my footing and purpose in my 20s, I was able to let go of the heavy music. Still love the classics!
This is the first time I've seen this video. One of the things I really loved about it is that the girl isn't alone, even though she feels like it at first. All the kids feel what's about to happen to her and leave their own homes to get to hers, standing outside and encouraging her to become her own savior and open the window where someone awaits to help her out. Wonderful comment! Those kids who need help aren't alone; someone will be there.
@heartsupport Korn has pulled me through some dark times! My trauma is severe and I ended up with DID. My last attempt was 3 years ago. I am now 50. But that last attempt to set me on a journey to finally heal. I still struggle but learning to love myself and have compassion for me has changed my life.
I experienced abuse as a teenager, and these songs were so so perfect in resonating with the emotions i felt then. Not just the lyrics, the sounds. the heaviness, everything. Its now 14 years later, and listening back to them is bittersweet; there's relief and pride and appreciation of how much this music impacted me positively back then, but it also acts as a time capsule. The minute this song comes on I can smell and feel the air around me exactly how it felt back then. It's surreal.
This is why I will always go back to Korn, they are a form of therapy for us. All of these songs came out when I was going through similar things and my only outlet was music. They not only made lyrics I could feel and relate to, but the rage is something I understood. Even if I go years without listening to them consistently, I always come back and it's usually at a time I need to work through something. I sleep listening to them at times. People always told me 'If you listen to that you'll just get more depressed and angrier', but it helps me get that out. I've learned how to disassociate whenever I want to now. I'm in therapy now but this still helps.
that's always been so weird to me. people in dark times can listen to dark music, and feel comfort know other people have made it out the other side of the same pain. but people who dont seem to understand the pain, it makes them sad.
In first grade i was "touched" by an entire classroom of 8th graders and no one believed me, not even the psychiatrist. It made life hard for a while, and made it so i listened to people.
Hi, 37 year old woman from Denmark here / this is still my favourite song, 20 years…. And yes its the continuation and they are next to each other on the album 😅
Crack The Skye by Mastodon. The drummer's younger sister, Skye, took her own life. The band wrote the song as a tribute. Brann (drummer) sings the clean vocal parts too.
Survivor... when you flirted too closely, you know what it means to have pushed yourself out of life in this world and woken up changed. It hurts, but living thru the attempt hurts more, so it heals... eventually Lost count of my battles, but never lost yet. I am alive after them for a reason ...to help guide others, apparently, in some ways Creativity is a way out of pain!!!!!!!! Falling away, from this world, to come into our own
I think one of Korn's best music videos to analyze is also one of the least reacted on all of RUclips: "Thoughtless"... That video helped me a lot since I also suffered a lot of bullying of that type. GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA. I subscribe...
Through of these 24 years that I've been on this earth, I've struggeled with so much abuse due to the way I looked when I was a kid which resulted in me stuttering, which I still do to this day. It caused me so much trauma, destroyed me so many times, always creeps around the corner, but it also taught me a lot on how I can start loving myself, how I can move forward and that I'm not alone. It's different listening to bands like Korn and listening to lyrics now that I'm older, that I started to work on my issues and that I'm studying social work so I could help other people. It's nice not feeling alone.
I watched my dad drag my mother across the hallway. I was 8. I tried to help and got hit. The rage in his eyes! I dissociated. I still do. I’m a fighter, mentally I’m fighting him.
Jonathan Davies had a very painful and traumatic childhood. The 2 song's Freak on a Leash and Falling away from me, the video's we're an expression of that time! Powerful, Raw, Emotion.
I’m a huge KORN fan and listening to these brings me back to my childhood… sitting in my room alone just me my bad thoughts and korn blasted in my headphones
I relate to this song VERY much so, this is literally my whole life up from age 9 to 29 yrs old... I spent yrs suffering n had yrs of my family conditioning me to be completely codependent on them n told I couldn't amount or do anything n could only survive as long as they were in control of me... it didn't help that I am also disabled n deal with chronic illnesses so it was harder for me to leave but I got the help I needed n changed my life for the better as an adult... I am living much happier n no longer being abused and able to live life the way I want vs just living to just live... This song saved me.
Korn is so good! They sing songs that are uncomfortable, and force it into the limelight, which is good. It needs to be out there and talked about. I wasn’t abused as a child, but at 16 I was pregnant and got married. My former husband mentally, physically, and sexually abused me. At 21 I left and got divorced. I did start standing up for myself and fighting back.
KoЯn got me through so much growing up, they are, to this day my favorite band. Someday i hope to meet them and thank them for helping to keep me here.
I love how you, as a therapist, do not disassociate your feelings from what you are experiencing. I can imagine that in session, you have now choice, but to see your genuine reaction, you are probably a huge asset to your patients. Let me thank you for them
Damn..i just found your stuff and you're already diving pretty deep into the nu metal scene !! Welcome to your nu rabbit hole..these bands have some of the most diverse and somewhat touchy messages !! But I'm sure as a therapist you've heard some of this before and are well equipped to dive into the deep end of this !! I'll be watching !!
I have experienced abuse resulting in a myriad of mental health issues, PTSD etc. How you say that it feels like you're disembodied, like you're floating outside of yourself, that is so accurate. I've never been able to put it into words. Thank you. It feels nice to see people like yourself feeling the music the same way I, and I'm sure many other people feel it. Your reaction to this song helped me to feel just that bit more understood. Love your work.
First of all I love your channel and I love you !🤟❤️. I really feel a connection to you and your understanding of the songs that you listen to and your ability to express yourself to the viewers !
