Frontman Jonathan Davis on the song's meaning: "It's about me watching people who are so narcissistic destroy themselves. They basically eat themselves alive because of their narcissism. That's the gist of the story."
My therapist said it was good to comment about my life in a place were it would be possible to reach others that have gone threw simular trama. I just recently found out my mother is a narcissistic a hole, when before I thought it was me being a bad girl. But her facts never added up to the facts of life. I grew up confuse and dispiesed myself. But listening to korn and others has helped me heal. I doubt that my words will ever reach the many people that play music and unknowingly helped me threw my life but if you do, korn, disturbed, linkin park rip Chester, evanescents, nightwish, nickel back, and many more I thank you all for helping me hide from the monster.
Girl I relate so much... Discovering that my mom was a narc was the first step to get my own BPD diagnosis and get the help I needed. It's so hard and I struggle a lot with my own insecurities learnt while growing up with a narc but I hope it will get easier eventually...
SSJI Neon I just found Korn over a year ago and I’m so glad that I did. The band has helped me through college and has made this semester which is my last because I was supposed to graduate in May (now December due to Covd 19) much easier to handle. I was diagnosed with depression in 10th grade and it was rough, even with medication. I already have ADD and Aspergers so it just made everything harder and it took a while to figure out my all of my negative emotions that I couldn’t control. Korn is that one band that I can say acts like an antidepressant to me, because they make you feel like it’s perfectly okay and normal to have emotional issues.
SSJI Neon Bands like Korn and Disturbed any some of the others that you listed helps helped in highschool and college with my frustration and dealing with my somewhat sympathetic parents who care on and off. When I started as a freshman in college, I had no idea that disturbed was releasing a new album back in August 2015 when I started my first semester in college. Immortalized was an album that I never knew I needed. It still had what disturbed what it is, but there was more positivity and uplifting concepts on it. ‘The helped through the hardest parts of my first 2 years. In my 3rd year, I decided to look up older music and bands from the early 90’s-mid 2000’s and I was awarded with so many uplifting songs of importance. I’m also into the other bands that mentioned as well! Other songs that I recommend for when you’re down or suffer from similar issues: The light - by disturbed (if you haven’t already) Epiphany - Stain’d :it’s about what ADD feels like and explains it perfectly Somebody, Somewhere - Korn Youth of a nation - P.O.D. (Personally, this is one of the most important songs ever written. It’s how dark reality for kids in America really is, regardless of economic backgrounds. It removes the stalemate politics and portrays the kids talked about humans with problems, not as problems themselves. If your going through some rough times in school, this song will help and remind you that every kid has problems. The
I think people are missing the point to this song it isn't about depression or hatred etc it's about the effects after abuse people go on about abuse but the effects and life after is torture and real
""It's about me watching people who are so narcissistic destroy themselves. They basically eat themselves alive because of their narcissism. That's the gist of the story.""-Jonathan Davis
This song always fucks me up. I was married to a narcissistic cannibal who destroyed everything I loved. 15 years together and thrown away like I never meant anything to her. Cruel world we live in but it will get better. God bless everyone!
Considering how many lead singers have killed themselves in recent years, it's really heartening to see how Jonathan Davis has managed to just keep moving forward and be relatively positive.
Everyone loved this song even with dubstep... And now everyone complains about a dubstep album. Even though they literally made another good album without it. You guys need to stop complaining about every single thing. They tried something new (well, heh, not really new), it was an experiment. You won't get any shit done without experimenting.
:'( I nearly cried when I heard this song... I hate my life sometimes but I always say: Things are always up and down but they always come back around...
Life can be frustrating sometimes but you have to fight and keep moving forward. The real meaning of life is to keep positive while you are going through though times. Keep Positive everything will turn out just fine :)
sorry for annoying you but I don't hate my life but hate this world. I have this problem too. Sometime I want to kill myself too. When you see the truth of the life, you won't be same again (these are my words) and yeah, this is me. We can't see each other in real life but we can still talk if you want. Just tell me your feelings. Real life is full of scumbag but don't worry. There are still people like you and me exist in this world.
