Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1… Read Full Bio ↴Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, guitarist Jerry Horton, drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luther.

After two EPs, James left and was replaced by Tobin Esperance. The band independently released two more EPs before signing with DreamWorks Records in 1999, subsequently releasing the triple-platinum Infest in 2000, the gold album Lovehatetragedy in 2002 and the platinum album Getting Away with Murder in 2004. A year after The Paramour Sessions, Buckner left in 2007, and was replaced by Tony Palermo. Papa Roach then made Metamorphosis (2009), Time for Annihilation (2010), The Connection (2012), F.E.A.R. (2015), Crooked Teeth (2017) and Who Do You Trust? (2019). The group's eleventh studio album, Ego Trip, was released on April 8, 2022.

Papa Roach's formation began in January 1993, when lead singer Jacoby Shaddix and drummer Dave Buckner met on the Vacaville High School football field. They were later joined by lead guitarist Jerry Horton from nearby Vanden High School, rhythm guitarist Anne Mikolajcik, trombonist Ben Luther and bassist Will James. They decided to enter the school's talent show, performing a version of Jimi Hendrix's song "Fire". They ultimately ended up losing the talent show. In March 1993, Ben Luther left the band, and Anne Mikolajcik left as well. At this point, Papa Roach was practicing every day and touring, playing every gig it could get. The band's first tour van was called Moby Dick, from which Shaddix was inspired to come up with his first stage name "Coby Dick". Initially, the band was called "Papa Gato" as suggested by Buckner but Shaddix changed it to Papa Roach, mixing up the nickname of his grandfather from his mother's side —Herbert Fischer "Papa"— and "Roach" coming from his grandfather from his father's side, John "Grandpa" Roatch. Both grandparents were musicians.

Papa Roach has been described as alternative rock, nu metal, alternative metal, rap metal, hard rock, rap rock, punk rock, pop rock, and rapcore. The band also utilizes elements of pop, electronic, and hip hop. The band started as a hardcore punk band. In their early independent releases and on their first two major label albums, Infest and Lovehatetragedy, the band tended to use nu metal and rap metal. Before Papa Roach released their major label albums, Jacoby Shaddix's singing style was compared to Chino Moreno and Lynn Strait of Snot. Additionally, with their 2009 album, Metamorphosis, as the name expresses, the band felt that their music was going through a transformation to "stuff that's...harder and faster". AllMusic has compared the band's recent work to 1980s glam metal, Allmusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "At the close of the 2000s, the quartet has shed the rap and the angst, ditching all the alt-metal accoutrements to become a knowing update of an '80s Sunset Strip sleaze rock outfit." With the release of F.E.A.R., both MetalSucks and Metal Injection noted that the band has acquired some djent influences.

In 2004, frontman Jacoby Shaddix said the following in an interview with the Dallas Music Guide regarding the band no longer using rapping in their music: "...the rapping's gone! I don't feel like rapping. I'm just over that...I just want to be a rocker. It's what I wanted to be when I was a kid". Shaddix has added this remark in another interview: "We're a band that tries to walk that line between metal, hardcore, punk rock and pop music, and we do our best at trying to make it all cool".

Prior to the release of The Connection, guitarist Jerry Horton said in an interview by VerdamMnis Magazine that "It's kind of a natural thing for us, we've always been changing throughout the years. Of course, there are some things that stay the same in our sound but we do like to try new things to sort of stretch out a little bit our basis and therefore make it more interesting". He also said that the band was going to explore "electronic sounds for the next record".

The band's influences include Faith No More, Social Distortion, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wu-Tang Clan, Fugees, Refused, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. Jacoby Shaddix acknowledges Faith No More's Mike Patton and Social Distortion's Mike Ness as major influences, stating that "the way that I sing, I definitely was inspired by Mike Patton", "but I like the storytelling that Mike Ness does so I kind of fused both those two guys together at an early age, and it inspired me to become my own thing."

In the beginning, Papa Roach's biggest influence was experimental band Mr. Bungle (fronted by Mike Patton from Faith No More), which was reflected in the adventurousness of their 1994 debut release Potatoes for Christmas.