As a teen i was really into Korn and while i didnt have abuse issues i had a lot of insecurity issues and suicidal thoughts. What Korn did for me was with the brutally honest lyrics come down and grab me and with the instrumentals give me strength and help me proccess those intense teenage emotions. In other words, with lyrics say " hey your not alone" and with the instrumentals "lets fight together".
Ok I'm seeing this now as an important channel. A therapist who can relate to metal. That's big right there. Music has always been cathartic, and at least somewhat reflective of the inner landscape of the writer. Metal music is there to express pain, rage, frustration, defiance, rebellion. I've often thought of metal as a therapeutic tool. It's a gift to have someone knowledgeable and empathetic to dig into the feelings expressed in metal, and the feelings that arise from it. Metal can be an incredible catharsis. It can be a way of feeling some form of belonging, of being seen and understood. A template for rebellion. A shout of solidarity. I think in the right hands it can be an awesome therapeutic tool. You seem insightful and supportive. I'm excited to see this! Thank you for bringing this channel to the world! Big thumbs up! ❤
This band is so important as some other bands that tell these stories if this band and music didn't exist I don't think I would still be here it makes you feel less alone. I dealt with SA from my Dad until I was 13 and even now as an adult it never leaves you but somehow these songs still help. Thank you for such a great reaction.
I've always taken this song to be a "we know, we care" type message, released in 1999 that's pre smartphone, and pre internet for most normal families, these days if you're a kid being abused you can google and seek help or forums and find support, back then, you kept it to yourself in the fear that anything you said would just get back to your abuser, this was Korn saying, we've been there, we get it, and we're going to get you through this
All the rage, sadness, disassociation, grief etc kids feel can all be worked out within one hour in a pit. It's a place to let it all go and truly be yourself.
Korn is my favorite band. I give Jonathan the highest respect. There is a video where he talks about how he is struggling with depression. It inspires me a lot!
Lorna Shore - The Pain Remains parts 1-3. Could even make it a triple feature for the channel. It's really quite popular among people who tend to watch music reaction content and it deals with some incredibly painful subject matter, chiefly loss, grief and powerlessness and what that could lead a person toward. Might make for some very interesting discussion points!
Graduating in 1999 I only listened to rap, about 2001 I started listening to they by accident and quickly related to not only this song but the full Issues album, really got me through some tough times and 23 years later just saw them perform for the 20th time live 😎
I've seen this music viceo god knows how many times, but I never really noticed that the box she has is very symbolic. When she opens it up it's all her bottled up emotions coming out, and when she leaves and she turns back and it all goes back into the box, it's her traumas and pain going back inside her because no matter where she goes, it'll always be there.
The very first song that got me into Korn. I used to listen to the song to cope with suicidal thoughts and many many other feelings. The chorus beating me down, I used to think of it as if life is just beating me to the ground. When there's no one else, Korn is the safe place to go to. I never experienced domestic abuse, but sending prayers to anyone out there experiencing such horror or any shit overall. There's always light at the end of the tunnel.
As someone that grew with music as a outlet from King Diamond to death core. Most of my issues an hate stem from being in the navy asking for help an not getting any. Got kicked out an since in 2000 people say its ok but its never ok. An Korn has been one of my outlets. Thank you for all you do helping the lost an misguided like an others.
Was a Korn fan from the jump… yeah I’m old. When Falling Away from Me dropped, it was one of the first times, I can remember, feeling a part of something larger than myself… probably a mixture of timing & Korn’s popularity reaching a critical mass… but, people around me where starting to wise up to this music, that it wasn’t just angry, angsty self indulgence. This music has soul, intelligence, emotion & a message. 1st time seeing your channel, hope to see more soon.
Look fam, I typed out some shit and honestly? My formatting was terrible and I lost my train of thought, so I deleted it. In any case, you seem like a better human than me by far, and in my short time on this channel so far, I have come to admire your outlook on the music that was such a big part of my formative years. OP, you have heart, and you seem to care about people, and you don't seem to let cynicism or despair run your life. That's whats up. You just reminded this jaded old girl that every tunnel has light at the ends, even if you have to dig through collapsed rubble to get to it. Much
Like most ppl, I discovered Korn at a perfect time. Their music saved me. I had just left high school where I was being bullied and I had just got out of an abusive relationship with my then girlfriend who was abusive towards ME. I wish so much I could thank the guys for helping me through and preventing me from committing suicide.
@HeartSupport Korn got me through tons of abuse... I listened to Korn from the first album on. Music is therapy. Never thought of ending it by my own hand. I didn't care if someone else did, however. Which got me into some very dangerous situations (like picking a fight with a biker gang by kicking over all their bikes).....
This band This band Saved me more times then you can imagine literally put a gun to my head and was ready to give it all up everything I was everything I could be this Korn saved me no one can save me no one I'm a monster walking along with humanity
I love your videos. Another great Korn song. These songs really helped me through my teens in the 90s. I used to record their songs off the radio wirh my tape deck 😂 Korn is my favorite band, and their songs talk about a lot of things that I experienced as a scapegoat. I didn't find the help I needed as a child like in this song. I wish I would have. No one believed me 😢
This is genuinely turning into one of my favourite channels due to the content and your reactions. I’d like to recommend “Poet and the Pendulum” live at Wembley by Nightwish. It is not the normal song people start with when it comes to Nightwish, however it is the song that suits this channel the most as it deals with depression and struggle. It was written by Nightwish’s song writer the keyboardist Tuomas during the hardest time in the bands history and he basically ended his life in the song to stop himself doing it in real life, however the new song finishes positively with a new beginning. It is one of the best written pieces of music you will come across and is broken into Acts. I won’t say more about it. Nightwish hold the record for most reacted song in RUclips history with “Ghost Love Score” (normally what people start their Nightwish journey with. However, as previously mentioned, “Poet” suits this channel perfectly, especially if the research is done on the songs meaning beforehand.