I have an aunt who used my family, she moved to Florida with her son (who i loved and i miss so much) and left her daughter to live with her nana. My family has money problems and she was supposed to help us out because she lived with us but she kept saying all these people take her money away so she cant pay us (and my mom was watching her son full time, bathed him, fed him, etc) and she was really buying stuff for herself. I Guess I cant say I hate my life, because I have a happy family, and we have fun even though were poor. But, people in this world are mean.. but I don't exactly want to die yet, unless it gets so bad. But, you don't have to be nice if you dont want to, but if you read this, thank you for your time.. :)
I love how whenever I feel like shit korn always brings me up, something about the grunge sounding guitar and the blunt message, just pumps the life back into me
It's a great piece of music that shows depth between the 2 artists. And if your someone like me you'll like it as well. I like the way the drops are put in the song. This is a song that will never die. BC when I have a family KORN and SKRILLEX. Will be only a small selection that I will bring back into ma household.
This used to be a good song. Fast forward a couple of years and a narcissistic relationship later. And this song has a whole new meaning to me! Its not just a good song its my anthem now!
When i found it i was have huge crush for a 4 months. When i reached him he played with my emotions. This music explains that. I really hated myself because of i crushed him so hard " sometimes i hate the life i made" That hits me...
I love this song, probably just me but would like to see this song used with a video if the doom 2016 game, Everytime I see the doom fight like hell poster this song plays in my head, not sure why it just does
When you feel really down and fucked up, just listen to korn. you can't be so fucked up that there isn't a korn-song that decribed them and makes you feel somewhat normal :)
hearing people say how their not a dubstep fan but this song is good and I'm over here like I love dubstep and metal and emo music and all music except mainstream music
In My Own personal opinion not only does this Song describe both the Anime Series: Tokyo Ghoul & it's Main Character: Kaneki Ken but it also describes My Life
KORN should have or should offer Path of Totality strictly the pure numetal version, stripped of all the dubstep influence. Much like Cypress Hill did with one of their albums one cd was hip hop and the other were all the same tracks but rock version.
Funny fact everyone: I came here from wiki that explains about vox the hazbin hotel character and one of the songs I found a lot of songs that vivi pop listened to and I didn’t know if songs were real or not search one of song’s “narcissistic cannibal” and surprise I found this song on RUclips and I’m not disappointed this song is actually pretty good and I really love it so ya that’s just what I wanted to explain how I found this song bye.
And the only true reasons you face the things you do in life, however TERRIBLE is for life lessons, life is not shit, but beautiful, from our hurts, we gain strength, we gain knowledge, we gain independence, we should not let our past cripple us.
People need to stop complaining about how slipknot made an album with Skrillex because sometimes bands just need to try something new for a while and if you like the band so much quit being a little be-atch about it Cuz they changed their style for a bit....
Learned about this from some EarlyRise cover someone posted the link to, in the comments of some Black Veil Brides or Green Day (not sure which) song I was listening to. I liked that one, but this? This I will remember. I will listen to this forever....
ITS JUST A GAME. COMPARED TO MY CHILDHOOD, its PRETTY MUCH HEAVEN NOW. LIFE is NEVER MEANT TO BE FUN SEX N FAMILY N HAPPINESS. ITS A TEST FROM THE START. U HAVE TO KEEP PLAYING IT HARDER N HARDER as the CHALLENGE GETS TOUGHER N TOUGHER. BUT HAVING SAID TAT, NEVER FORGET TO BE THE PERSON U R N WAT DEFINES U N UR CHARACTER.
![Korn - Narcissistic Cannibal ft. Skrillex and Kill The Noise [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CUOlc_j4rMA/mqdefault.jpg)
Frontman Jonathan Davis on the song's meaning: "It's about me watching
people who are so narcissistic destroy themselves. They basically eat
themselves alive because of their narcissism. That's the gist of the
story."
Craig Tucker you shut up you jerk, I want to hear it, you're just a very non-curious person
WTF asked your opinion ?