In a 2021 interview, Jacoby Shaddix reflected about the band's long-held association with the nu metal genre, saying "I love being one of the forefathers of nu metal, that's dope, but we've been able to outlive it and celebrate it at the same time".
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Papa Roach Lyrics


"Never Enough" Life's been sucked out of me And this routine's killing me I…
'Lifeline' When I was a boy I didn't care about a thing It…
'Never Enough' Life's been sucked out of me And this routine's killing me I…
- Hollywood Whore Hollywood whore Passed out on the floor I'm sorry but the …
... To Be Loved Listen up, turn it up and rock it out Party on,…
01-To Be Loved Listen up, turn it up and rock it out Party on,…
04 The World Around You Somebody falls in love Somebody breaks a heart We never fell…
04-The World Around You Somebody falls in love Somebody breaks a heart We never fe…
05- Decompression Period Here today Gone today Hurry up and wait I'm never there For…
05. Between Angels & Insects There's no money, There's no possessions, only obsession …
06 I Devise My Own Demise I can't control everything And I can't forget just what I've…
06. Born With Nothing Die With Everything Fed-up, tired, sick and twisted One man army, I'm enlisted T…
07 Time Is Running Out You say I'm looking really bad You say I'm looking really…



07- She Loves Me Not When I see her eyes Look into my eyes Then I realize…
07-Time Is Running Out You say I'm looking really bad You say I'm looking really…
07. She loves me not When I see her eyes Look into my eyes Then I realize…
08 What Do You Do I got a one-way ticket on a hell-bound train With nothing…
09 My Heart Is A Fist I surrender, I know I've been a pretender You can have…
10 No More Secrets I live the days of war I live the nights of…
13 Harder Than A Coffin Nail God bless the coffin they carry me off in God bless…
13 Roses On My Grave It feels like I'm looking at life Through a telescope becaus…
6 born with nothing die with e Fed-up, tired, sick and twisted One man army, I'm enlisted T…
829 I am scared Pray Because I think I'm scared of…
9th Life This’ll be my 9th life Hey, hey This’ll be my 9th life I…
Again OW-OW! Yes I did it and I'll do it again It doesn't…
Alive For crying out loud I'm running from a comedown God forbid…
Always Wandering I I can't recall what I don't remember Behind the walls and…
American Dreams It feels like, American Dreams caught on fire We're tearing …
Angels & Insects There's no money, there's no possessions Only obsession, I …
Anxiety I feel like I wanna smack somebody Turn around and bitch…
As Far as I Remember This could be my last confession This could be my last…
Be Free Woke up and I feel like shit I don't remember last…
Before I Die I’m out here on my own I’m giving it a go…
Better Than Life Fuck me like you mean it Make me worship you, I'm…
Between Angels & Insects There's no money, there's no possessions Only obsession, I d…
Binge You better put that down You better put that down All I…
Black Clouds This is making me crazy These black clouds following me So I…
Blanket Of Fear Well I'm awake under this blanket of fear Go outta my…
Blanket Offear Well I'm awake under this blanket of fear Go outta my…
Bleeding Through Have you been hiding From the whispers of your doubts Are yo…
Blood Watch your back because the next man is coming And you…
Blood (Empty Promises) I will forgive, but I won't forget, And I hope you…
Blood Brothers Watch your back because the next man is coming And you…
Bloodline I got cold feet Running through the summer in the hot…
Born for Greatness I am a man at war And I am fighting for All…
Born With Nothing Fed-up, tired, sick and twisted One man army, I'm enlisted …
Born With Nothing Die With Everything Fed-up, tired, sick and twisted One man army, I'm enlisted T…
Born With Nothing, Die With Everything Fed-up Tired Sick and twisted One-man army I'm enlisted Trus…
Break the Fall (If I lose it all) I got my back to the…
Breathe You In Why do I got to learn the hard way Why do…
Broken As Me You're just as broken as me Shut your mouth 'cause I…
Broken Home Broken home All alone Broken home All alone I can't seem to…