So many bands at this time in the metal scene were bringing up the difficult topics that were still being avoided. Those that suffered found so much solace in this music and the community of people that could relate. Society saw metal heads as aggressive and often associated this music with psychopaths when actually it was often the complete opposite....Everyone seeks a way to process difficult emotions and experiences... Metal music helped get some anger out without it being directed physically towards others.... music is so special
As someone who experienced abuse as a child, and well until I was a legal adult (sometimes past that), Korns music touches me in a way not much other music can. I grew up thinking it was normal, and this song (and others) were a big part in realizing that this wasn’t something healthy functional families do to their children. I spent a very long part of my teenage years very suicidal and trying to disassociate from people I loved, out of fear of further abuse. Thankfully, I got out of that, but it still has lingering effects and I still have to take anti depressants. I tried my best to protect my younger siblings from a similar experience.
It's so weird, because I listened excessively to Korn and this song never made me emotional. But now over a decade later, with your commentary about suicidal ideation, made me cry. It took me years to realize why I "flirt with suicide". On point explanation.
When this song came out, I was in the midst of an abusive relationship. This entire Korn album was there. One other album, Limp Bizkit "Significant Other", was there to help save me. I eventually had to seek help. I had to be medicated. Then one day I got so angry i broke free of everything. The abuse. The meds. Everything. Now i listen to these song a full volume. I lose my emotions almost every time. Sometimes I have to pull over and just rock out in my car until it ends. Without them, I wouldnt be here today
To me, the "falling away" part is the time between when we let go and pull away from the hurting, and when we finally splashdown into the unknown and surface anew. The moment right before rebirth.
My childhood was straight from a Stephen king novel. Almost daily verbal abuse, every other day physical abuse, and weekly blowouts from the “person” who fathered me. Grabbed, slapped, thrashed, spat on. All while my mother was trying to stop it. I would NEVER go back to being a child, I never fantasize about my childhood like other lucky adults. However, I’m grateful I made it through. I can’t verbalize how great it makes me feel to be able to be the dad I wanted when I was a kid. What’s crazy is my kids are SO WELL BEHAVED. Disciplining them is almost completely unnecessary. The love I get the privilege of showing made my childhood worth it. And now, as a father I can’t understand how he could have treated his kids the way he did. I simply can’t even imagine hitting my kids or verbally denigrating them. Anyways. It was a horror at the time, but I’m grateful.
Loved the video, and love what you do. Just got here from a Ren binge on your channel. Flip side of the coin, but do you know how calming it is for me, knowing I can end myself and no one being able to stop me? It's like I always have a place to go, no matter what happens or how badly I mess up. This realisation has been my rock since early teens, and my further life experiences only solidified it. Ironically it's the thing that kept me alive at my lowest, and after I failed previous attempts. At the bottom I found solace, seeking what I once thought the end.
This music video did a lot for me at the time it came out. I was right around the incredible young actresses' age. I used to watch this video and dream about saving her from her situation. It wasnt until much later in my life and therapy that I understood this obsession for what it was.
Something I don't see people comment on with this music video is that the red lights represent all of the other kids that are living in the same environment. As a kid who experienced and witnessed domestic violence & child abuse, it was nice to have that visual representation that I wasn't alone.
I noticed that detail for the first time watching this video. I must have seen the music video dozens of time.
@@kimjongeil Awesome to notice something new after so long
I love you. As the same, someone needed to say it. Reach out friend. I fucking love you
@@ChrisWierchowski-p8z Much love to you too! All is well here and hope the same for you ❤️
@@ChrisWierchowski-p8z Tried to reply to this earlier so apologies if this becomes a duplicate comment. Much love back to you! All good here & just keeping up the fight. Hope the same for you.
Korn is a reason why I am still here.. Nu-metal and mostly their "sad" songs were ment for us - troubled kids - to cope with situations which we had so little knowledge about.. I'm 35 now.. still fighting my demons from childhood - still single, still enjoying my solitarity but at least I am not suicidal..
Same, 48 now... my first experience ever hearing KoRn was them opening for Marilyn Manson who opened for DanZiG
And... as a musician at the time into that, KoRn scratched an itch that Ministry, Manson, Slayer and the harsher death metal couldn't reach...
KoRn is hate, and pain, but with Head (let's ignore the stuff without him) it is also Love and Healing from the past injuries life deals
Same bro
Same, there was times I wanted to flirt with suicide to get back at my parents and give them a reason to love me
I completely understand buddy
you got this bro
Korn represented a lost generation of kids. Such an undercurrent of rampant abuse in all of its forms in so many households.
So many of us had disassociated by our teenage years. He gave us a voice. Something to stand behind. Brought us to others just like us, and showed us we werent alone. The anger in their music was like a lightning rod for the anger we lost souls felt.
Still to this day one of my favorite bands.
❤❤❤
Represents. They’re still around and doing well.
Id like to say, Korn's music hits on a different level when you start to watch their videos and listen to the lyrics. Especially if you have similar trauma. In my opinion, it is reaching out to others who have experienced CA, in the most effective way. The music captures the frustration, pain, and anger so well that even if you aren't a big fan of metal or nu metal, you can get down with it simply because of how real the subject matter is. It literally sounds like how these things make you feel.
We can see this literally happen before our eyes as she watches the video, catches the vibe, and then starts to headbang to it. That is such a powerful thing to be able to do. And thats why Korn is one of if not the biggest, most mainstream nu metal bands of all time.
