Korn made a demo tape, Neidermayer's Mind, in 1993, which was distributed free to record companies and on request to members of the public. Their debut album Korn was released in 1994, followed by Life Is Peachy in 1996. The band first experienced mainstream success with Follow the Leader (1998) and Issues (1999), both of which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The band's mainstream success continued with Untouchables (2002); Take a Look in the Mirror (2003); and See You on the Other Side (2005).
A compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1, was released in 2004, spanning a decade of singles and concluding the band's recording contract with Immortal Records and Epic Records. They signed to Virgin Records, releasing See You on the Other Side in 2005, and an untitled album in 2007. The band's other recent albums, Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010) and The Path of Totality (2011), were released via Roadrunner Records, with The Paradigm Shift (2013) being released via Prospect Park and Caroline Records. The Serenity of Suffering saw their return to Roadrunner Records, through which The Nothing was released on September 13, 2019. Their latest album, Requiem, was released via Loma Vista Recordings on February 4, 2022.
As of 2021, Korn had sold more than 40 million records worldwide. Twelve of the band's official releases have peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200, eight of which have peaked in the top five. Seven official releases are certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); two are certified double platinum; one is certified triple platinum; one is certified five times platinum; and two are certified Gold.
Korn has released seven video albums and 50 music videos. The band has released 48 singles, the most notable of which include "Blind"; "Got the Life"; "Freak on a Leash"; "Falling Away from Me"; "Here to Stay"; "Did My Time"; "Twisted Transistor"; "Coming Undone"; and "Get Up!" Korn has earned two Grammy Awards out of eight nominations and two MTV Video Music Awards out of 11 nominations.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn
Studio albums
Korn (1994)
Life Is Peachy (1996)
Follow the Leader (1998)
Issues (1999)
Untouchables (2002)
Take a Look in the Mirror (2003)
See You on the Other Side (2005)
Untitled (2007)
Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010)
The Path of Totality (2011)
The Paradigm Shift (2013)
The Serenity of Suffering (2016)
The Nothing (2019)
Requiem (2022)
Hey Daddy
Korn Lyrics
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All my
Life has been (taken)
Taken
This demon (haunts me)
Haunts me
They're waiting (help me)
Help me
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound
You pick me up when I am down
I cannot live without them
I do not live without them
Hey, daddy (daddy)
They are
Taking me away
Putting
Things in me (my soul)
My soul
They're eating (help me)
Please help me
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound
You pick me up when I am down
I cannot live without them
I do not live without them
They tell me this thing inside of me
Wants to get out
All it does is scream and shout
I'm trying not to let them out
They tell me to hurt myself
They tell me to hurt myself
They tell me to hurt myself
But I am not gonna listen
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound
You pick me up when I am down
I cannot live without them
I do not live without them
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound (hey, daddy)
You pick me up when I am down (they are)
I cannot live without them (taking me)
I do not live without them (this demon)
(Daddy) hey, daddy
Hey, daddy (awaiting)
Hey, daddy (waiting)
Daddy (daddy)
The lyrics of Korn's song "Hey Daddy" address the theme of mental illness and inner struggles. The singer of the song is haunted by a demon that fills them with delusional thoughts, and they feel unable to resist its influence. The demon is a metaphor for their mental health disorder that takes over their life and makes them feel helpless. They even beg for help from those around them, but no one can seem to understand the situation they're in. The lyrics repeat the phrase "You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound/You pick me up when I am down/I cannot live without them/I do not live without them," which highlights the cyclical nature of their struggles. The singer has grown so used to their mental illness that their life now revolves around it, even though it is doing them harm.