Burn I didn't know you were a fake Every lie straight to…
Burn with nothing die with everything Fed-up, tired, sick and twisted One man army, I'm enlisted T…
Carry Me I've been looking for something sacred, Running away from th…
Caught Dead I've got passion and a reason, And I won't neglect my…
Change Or Die This is a wake up call To one, to all The opposition,…
Cheez-z-Fux Butterfly colour, in the city gone pumpin The butterfly colo…
Cocaine If you wanna hang out you've got to take her…
Code of Energy I was scatterbrained When I found the time to find…
Code of Energy ) I was scatterbrained When I found the time to find…
Coffee Thoughts I wouldn't wear, who wouldn't wear She didn't wear, your dre…
Come Around In between a rock and a hard place Tryna find your…
Crash I refuse to be your victim I refuse to be…
Crooked Teeth Locked up in my hurricane head Bloody knuckles paint the who…
Cut The Line One, two, three, four Are you tangled up inside Is it someth…
Dead Cell Born with no soul, lack of control Cut from the mold…
Decompression Period Here today Gone today Hurry up and wait I'm never there…
Dendrilopis Whoa These are cool birds I'm really spaced out Wow!…
Devil You fought the hells now No consequences Would I go touch…
die wiyh everything Fed-up, tired, sick and twisted One man army, I'm enlisted T…
Dirty Cut Freak Won't you join my powwow Won't you be my soul pal Flyin…
Do Or Die Today I saw my hero fall apart The one who…
Domination Let's get fucking rowdy Argh, go Wow Standing at the bottom…
Don't Look Back Intro: Papa Roach, Pharrell Williams, Shay [PR] Yo , what's …
done with u I count the days that we have spent apart I've got…
Dying To Believe Yeah, I'm dying to believe That we're more alike than we…
Ego Trip I got a mad man living in my head, man He…
Elevate Woah, lift me higher Woah, when I get down Woah, lift me…
Enemy I want to chase my dreams But you just punish me I…
Even If I Could I've got issues, so does everyone That never stopped you fro…
F.E.A.R + Leader Of The Broken Heart All the lies I told are now the truth Here I…
Face Everything and Rise Face everything and rise The streets crawl with a deadly om…
Falling Apart I'll follow you out of the dark I tried my way…
Fear Hate Love Take me way, back, back in the day My father was…
Feel Like Home It's been a while since we crossed paths I thought I…
Forever In the brightest hour of my darkest day I realized what…
Gettig away with murder Somewhere beyond happiness and sadness I need to calculate W…
Give Me Back My Life All the walls coming down around me I know that I’m…
Gouge Away Gouge away You can gouge away And stay all day If you want…
Gravity I was there on the day truth died Blood on my…
Grrbrr I lie so you lie But I think we've lied too…
Had Enough Turn the channel on the tv Another boy shot tonight I can't…
Harder Than A Coffin Nail God bless the coffin they carry me off in God bless…
Harder Than A Coffin Nail(UK B God bless the coffin They carry me off in God bless the…
Harder Than Coffein Nail God bless the coffin they carry me off in God bless…
Hedake I forgot what I am Seethe and burn Tournaquette Vomitnursesp…
Help I think I need help I'm drowning in myself Did someone turn…
Hollywood Whore Hollywood whore, Passed out on the floor, I'm sorry but the …
Hope for the Hopeless I'm counting on my bruises I'm not counting on myself I've…
I Almost Told You That I Love You know I love it when you're down on your…
I Devise My Own Demise I can't control everything And I can't forget just what I've…
I Love Babies Abort, abort, abort, abort No more babies And 1,2,3,4 poppi…
I Suffer Well I suffer well I suffer well I suffer I've killed my fears a…
I Surrender Get down Get down Time's catching up, breathing down my nec…
Infest My name's Coby Dick Mr. Dick if you're nasty Rock a mic…
Into The Light This is a warning My final warning Go! This is a warning My …
Intro The dumbasses know that taking money is all good But…
Isedufukndie Slowly Breaking down feeling weak Thinkin' about the higher …
July as i look at the picture of jacoby smoking broccoli props …