Korn saved many lives, It represented a generation of "lost kids." It wasn’t just in the U.S.; in my country, Venezuela, many kids, including myself, sat on sidewalks and the steps of plazas, with bruises on our skin from hits (some of them at home others by bullies), wearing worn skate shoes and holding second-hand skateboards, trying to translate the songs. Even when we didn’t fully understand the lyrics, we could sense the message.... Today we are +30 years old and we are guarantors of not repeating the same mistakes with our children. issues, follow the leader and untouchables were very important in my life. I saw them live for the first time a few weeks ago at their 30th anniversary concert, it was spectacular.
Saved mine for sure
I grew up in a very abusive household. I disassociated so much that I can't remember most, if not all of my childhood. When I got stuck in another one, I "flirted with suicide", just wanting out. "No more pain. No more sorrow" is what I told myself. I did get help, hospital and professionals. It's been about 5 years, im so happy I was able to reach out.
Exactly the same for me 😕 I'm 34 and after 32 years finally scaped and I'm going to terapy
😮💨
❤korn helped save my life as a teenager❤
Me too. I'm in my 30s now and their music still helps a lot.
Actually smashing pumpkins had a public interview and a dad speak up about his teenage daughter and give thanks to the lead singer for helping his daughter out of depression
Same
@@ideasinthegord3915 Same here. But what i find so insane is when I listen to these songs, its like i can smell the air around me back then. Korn has such an unbelievably talented way of capturing all the emotions and making a little time capsule to revisit. I hope this makes sense hahahha
Directed by Fred Durst, hes in the video at the end very quickly when Jon is shaking his head at the camera. One of the most important bands of all time!
I always considered Dust to be another damaged-artist-stereotype. Even though he is a narcissist and an absolute a$$hole, he can be really gifted with his talents creativity
@@heffatheanimal2200Korn found limp biscut and fred then found staind... imagine that.. just like Trent found Manson
Cool! Never noticed that
@@heffatheanimal2200 why is it always in mental health spaces that people use medical terms as insults?
I thought that was Fred Durst at the end
I saw Korn live for the first time on the Twisted Transistor tour. It was like going to church. I felt all this negativity purged from my soul. Korn is definitely great for helping you deal with difficulties in life.
I'll be seeing Korn live for the first time TODAY! In literally just a few hours!
It's something that I have wanted to do since I became a fan of theirs in the 90's, so I am super excited...!
@yyyyyk Rock on! And of course arrre you ready?!
@@Z3ROTH3RT33N Yesss!!!
I hope they open the show with "Blind", and that line... It would be so awesome... But really, I'm such a huge fan, I want them to play ^all^ of their songs... 😅
I love so many of their songs that even if they sing 10 songs that I love, I'll wish they sang even more songs that I love...
The saddest part is that Jonathan Davis has first hand experience in abuse as a child. I've been through my own trauma, but fortunately it wasn't this severe. My favorite aspect of this video is that the kid ultimately used the box (music) to get away. Music saved my life many times. I deal with mental health diagnoses. Music can be a huge safe haven for relating to or working through emotions. Music is the heartbeat of my life.
i love korn ...never abused...im a sport guy, baskeball, football swimming...high school was a breeze and actually fun for me.(college as well) but always appreciated jon and korn's music and message. My friend turned me on to them early on when before the came huge...... This song does hit hard. Seeing the kids outside pumping their fists and coming together gives me chillllllls. Top 5 band for me ever.
Same here, man. Never abused, but highly empathic, I deeply feel what John is singing about...
This video is the embodiment of "find your tribe".
The idea that family isn't blood [RED], but rather those who free you from pain.
She stays behind until KoRn comes back into the box, The band represents her inside energy and will to escape her situation, the driving force that helps her finally open the window to make her escape into the arms of her new/true family.
You're absolutely right where it continues off from Freak on the leash because it's a continuation of the idea of using art and creativity to release and/or understand the pain of life.
Infact that's literally Jonathan's whole though process when it comes to KoRn lyrics in general.
He's stated in many interviews before that they want to be the voice for the voiceless, a place for kids to understand they're not alone, that what they're going through isn't right, and that there is a way to escape it.
This needs to be a live talk show. She's so smart , She could be great on TV if given the opportunity
TV is a dying platform. RUclips is where it's at.
@@superblahman true dat
KoRn's music has been a therapeutic outlet for my for more than 20 years. Thank you for backing down their songs. I'm happy to have found your channel.
I've been there. Floating away from myself. Korn and family saved me. Truly. Keep doing these vids!!!
5:07 The trauma-related disassociation and out-of-body experience you mention is so palpable... That's exactly what I feel (vicariously) when watching this video. I think the box represents the inner turmoil/pain/grief/trauma that the girl is looking at from outside and above. Very powerful imagery and symbolism either way.
i did flirt with suicide like 20 years ago but not cause of this topic in the video but still. never told my mother tbh i dont think she could take it now so its my painfull secret i share to all of you. korn actually saved me from this feeling. it felt like i wasnt alone feeling all these feelings. my aunt kinda saved me she had korn on in the car 20 years ago and i looked them up and a whole world opened up for me.
Korn was my version of a therapist growing up. So grateful for them. I’m glad you are stable. Thoughts of suicide are so heartbreaking. Everyone should know that they are loved and everyone deserves positive support. 🙏♥️
6:28 her having the band in her room and all the kids outside chanting is like a huge metaphor of how this music connected so many kids. even though we were in pain, we were in it together. we all made it through.
As a kid that delt with child abuse constantly your memories of happiness and childhood are gone. Suicidal thoughts were what kept me going in very dark times! I’m 42 and the happiest I have ever been.
Decades ago the very person who introduced me to these korn songs was my abuser, the irony is palpable
Both my parents heavily used meth and introduced me to slipknot. on a certain level it feels like they wrote their music for the children of their fans. glad you got through it.