Wait thanks peopl act so stupid. Still act like zombies. Sometime people still my food in lunch. Whatva rip off including drinks.
a narsasist eats MY life away everyday....KILLIN ME not him
grettagrids I'm that person oops
When life is shit...just crank some Korn. Korn can bring you to life....
Ttt ich mich ärgert buiiiwawaaaaaaaaaa
And Evanescence can bring you to life. You see what I did there? :D
Angel Mist yeah Good One , I see what you did
+Charlie Hayden-Bupp Yea Korn can surely bring you back to life but damn they are good with butter.
Lol...
My therapist said it was good to comment about my life in a place were it would be possible to reach others that have gone threw simular trama. I just recently found out my mother is a narcissistic a hole, when before I thought it was me being a bad girl. But her facts never added up to the facts of life. I grew up confuse and dispiesed myself. But listening to korn and others has helped me heal. I doubt that my words will ever reach the many people that play music and unknowingly helped me threw my life but if you do, korn, disturbed, linkin park rip Chester, evanescents, nightwish, nickel back, and many more I thank you all for helping me hide from the monster.
Girl I relate so much... Discovering that my mom was a narc was the first step to get my own BPD diagnosis and get the help I needed. It's so hard and I struggle a lot with my own insecurities learnt while growing up with a narc but I hope it will get easier eventually...
Holy shit! I feel so bad for you. Like, I'm getting eaten by my sense of empathy.
You've got to confront your monster, otherwise you can never surpass it and you'll be in The Fallen State forever!
SSJI Neon I just found Korn over a year ago and I’m so glad that I did. The band has helped me through college and has made this semester which is my last because I was supposed to graduate in May (now December due to Covd 19) much easier to handle. I was diagnosed with depression in 10th grade and it was rough, even with medication. I already have ADD and Aspergers so it just made everything harder and it took a while to figure out my all of my negative emotions that I couldn’t control. Korn is that one band that I can say acts like an antidepressant to me, because they make you feel like it’s perfectly okay and normal to have emotional issues.
SSJI Neon Bands like Korn and Disturbed any some of the others that you listed helps helped in highschool and college with my frustration and dealing with my somewhat sympathetic parents who care on and off. When I started as a freshman in college, I had no idea that disturbed was releasing a new album back in August 2015 when I started my first semester in college. Immortalized was an album that I never knew I needed. It still had what disturbed what it is, but there was more positivity and uplifting concepts on it. ‘The helped through the hardest parts of my first 2 years. In my 3rd year, I decided to look up older music and bands from the early 90’s-mid 2000’s and I was awarded with so many uplifting songs of importance. I’m also into the other bands that mentioned as well!
Other songs that I recommend for when you’re down or suffer from similar issues:
The light - by disturbed (if you haven’t already)
Epiphany - Stain’d :it’s about what ADD feels like and explains it perfectly
Somebody, Somewhere - Korn
Youth of a nation - P.O.D. (Personally, this is one of the most important songs ever written. It’s how dark reality for kids in America really is, regardless of economic backgrounds. It removes the stalemate politics and portrays the kids talked about humans with problems, not as problems themselves. If your going through some rough times in school, this song will help and remind you that every kid has problems. The
It's 2023 and this song still slaps so hard
Yes sir
Dec 1st 2023 baby!
Make that 2024 :)
"Everythings wrong every time" ironically that was the most beautiful singing I ever heard
Ikr
I think people are missing the point to this song
it isn't about depression or hatred etc
it's about the effects after abuse
people go on about abuse
but the effects and life after is torture and real
It's the effect of the abuse that makes you feel that way. Walking on pins n needles.
Yes! I agree!
""It's about me watching people who are so narcissistic destroy themselves. They basically eat themselves alive because of their narcissism. That's the gist of the story.""-Jonathan Davis
yea thats what I gathered about this song.. reminds me of my asshole BROTHER.
Jane Doe it is about abuse. in all forms. pretty sad, love this song tho
This song always fucks me up. I was married to a narcissistic cannibal who destroyed everything I loved. 15 years together and thrown away like I never meant anything to her. Cruel world we live in but it will get better. God bless everyone!