Just Go We're the gladiators Taking my heart won't be that easy So…
Kick In The Teeth We live in a cold dark world with venom in…
Kill The Noise I just feel like I'm channeling something Kill the noise No…
Killing Time Why do I feel Like I'm constantly scratching the surface? I …
Last Resort Cut my life into pieces This is my last resort Suffocation N…
Lead Of The Broken Hearts All the lies I told are now the truth Here I…
Leave A Light On Dry bones rattle in a lonely soul Slipped and fell into…
Legacy Dead president fuck the president Manson's strive for power…
Lenny's Either you got the gown, or many in your posse Excuse…
Liar Yeah, ever since the day I was born I came in…
Life Is a Bullet My mind has been shut down My friends have been let…
Life Line When I was a boy I didn't care about a thing It…
Lifeline When I was a boy I didn't care 'bout a thing It…
Liquid Diet This time I came to get mine I saw this cat…
Lithium (by Nirvana) I'm so happy 'cause today i found my friends…
Live This Down I always thought I could trust you But I guess that's…
Love Me Till It Hurts Love me till it hurts Love me till it hurts Love me…
lovehatetragedy Human behavior Peculiar it seems Some thrive on hate Some lo…
Lulu Espidachi She walked through my door And got a from her bananas…
M-80 1, 2, 3, 4! YEAH! This music is our time To reel out…
M-80 (Explosive Energy Movement) This music is my time To relax and rewind I'll be brutal…
M-80(Explosive Energy Movement 1, 2, 3, 4! YEAH! This music is our time To reel out…
Making of the Video: I Almost Told You That I Loved You You know I love it when you're down on your…
Mama's Dress I wouldn't wear, who wouldn't wear She didn't wear, your dre…
Maniac I woke up in the morning, down a rabbit hole My…
March Out Of The Darkness It feels like the end of the world It seems like…
My Bad Side i want to let you in on a story that i…
My Heart As A First I surrender, I know I've been a pretender You can have…
My Medication I push you away until you beg me to stay Just…
Naked In Front Of The Computer My box is full, and my mouth is full, and…
Never Enough Life's been sucked out of me And this routine's killing me I…
Never Have to Say Goodbye I never had the chance to say what I needed…
Never Said It Wish I would never have said it But if only…
Nights Of Love The wicked cane That you play so good I'm falling high Just …
No Apologies I hope you know You don't have to say you're sorry You…
No Matter What I need you, right here, By my side. You're everything I'm no…
No More Secrets I live the days of war I live the nights of…
None of the Above Everybody's fucked up off the beat The words are in our…
Not Coming Home I fell asleep, to the sound of the church bells…
Not Listening I'm not listening, not anymore The more I learn, the more…
Not That Beautiful I’m bringing a vest and I run from the past I…
Not The Only One I was screwed up I was angry at the world I felt…
Nothing Nothing's ever gonna change If you don't stand up and You do…
one last kiss Cut my life into pieces This is my last resort Suffocation…
One Track Mind Sex addicts, drugs, and vampires They permeate my life Don't…
Orange Drive Palms I try I lie Someone's sphincter in my eye Kick it with that…
Papa Roach My words are weapons In which I murder you with Please don't…
Peewagon Similac My butt is black I beat my pee-pee till it's black M…
Periscope I want to feel your wreckage, it's a firestorm I'm falling…
Problems I could turn my life from a good dream To living…
Reckless Please forgive me when I turn out the lights Watch this…
Renegade Music It's dark outside a world on fire That no one's safe…
Revenge Remember the girl Abused with forks ,knives and razorblades …
Revenge in Japanese Remember the girl Abused with forks knives and razorblades?…
Ricochet I count my demons as they dance around my bed I…
Roses On My Grave It feels like I'm looking at life Through a telescope becaus…
Scars I tear my heart open I sew myself shut My weakness is That…
Scars (Live I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut My weakness…
Scars (Live & Murderous in Chicago) I tear my heart open I sew myself shut My weakness is…