Not so much irony as much as it's likely passed down most of the abused become abusers and keep the cycle going cause its all they know by how they where raised themselves
I’m sorry
The person who abused me almost daily while my mom just stood there because she was afraid to stop him afraid she would get hurt just started listening to korn and told me he sees why I did now when I was a teenager in the late 90s
KoRn has saved many many people's lives with their songs....you need to listen to ALL their songs !!!!!!! EPIC !!!!!!!!
This video reminded me why I loved Korn, as a kid/teenager it's easy to connect with the themes and concept even in a foreign language and the solace that the music provides in expressing the anger in a different way
their song "Alone I break" will always have a spot in my heart and soul... dealing with depression and Borderline and some ptsd issues it hit al the right spots.
I suffered physical and psychological abuse as a child at the hands of my mother, and I remember watching this video as a kid, feeling completely identified with it. Even though I dissociated from myself to cope with the pain, this song helped me understand I wasn’t the only kid experiencing violence. If it weren’t for this song, I wouldn’t be alive today, and I wouldn’t be a metalhead. Korn changed my life, and they’ll probably never know the impact they’ve had on me.
I can't even put into words how much Korn has helped me when I have been completely down and out. Jonathan has such a way with words that is simply just RELATABLE, and I use it to power through. Then I come out stronger. and when i am down, I never stop and think of all the things he has been through. The last time I hit rock bottom they released the Nothing and I felt the struggle and misery with every lyric, however now i listen back and feel like it fixed me. It is unbelievable how music can alter your frame of mind and Jon just really is one of us but happens to have one of the most amazing voices of all time. No one sounds anything like him, even in cover bands, it's unique. Unique is good. I feel like I owe him. He is one of my heroes and idols.
Man, this one got me. I am sitting in my old room visiting my parents watching this. I live out of state and am helping my Dad after a heart surgery. Listening to this in my old room again opened up a lot of emotions as I was a terribly depressed young adult when this song was new. This was so therapeutic for me back then and am glad KoRn’s music still helps people today. Your videos are great btw. Keep it up 👍🏻
Recently, after watching this clip, I couldn't hold back my tears. As a child, I was physically abused and lived in fear, expecting it to happen again every day. I was able to leave there and live separately from my parents, but I still can't forget it. I don't think about it, but the reminder of those times can awaken emotions in me. I just wanted to share it.
From lu2910: @Burning_Rocket I'm so sorry that you lived through such a time in your life, I'm very grateful you're still here and in a better place. The hurt we experience, especially such unjust and traumatizing one, oftentimes will linger with us under our skin. We are able to build ourself up and move past it, but the memories still will spark up and make us feel as if we are reliving it all over again.
One example I've heard about what trauma is like is a big ball bouncing rapidly around a box with a button. When the ball hits the button, we feel everything all over again and it hurts. As we grow as a person and find ourself and process our hurt, the ball shrinks and becomes slower. The effects drastically decrease, but the ball can still hit the button at any time.
You are an incredible person and you are so much more than your hurt. You've come so far that the button is rarely pressed to remind you of these emotions, but the emotions will still come up to be processed at times. Know that your past is no longer your reality, and when you feel this way you are not going through this alone, and the feeling is only temporary.
I am here with you my friend, I've very proud of you and I will be with you as you continue to persevere forwards <3
From lu2910: @Burning_Rocket I'm so sorry that you lived through such a time in your life, I'm very grateful you're still here and in a better place. The hurt we experience, especially such unjust and traumatizing one, oftentimes will linger with us under our skin. We are able to build ourself up and move past it, but the memories still will spark up and make us feel as if we are reliving it all over again.
One example I've heard about what trauma is like is a big ball bouncing rapidly around a box with a button. When the ball hits the button, we feel everything all over again and it hurts. As we grow as a person and find ourself and process our hurt, the ball shrinks and becomes slower. The effects drastically decrease, but the ball can still hit the button at any time.
You are an incredible person and you are so much more than your hurt. You've come so far that the button is rarely pressed to remind you of these emotions, but the emotions will still come up to be processed at times. Know that your past is no longer your reality, and when you feel this way you are not going through this alone, and the feeling is only temporary.
I am here with you my friend, I've very proud of you and I will be with you as you continue to persevere forwards <3
From reem182: @Burning_Rocket Hey there, thank you for sharing a part of what you've endured. That is strong and courageous and your perseverance proves to me that you are meant to be here. I can't begin to imagine all the pain and trauma that weighs on your heart so many days from what you've experienced. I don't know why such horrible things happen to people, but I do believe that there is purpose and beauty in your life exactly as you are with all you have lived through.
It's okay to still be broken by the evil that has happened to us. It's okay to not feel okay. Those emotions are brutal and they might always linger. I see your pain and your story is heartbreaking. But every hard thing you've endured gives me hope that you probably can't see right now. You have persevered where so many would give up, and I believe that your strength is serving as an example to people you might not even know. The fact that you are still here might be the example of hope someone else needs to stay alive today. I can't tell you how grateful I am that you are here and are willing to be vulnerable. This world needs more of that and you are a bright light in it.
This pain does not have the power to overshadow your beauty and worth. I see you as someone so much more wonderful than the horrible ways you have been mistreated. You do not deserve to be abused and you are not defined by what others do to you. I believe in the hope you can't see right now, my friend. I am sending you all my love today and I am so proud of you for exactly who you are.
The red room initially represents the hell she's living in, then him standing just outside the red room representing the hell that awaits him. The look on his face of him coming to the realization her escape means he is about to enter that hell now. Using their popularity to show their fans, they are not alone and to show the importance of support. Strength in numbers.