+Nyancat 172 lmao
+Nyancat 172 Actually, a cannibal is a creature that eats its own species.
4 years
You got some shitty replies but i really hope you are alright and within these 2 years that you have recovered well man.
Ken Adams awww hunny I’m sorry everyone means something to someone on this world even you boo
This song speaks louder than my words every could.
not huge on dubstep but this song is sick
Yes, korn is a great band i have loved them for ever. This new genre is so-so but still a korn fan for life
That's bc it has KoRn inside.
ayukenshin same, it really blended well and gave a nice tune to it
Skrillex is not dupstep... -.-
then what the fuck is it?
Considering how many lead singers have killed themselves in recent years, it's really heartening to see how Jonathan Davis has managed to just keep moving forward and be relatively positive.
Everyone loved this song even with dubstep...
And now everyone complains about a dubstep album. Even though they literally made another good album without it. You guys need to stop complaining about every single thing. They tried something new (well, heh, not really new), it was an experiment. You won't get any shit done without experimenting.
True I love all korns songs and albums
Thank. You
Are you saying. Everything is wrong everytime?
@@Query_8P nice.
Experimenting or hard into it. Makes no difference in the end 1:12 guitar is hard
This song helps my depression and anxiety and helps me relax
Same
ok zoomer
@@laurie2823 lol
Im schitzoaffective. This song doesnt help me. Its just a good jam
This song is the story of my life
I Love Korn🤘🏾🎶🥰🎸😎
crying at this perfection idk how people can hate korn honestly ahhggahah so good!
Why do people hate on this? It's not like korn changed..they did a one time thing with skrillex, big woop like stfu. And it's fucking awesome!
theearlystrike41 Because it's not awesome. In fact it's complete trash like your musical taste.
Me: Play narcissistic cannibal
My neck:aight I'ma head out
I love this song so much I mean I love skrillex and korn but together theyre just amazing love it ^_^
Nice Masky,Toby and Jeff picture ya got there
Oh thanx ^~^
You're whalecome ^0w0^
Dirk Kirby U ARE SOOOO AWESOME lol
Marceline Holbrook Weh shank mew :33
Story of my fucking life......................
SoulRe4ver same bro
edit: just realized this comment was posted 3 years ago XD
🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
I love korn and linkin park rip chester Bennington.... I also love a lot of rock music xD
+pitbullpride wolfs rain girl
Crap thats right hope chester is good in heaven
I nearly sh*t my pants it was incredible
Im happy you enjoyed it!
+Fluffy Fridays I actually sh!t my pants.....
Same here :'(
Omg my friend has been on my account
+Fluffy Fridays Lol
This song is so fresh.....still....good music, good lyrics and good arrangement!!
:'( I nearly cried when I heard this song... I hate my life sometimes but I always say: Things are always up and down but they always come back around...
Life can be frustrating sometimes but you have to fight and keep moving forward.
The real meaning of life is to keep positive while you are going through though times.
Keep Positive everything will turn out just fine :)
Thanks im glad there's more nice ppl in the world, most that i meet are rude mean.. and stuff thanks alot
Song reminded me on how almost everything i tried to do back in the past failed no matter how hard i tried
sorry for annoying you but I don't hate my life but hate this world. I have this problem too. Sometime I want to kill myself too. When you see the truth of the life, you won't be same again (these are my words) and yeah, this is me. We can't see each other in real life but we can still talk if you want. Just tell me your feelings. Real life is full of scumbag but don't worry. There are still people like you and me exist in this world.
I have an aunt who used my family, she moved to Florida with her son (who i loved and i miss so much) and left her daughter to live with her nana. My family has money problems and she was supposed to help us out because she lived with us but she kept saying all these people take her money away so she cant pay us (and my mom was watching her son full time, bathed him, fed him, etc) and she was really buying stuff for herself. I Guess I cant say I hate my life, because I have a happy family, and we have fun even though were poor. But, people in this world are mean.. but I don't exactly want to die yet, unless it gets so bad. But, you don't have to be nice if you dont want to, but if you read this, thank you for your time.. :)
Korn + Skrillex = Perfection. But Skrillex prefere go with Diplo :(
Thank you for getting me through life. ABAH BLESS
I love this song! it's all dark, my style.