scars. I tear my heart open I sew myself shut My weakness is That…
Set Me Off You can terrorize, tell your lies Cut me down to half…
She Loves Me Not When I see her eyes Look into my eyes Then I realize…
Shut up an die Yo yo yo I feel right here Slowly I'm breaking down Feeling…
Silence is the Enemy I know you wanted me to keep my mouth shut Because…
Singular Indestructible Droid Blood of my blood Skin of my skin A normal…
Skeletons I can see myself in a broken reflection This magnifies my…
Snakes I got a problem with the snakes that are crawling Through…
Snakes ) I got a problem with the snakes that are crawling Through…
Sometime I'm dreaming about tomorrow I'm thinking of yesterday I cons…
Sometimes I'm dreaming about tomorrow I'm thinking of yesterday I co…
Sos I’m feeling On top of the world I’m feeling Like I can’t do…
Stand Up Sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat Stand up, stand up I hear you ba…
State Of Emergency There's a movie playing in my head Bombs falling and childre…
Still Swingin Number one, step it up Spit the fire, I'll back it…
Stop Looking Hit or miss, fuck a fight It's time to live…
STOP LOOKING START Hit or miss, Fuck or fight, It's time to live your…
Stop Looking Start Seeing Hit or miss, fuck a fight, it's time to live…
Stop Looking Start Seeng Hit or miss, Fuck or fight, It's time to live your…
Sunrise Trailer Park I was young and I was reckless man Moved out at…
Sweet Emotion (make some noise) Sweet emotion Sweet emotion You tal…
Swerve (Heyo, let me check in with the homies real quick) (Yeah,…
Take Me Take me and let me in Don't break me and shut…
Tambienemy i could hear myself clear from the living room ruptured pa…
The Addict Well I'm a junkie For the quick fix Addicted to the fast…
The Ending Sinkin' down to the bottom, need a better view Got me…
The Enemy I know you wanted me to keep my mouth shut Because…
The Fire Die a little everyday Break the silence when you say You don…
The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies The words are so familiar All the same greats, the same…
The World Around You Somebody falls in love Somebody breaks a heart We never fell…
Thrown Away I kill the rhyme again, I'm comin' sick and on time…
Tight Rope My words are weapons, in which I murder you with Please…
Tightrope My words are weapons, in which I murder you with. Please…
Tightrope 2020 My words are weapons In which I murder you with Please don't…
Time OW-OW! Yes I did it and I'll do it again It doesn't…
Time & Time Again Yes I did it and I'll do it again It…
Time 'n Time Again OW-OW! Yes I did it and I'll do it again It doesn't…
Time Is Running Out Whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh oh Yeah eh eh eh Yeah…
To Be Loved Listen up, turn it up and rock it out Party on,…
Top of the World On top of the world, we're never coming down We're taller…
Traumatic Oh, it's so traumatic I've got these secrets I keep Is it…
Tyranny Normality The media is the seduction of human desire (Set their…
Tyranny Of Normality The media is the seduction of human desire (Set their…
Unglued Why would we try to bury ourselves And cover the lies…
Walking Dead Everybody told me Everybody told me that this would happen I…
Walking Through Barbed Wire Wish I could see you for one last time wish…
Walking Thru Barbed Wire Wish I could see you for one last time Wish I…
War Over Me War over me I'm standing on the front lines, I'm fighting…
Warriors It feels like we are heading for a meltdown I'm sweating…
What Do You Do I got a one-way ticket on a hell-bound train With nothing…
What Do You Do ? I got a one-way ticket on a hell-bound train With nothing…
What Do You Do? I got a one-way ticket on a hell-bound train With nothing…
What's Left Of Me So this is what it feels like To get back up…
Where Did the Angels Go Everyday I wake up and I fall from grace Every move…
Who Do You Trust I'm crawling with the rats and the roaches Never turn my…
Wish You Never Met Me This is the moment that I feared the most Hopelessly watchin…
Won If you feel like your world is coming down around…
…To Be Loved Listen up, turn it up and rock it out Party on,…


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