A thing I feel that is overlooked is the fact she has the band/music in the box and seeks them out in her worst times. Basically the music is there when you need it, also it can be a release/protection for those times and ultimately can help you escape the situation. It never leaves her and she carries the music with her. That’s my interpretation of the band in the box.
I was a teenager when all these groups came out. It was all I listened to and that anger/raw rage was the only thing pushing through those years of apathy/depression/suicide attempts. Without it, I just curled into a ball, unable to move. As I found my footing and purpose in my 20s, I was able to let go of the heavy music. Still love the classics!
In the end, music saved her ❤
exactly
This is the first time I've seen this video. One of the things I really loved about it is that the girl isn't alone, even though she feels like it at first. All the kids feel what's about to happen to her and leave their own homes to get to hers, standing outside and encouraging her to become her own savior and open the window where someone awaits to help her out. Wonderful comment! Those kids who need help aren't alone; someone will be there.
@heartsupport Korn has pulled me through some dark times! My trauma is severe and I ended up with DID. My last attempt was 3 years ago. I am now 50. But that last attempt to set me on a journey to finally heal. I still struggle but learning to love myself and have compassion for me has changed my life.
KoRn has been my therapy for over 30yrs now. Welcome Home.
Jonathan Davis wrote this about his childhood. The final track is "Hey Daddy"... I strongly recommend finishing the trilogy.
i was gonna say this but i thought id look first haha yeah hey daddy is for a lack of a better word intense
Some scars never heal, some memories never fade, you just try to become numb to the pain and pretend it's ok.
Please more Korn ❤
I experienced abuse as a teenager, and these songs were so so perfect in resonating with the emotions i felt then. Not just the lyrics, the sounds. the heaviness, everything. Its now 14 years later, and listening back to them is bittersweet; there's relief and pride and appreciation of how much this music impacted me positively back then, but it also acts as a time capsule. The minute this song comes on I can smell and feel the air around me exactly how it felt back then. It's surreal.
This is why I will always go back to Korn, they are a form of therapy for us. All of these songs came out when I was going through similar things and my only outlet was music. They not only made lyrics I could feel and relate to, but the rage is something I understood. Even if I go years without listening to them consistently, I always come back and it's usually at a time I need to work through something. I sleep listening to them at times. People always told me 'If you listen to that you'll just get more depressed and angrier', but it helps me get that out. I've learned how to disassociate whenever I want to now. I'm in therapy now but this still helps.
that's always been so weird to me. people in dark times can listen to dark music, and feel comfort know other people have made it out the other side of the same pain. but people who dont seem to understand the pain, it makes them sad.
In first grade i was "touched" by an entire classroom of 8th graders and no one believed me, not even the psychiatrist. It made life hard for a while, and made it so i listened to people.
I’m 51. Korn has saved me in so many ways. I named my son Jonathan, after JD. He’s a lifesaver
Korn mudvayn and tool have helped me a lot throughout the year's interesting to watch your reactions
Hi, 37 year old woman from Denmark here / this is still my favourite song, 20 years…. And yes its the continuation and they are next to each other on the album 😅
Crack The Skye by Mastodon. The drummer's younger sister, Skye, took her own life. The band wrote the song as a tribute. Brann (drummer) sings the clean vocal parts too.
Do more Korn please they helped and still are helping to get through things.
Survivor... when you flirted too closely, you know what it means to have pushed yourself out of life in this world and woken up changed.
It hurts, but living thru the attempt hurts more, so it heals... eventually
Lost count of my battles, but never lost yet. I am alive after them for a reason ...to help guide others, apparently, in some ways
Creativity is a way out of pain!!!!!!!!
Falling away, from this world, to come into our own
That opening chord still runs a shiver down my spine. Even after so many years.
I think one of Korn's best music videos to analyze is also one of the least reacted on all of RUclips: "Thoughtless"...
That video helped me a lot since I also suffered a lot of bullying of that type.
GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA.
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Through of these 24 years that I've been on this earth, I've struggeled with so much abuse due to the way I looked when I was a kid which resulted in me stuttering, which I still do to this day. It caused me so much trauma, destroyed me so many times, always creeps around the corner, but it also taught me a lot on how I can start loving myself, how I can move forward and that I'm not alone. It's different listening to bands like Korn and listening to lyrics now that I'm older, that I started to work on my issues and that I'm studying social work so I could help other people. It's nice not feeling alone.
I watched my dad drag my mother across the hallway. I was 8. I tried to help and got hit. The rage in his eyes! I dissociated. I still do. I’m a fighter, mentally I’m fighting him.
Jonathan Davies had a very painful and traumatic childhood. The 2 song's Freak on a Leash and Falling away from me, the video's we're an expression of that time! Powerful, Raw, Emotion.
I’m a huge KORN fan and listening to these brings me back to my childhood… sitting in my room alone just me my bad thoughts and korn blasted in my headphones
I relate to this song VERY much so, this is literally my whole life up from age 9 to 29 yrs old... I spent yrs suffering n had yrs of my family conditioning me to be completely codependent on them n told I couldn't amount or do anything n could only survive as long as they were in control of me... it didn't help that I am also disabled n deal with chronic illnesses so it was harder for me to leave but I got the help I needed n changed my life for the better as an adult... I am living much happier n no longer being abused and able to live life the way I want vs just living to just live... This song saved me.
Korn is so good! They sing songs that are uncomfortable, and force it into the limelight, which is good. It needs to be out there and talked about. I wasn’t abused as a child, but at 16 I was pregnant and got married. My former husband mentally, physically, and sexually abused me. At 21 I left and got divorced. I did start standing up for myself and fighting back.