Tracy Davis lol compared to slipknot this song about as dark as a polar bear
well I'm just saying this song is awesome in my opinion. :)
Angel Flores I LOVE SLIPKNOT!
there is alot darker then even Slipknot......
+Brandi Miles wow
this was one of the best things i've ever heard
"From mother's love is the son estranged, married his own and precious gaze." - Queen
When the get your McDonald order wrong
Mi1dBroly you maybe shoildnt have ordered.
The best part of the song for this comment:
*dont wanna be rude but I have to.*
🤣🤣🤣🤣
fuck yeah.
It's about being supply for the narcissist and what it's like Yeah it's a nightmare.
I think this is in the point of view of the narcissist
this song was used as inspiration for the design of Vox from hazbin hotel. :)
I came here for the exact same reason
Really? That's so cool, my favorite song and series link together
I love how whenever I feel like shit korn always brings me up, something about the grunge sounding guitar and the blunt message, just pumps the life back into me
It's a great piece of music that shows depth between the 2 artists. And if your someone like me you'll like it as well. I like the way the drops are put in the song. This is a song that will never die. BC when I have a family KORN and SKRILLEX. Will be only a small selection that I will bring back into ma household.
This song is a fucking masterpiece
2021.. Until now I can't find something like this feeling
It's not that I hate it, but I don't think that the rest of their career should be dubstep/heavy metal
Still a good song
Honestly, this song would be a million times better without the dubstep bullshit.
Its a great song and the damn wub wub crap is ruining it
FoxToPic 21 Fat
Biohazard SkeTcH it was a joke but for real this song and dubstep are 👌👌
Itz_Mike Films they've gone back to their old heavy roots now
I have to work soon and sleep a bit. But I can't seem to stop hitting the replay button.
this helps me study
This used to be a good song. Fast forward a couple of years and a narcissistic relationship later. And this song has a whole new meaning to me!
Its not just a good song its my anthem now!
These guys live are soooo goooood
0:00 - 3:14 is my favorite part -3-
*Cheers*
i like you
HNNG. What about that last second?:(
Aww sorry 3:15
8===========D-- ---- -----_____
A Proper Choon for When You've Had a Shitty Day. Thanks for the Lyrics As Well, Great Post mate.
The lyrics describes my life
This chorus construction is absolutely amazing
This song is absolutely amazing. My favorite song
Dude, This Song Is So Good! I Love Dubstep And Metal Especially.
This song is so dope!
You are too!
When i found it i was have huge crush for a 4 months. When i reached him he played with my emotions. This music explains that. I really hated myself because of i crushed him so hard
" sometimes i hate the life i made"
That hits me...
And here we have my all-time favourite Korn song. Ever since I was six I loved this song, tbch.
I don't even know this song, never heard about it either and it just kinda popped into my head
Ray Luzier is a god at the drums. to mix this up with his sound...it's incredible...!
Korn lyrics always hit home for me.
I love this song, probably just me but would like to see this song used with a video if the doom 2016 game, Everytime I see the doom fight like hell poster this song plays in my head, not sure why it just does
i love this song!!!
Omg I did not expect pinkie pie to like or love this song lol XD
XD
When you feel really down and fucked up, just listen to korn. you can't be so fucked up that there isn't a korn-song that decribed them and makes you feel somewhat normal :)
Anyone still listening to this in 2023? 🫶🏼
2024
Same!!@@That-VR-Guy123
Still in Nov 2024
I wonder if I'm the only one here that grew up on Korn... Like.. been listening to them for 22 years (since I was born) type grew up on them.
Omfg!! I love this song!!
Who doesn't ;)
Me too!!!!!!! Best Korn song in my opinion!!!!!!
hearing people say how their not a dubstep fan but this song is good and I'm over here like I love dubstep and metal and emo music and all music except mainstream music
In My Own personal opinion not only does this Song describe both the Anime Series: Tokyo Ghoul & it's Main Character: Kaneki Ken but it also describes My Life
Hell no.