KoЯn got me through so much growing up, they are, to this day my favorite band. Someday i hope to meet them and thank them for helping to keep me here.
I love how you, as a therapist, do not disassociate your feelings from what you are experiencing. I can imagine that in session, you have now choice, but to see your genuine reaction, you are probably a huge asset to your patients. Let me thank you for them
It's fun to watch someone discover music that I can't picture my life without
Damn..i just found your stuff and you're already diving pretty deep into the nu metal scene !! Welcome to your nu rabbit hole..these bands have some of the most diverse and somewhat touchy messages !! But I'm sure as a therapist you've heard some of this before and are well equipped to dive into the deep end of this !! I'll be watching !!
I have experienced abuse resulting in a myriad of mental health issues, PTSD etc. How you say that it feels like you're disembodied, like you're floating outside of yourself, that is so accurate. I've never been able to put it into words. Thank you. It feels nice to see people like yourself feeling the music the same way I, and I'm sure many other people feel it. Your reaction to this song helped me to feel just that bit more understood. Love your work.
First of all I love your channel and I love you !🤟❤️. I really feel a connection to you and your understanding of the songs that you listen to and your ability to express yourself to the viewers !
Love your natural responses to Korn's music 🤘✊
Also, I just realized Korn comes in to protect & rescue the child! #storyofmylife 🥹❤
Holy shit this woman gets it. Korn saved thousands of people from going the suicide way. Me one of them.
MORE KORN!!! Bad ass band been a fan since 1994 helped me thru a lot
As a teen i was really into Korn and while i didnt have abuse issues i had a lot of insecurity issues and suicidal thoughts. What Korn did for me was with the brutally honest lyrics come down and grab me and with the instrumentals give me strength and help me proccess those intense teenage emotions. In other words, with lyrics say " hey your not alone" and with the instrumentals "lets fight together".
Ok I'm seeing this now as an important channel. A therapist who can relate to metal. That's big right there.
Music has always been cathartic, and at least somewhat reflective of the inner landscape of the writer. Metal music is there to express pain, rage, frustration, defiance, rebellion. I've often thought of metal as a therapeutic tool. It's a gift to have someone knowledgeable and empathetic to dig into the feelings expressed in metal, and the feelings that arise from it.
Metal can be an incredible catharsis. It can be a way of feeling some form of belonging, of being seen and understood. A template for rebellion. A shout of solidarity. I think in the right hands it can be an awesome therapeutic tool. You seem insightful and supportive. I'm excited to see this!
Thank you for bringing this channel to the world! Big thumbs up! ❤
This band is so important as some other bands that tell these stories if this band and music didn't exist I don't think I would still be here it makes you feel less alone. I dealt with SA from my Dad until I was 13 and even now as an adult it never leaves you but somehow these songs still help. Thank you for such a great reaction.
I've always taken this song to be a "we know, we care" type message, released in 1999 that's pre smartphone, and pre internet for most normal families, these days if you're a kid being abused you can google and seek help or forums and find support, back then, you kept it to yourself in the fear that anything you said would just get back to your abuser, this was Korn saying, we've been there, we get it, and we're going to get you through this
Korn is a dope band love their music!!
All the rage, sadness, disassociation, grief etc kids feel can all be worked out within one hour in a pit. It's a place to let it all go and truly be yourself.
Thank you Taylor for reaching out to us. You are the best.. From my husband and i, we are sorry too. You make a difference
Korn is my favorite band. I give Jonathan the highest respect. There is a video where he talks about how he is struggling with depression. It inspires me a lot!
Lorna Shore - The Pain Remains parts 1-3. Could even make it a triple feature for the channel. It's really quite popular among people who tend to watch music reaction content and it deals with some incredibly painful subject matter, chiefly loss, grief and powerlessness and what that could lead a person toward. Might make for some very interesting discussion points!
Absolutely!
oh awesome!@@AnthonyBusted
Austin blows my mind
Was just listening to the song when I noticed you uploaded, it's my favorite song so thanks for reacting to it
#heartsupport You are doing important work. Thank you. Keep the torch burning!
Graduating in 1999 I only listened to rap, about 2001 I started listening to they by accident and quickly related to not only this song but the full Issues album, really got me through some tough times and 23 years later just saw them perform for the 20th time live 😎
Came home from school one day and this was the first music video I ever saw on MTV2
I've seen this music viceo god knows how many times, but I never really noticed that the box she has is very symbolic. When she opens it up it's all her bottled up emotions coming out, and when she leaves and she turns back and it all goes back into the box, it's her traumas and pain going back inside her because no matter where she goes, it'll always be there.
The very first song that got me into Korn. I used to listen to the song to cope with suicidal thoughts and many many other feelings. The chorus beating me down, I used to think of it as if life is just beating me to the ground. When there's no one else, Korn is the safe place to go to. I never experienced domestic abuse, but sending prayers to anyone out there experiencing such horror or any shit overall. There's always light at the end of the tunnel.
As someone that grew with music as a outlet from King Diamond to death core. Most of my issues an hate stem from being in the navy asking for help an not getting any. Got kicked out an since in 2000 people say its ok but its never ok. An Korn has been one of my outlets. Thank you for all you do helping the lost an misguided like an others.
Was a Korn fan from the jump… yeah I’m old. When Falling Away from Me dropped, it was one of the first times, I can remember, feeling a part of something larger than myself… probably a mixture of timing & Korn’s popularity reaching a critical mass… but, people around me where starting to wise up to this music, that it wasn’t just angry, angsty self indulgence. This music has soul, intelligence, emotion & a message.
1st time seeing your channel, hope to see more soon.
Look fam, I typed out some shit and honestly? My formatting was terrible and I lost my train of thought, so I deleted it. In any case, you seem like a better human than me by far, and in my short time on this channel so far, I have come to admire your outlook on the music that was such a big part of my formative years. OP, you have heart, and you seem to care about people, and you don't seem to let cynicism or despair run your life.
That's whats up. You just reminded this jaded old girl that every tunnel has light at the ends, even if you have to dig through collapsed rubble to get to it.
Much
Victim of abuse. Korn got me through Marine Corps boot camp. No matter what they said to me, i always though, "this is better than home"
Like most ppl, I discovered Korn at a perfect time. Their music saved me. I had just left high school where I was being bullied and I had just got out of an abusive relationship with my then girlfriend who was abusive towards ME.
I wish so much I could thank the guys for helping me through and preventing me from committing suicide.
I absolutely love how you can analyze the video with the song.
@HeartSupport
Korn got me through tons of abuse... I listened to Korn from the first album on. Music is therapy.
Never thought of ending it by my own hand. I didn't care if someone else did, however. Which got me into some very dangerous situations (like picking a fight with a biker gang by kicking over all their bikes).....
KORN IS THE REASON I SURVIVED.
This band
This band
Saved me more times then you can imagine literally put a gun to my head and was ready to give it all up everything I was everything I could be this Korn saved me no one can save me no one I'm a monster walking along with humanity
I love your videos. Another great Korn song. These songs really helped me through my teens in the 90s. I used to record their songs off the radio wirh my tape deck 😂
Korn is my favorite band, and their songs talk about a lot of things that I experienced as a scapegoat. I didn't find the help I needed as a child like in this song. I wish I would have. No one believed me 😢
This is genuinely turning into one of my favourite channels due to the content and your reactions.
I’d like to recommend “Poet and the Pendulum” live at Wembley by Nightwish. It is not the normal song people start with when it comes to Nightwish, however it is the song that suits this channel the most as it deals with depression and struggle. It was written by Nightwish’s song writer the keyboardist Tuomas during the hardest time in the bands history and he basically ended his life in the song to stop himself doing it in real life, however the new song finishes positively with a new beginning. It is one of the best written pieces of music you will come across and is broken into Acts. I won’t say more about it.
Nightwish hold the record for most reacted song in RUclips history with “Ghost Love Score” (normally what people start their Nightwish journey with. However, as previously mentioned, “Poet” suits this channel perfectly, especially if the research is done on the songs meaning beforehand.
So many bands at this time in the metal scene were bringing up the difficult topics that were still being avoided. Those that suffered found so much solace in this music and the community of people that could relate. Society saw metal heads as aggressive and often associated this music with psychopaths when actually it was often the complete opposite....Everyone seeks a way to process difficult emotions and experiences... Metal music helped get some anger out without it being directed physically towards others.... music is so special
As someone who experienced abuse as a child, and well until I was a legal adult (sometimes past that), Korns music touches me in a way not much other music can.
I grew up thinking it was normal, and this song (and others) were a big part in realizing that this wasn’t something healthy functional families do to their children.
I spent a very long part of my teenage years very suicidal and trying to disassociate from people I loved, out of fear of further abuse.
Thankfully, I got out of that, but it still has lingering effects and I still have to take anti depressants.
I tried my best to protect my younger siblings from a similar experience.
Your reaction videos are so wonderful. You have a great soul. Thank you. ❤
It's so weird, because I listened excessively to Korn and this song never made me emotional. But now over a decade later, with your commentary about suicidal ideation, made me cry. It took me years to realize why I "flirt with suicide". On point explanation.
When this song came out, I was in the midst of an abusive relationship. This entire Korn album was there. One other album, Limp Bizkit "Significant Other", was there to help save me. I eventually had to seek help. I had to be medicated. Then one day I got so angry i broke free of everything. The abuse. The meds. Everything. Now i listen to these song a full volume. I lose my emotions almost every time. Sometimes I have to pull over and just rock out in my car until it ends. Without them, I wouldnt be here today
To me, the "falling away" part is the time between when we let go and pull away from the hurting, and when we finally splashdown into the unknown and surface anew. The moment right before rebirth.
My childhood was straight from a Stephen king novel. Almost daily verbal abuse, every other day physical abuse, and weekly blowouts from the “person” who fathered me. Grabbed, slapped, thrashed, spat on. All while my mother was trying to stop it. I would NEVER go back to being a child, I never fantasize about my childhood like other lucky adults. However, I’m grateful I made it through. I can’t verbalize how great it makes me feel to be able to be the dad I wanted when I was a kid. What’s crazy is my kids are SO WELL BEHAVED. Disciplining them is almost completely unnecessary. The love I get the privilege of showing made my childhood worth it. And now, as a father I can’t understand how he could have treated his kids the way he did. I simply can’t even imagine hitting my kids or verbally denigrating them. Anyways. It was a horror at the time, but I’m grateful.
Loved the video, and love what you do. Just got here from a Ren binge on your channel.
Flip side of the coin, but do you know how calming it is for me, knowing I can end myself and no one being able to stop me? It's like I always have a place to go, no matter what happens or how badly I mess up. This realisation has been my rock since early teens, and my further life experiences only solidified it. Ironically it's the thing that kept me alive at my lowest, and after I failed previous attempts. At the bottom I found solace, seeking what I once thought the end.
Another Korn video absolutely packed with symbolism dealing with similar themes to this is Thoughtless
This music video did a lot for me at the time it came out. I was right around the incredible young actresses' age.
I used to watch this video and dream about saving her from her situation. It wasnt until much later in my life and therapy that I understood this obsession for what it was.
as 27 years old, I will say that Korn as saved my life in more ways than one...and I will leave it at that.