Is it weird that this soothes me at night?
+Stardust Sprinkleshine Same.
I first heard the cover of the song and I love both versions!
Love these guys when u have had a long day. Put on some korn and go for a drive up in the mountains
Sounds like an amazing plan
KORN should have or should offer Path of Totality strictly the pure numetal version, stripped of all the dubstep influence. Much like Cypress Hill did with one of their albums one cd was hip hop and the other were all the same tracks but rock version.
Funny fact everyone: I came here from wiki that explains about vox the hazbin hotel character and one of the songs I found a lot of songs that vivi pop listened to and I didn’t know if songs were real or not search one of song’s “narcissistic cannibal” and surprise I found this song on RUclips and I’m not disappointed this song is actually pretty good and I really love it so ya that’s just what I wanted to explain how I found this song bye.
And the only true reasons you face the things you do in life, however TERRIBLE is for life lessons, life is not shit, but beautiful, from our hurts, we gain strength, we gain knowledge, we gain independence, we should not let our past cripple us.
Lol that's me every second of my fucking life XD
Damn🤘
This one! is the best of korn, after my opinion! 🤟❤️
Pure art in 1 song !!!
korn knows how to make songs that hit me hard
I so absolutely love this song I think in my opinion this is the best Korn song!!!!!!!
ive seen them so many times. will never get tired of them!!!!!!!!!!
So how's work going?
EarlyRise brought me here.
Thank you eyeless jack wikia page
Best song ever with best combination ever!!!
wow i dont listen to alot of Korn but this is pretty good
This song sounds like when I was attacked by the spiritual narcissists. Great! 🙏🙏🙏
Im in love with this song!!!!
People need to stop complaining about how slipknot made an album with Skrillex because sometimes bands just need to try something new for a while and if you like the band so much quit being a little be-atch about it Cuz they changed their style for a bit....
+Kryptic Gamer I meant to say KoRn and why don't you stfu cos I didnt ask for your 2 cents... I already have my own
+Kryptic Gamer bruh. You play PS3?
Kayda Jaden fuck your 2 cents bitch no one cares. This new korn with this gaystep shit needs to fuck off and so does your bullshit.
ninjajames_IX ...2011. Not so new anymore.
Exactly
BADASSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! :3 I like the cover AND the originallll!!!
Learned about this from some EarlyRise cover someone posted the link to, in the comments of some Black Veil Brides or Green Day (not sure which) song I was listening to. I liked that one, but this? This I will remember. I will listen to this forever....
This song fits perfecoh with the storyline and mood of the divided we fall book series by Trent Reedy, what a coincidence
THIS IS DOPE
Nut a dubstep fan but this song is 2gud4ears
Long live the awesomeness of Korn
Wish this song was longer
I LOVE THIS SONG~
ITS JUST A GAME. COMPARED TO MY CHILDHOOD, its PRETTY MUCH HEAVEN NOW. LIFE is NEVER MEANT TO BE FUN SEX N FAMILY N HAPPINESS. ITS A TEST FROM THE START. U HAVE TO KEEP PLAYING IT HARDER N HARDER as the CHALLENGE GETS TOUGHER N TOUGHER. BUT HAVING SAID TAT, NEVER FORGET TO BE THE PERSON U R N WAT DEFINES U N UR CHARACTER.
Korn is more than awesome awesome. It's super awesome awesomeness
I don't know why but I love this
Did anyone else get here from Eyeless Jack's theme song? 😗
me
I love this song
Same here. I was just curious.
NO, I'm here because I'm one of the children of the Korn
I just got flashbacks to my creepypasta phase in 2014. I did not need that oml
I'm in love with this song
I came here after reading two or three Jason Todd fan fiction that involved this song! N have to say it really related him!
🖤
0:57 i love that parts.
Best korn song
This kicks major ass.
The electronic influences made the song intensify by 10,000 percent
That chorus is basically exactly my life. But it's been getting better lately.
Perfection in a song. Ladies and gent.. Skrillex and korn