Towards the end of the song, there is a change in the tone of the lyrics, as the singer decides to take charge of their life and not listen to the delusional thoughts that the demon provokes. They understand that hurting themselves isn't the solution, and they refuse to listen to the voice that tells them to do so. The singer seems to have found some hope by the end of the song, as they refuse to accept their situation and are willing to fight for their mental health.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me see (let me see)
I want to take a look at my situation
All my
Life has been (taken)
Taken
My life has been stolen, taken away from me
This demon (haunts me)
Haunts me
I am haunted by a demon
They're waiting (help me)
Help me
I need someone to help me, they are waiting for me to ask for help
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound
You pick me up when I am down
I cannot live without them
I do not live without them
I am addicted to something that both hurts and comforts me. It's destroying me, but I feel like I can't live without it
Hey, daddy (daddy)
They are
Taking me away
Putting
Things in me (my soul)
My soul
They're eating (help me)
Please help me
I feel like I am being taken away from myself and controlled by something else. It's taking pieces of my soul and consuming me, and I need help to stop it
They tell me this thing inside of me
Wants to get out
All it does is scream and shout
I'm trying not to let them out
They tell me to hurt myself
They tell me to hurt myself
They tell me to hurt myself
But I am not gonna listen
The addiction is like a trapped, screaming creature inside of me that just wants to be free, but the addiction tells me to hurt myself. I am fighting against these destructive urges
Hey, daddy (awaiting)
Hey, daddy (waiting)
Daddy (daddy)
I am calling out to someone for help, someone who can feel like a father figure in this situation
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Brian Welch, David Randall Silveria, James Christian Shaffer, Jonathan Howsman Davis, Reginald Arvizu
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Antonio Rojas
Let me see, all my life has been taken
This demon haunts me
They're waiting, help me
[Chorus]
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound
You pick me up when I am down
I cannot live without them
I do not live without them
[Verse 2]
Hey, daddy, they are taking me away
Putting things in me
My soul, they're eating, please help me
[Chorus]
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound
You pick me up when I am down
I cannot live without them
I do not live without them
[Bridge]
They tell me this thing inside of me
Wants to get out
All it does is scream and shout
I'm trying not to let them out
They tell me to hurt myself
They tell me to hurt myself
They tell me to hurt myself
But I'm not gonna listen
[Chorus]
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound
You pick me up when I am down
I cannot live without them
I do not live without them
You fuck me up, I'm gagged and bound
You pick me up when I am down
I cannot live without them
I do not live without them
[Outro]
Hey, daddy!
Hey, daddy!
Hey, daddy!
Eva
Let me see (let me see).
How my life has been (taken).
Taken.
This demon (haunts me).
Haunts me.
They're waiting (help me).
Help me.
You fuck me up.
I'm gagged and bound.
You pick me up when I am down.
I can not live without them.
I do not live without them.
Hey, daddy (Daddy).
They are taking me (away).
Biting.
Facing him (my soul).
My soul.
They're eating.
Please help me.
You fuck me up.
I'm gagged and bound.
You pick me up when I am down.
I can not live without them.
I do not live without them.
They say this thing inside of me.
Wants to get out.
All it does is scream and shout.
I'm trying not to let them out.
They tell me to hurt myself.
They tell me to hurt myself.
They tell me to hurt myself.
But I'm not going to listen.
You fuck me up.
I'm gagged and bound.
You pick me up when I am down.
I can not live without them.
I do not live without them.
You fuck me up.
I'm gagged and bound.
You pick me up when I am down.
I can not live without them.
I do not live without them.
Hey, Daddy (waiting).
Eric Moore
Let me see (let me see).
How my life has been (taken).
Taken.
This demon (haunts me).
Haunts me.
They're waiting (help me).
Help me.
You fuck me up.
I'm gagged and bound.
You pick me up when I am down.
I can not live without them.
I do not live without them.
Hey, daddy (Daddy).
They are taking me (away).
Biting.
Facing him (my soul).
My soul.
They're eating.
Please help me.
You fuck me up.
I'm gagged and bound.
You pick me up when I am down.
I can not live without them.
I do not live without them.
They say this thing inside of me.
Wants to get out.
All it does is scream and shout.
I'm trying not to let them out.
They tell me to hurt myself.
They tell me to hurt myself.
They tell me to hurt myself.
But I'm not going to listen.
You fuck me up.
I'm gagged and bound.
You pick me up when I am down.
I can not live without them.
I do not live without them.
You fuck me up.
I'm gagged and bound.
You pick me up when I am down.
I can not live without them.
I do not live without them.
Hey, Daddy (waiting).
Michael Riley
I just wanna get your attention
I really wanna be all up in your head
Cause when I got you're gonna wanna get some yeah
But girl that's only if you ain't scared
And I won't knock or ring no bells
You just poke that bottom up in the air
I'll get you hot, I know you oh so well
And when I'm walk in, all that I wanna hear
Is you say Daddy's home, Daddy's home for me
And I know you've been waiting for this love in your day
You know your daddy's home (daddy's home)
And it's time to play (so it's time to play)
So you ain't got to give my loving away
So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy
Hey hey hey daddy
So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy
Hey hey hey daddy
I ain't gotta do a lot of flexin'
Shorty you already know what it is
And girl tonight we're gonna do a lot of sexin'
Can't nobody do your body like this oh
I won't knock or ring no bells
You just float bottom up in the air
Said I'll get you hot, I know you oh so well
and when I walk in all that I wanna hear
Is you say Daddy's home, home for me
And I know you've been waiting for this lovin' all day
You know your daddy's home (daddy's home)
It's time to play (so it's time to play)
So you ain't got to give my loving away
So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy (daddy know what you like)
Hey hey hey daddy
So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy
Hey hey hey daddy
Poke it on out poke it out right there
I'm a fall back while you work that chair
Do that damn thing let the neighbors hear
Poke it on out poke it out right there
I'm a fall back let you work that chair
Do that damn thing all I wanna hear
Is you say Daddy's home, home for me
And I know you've been waiting for this lovin' all day
You know your daddy's home (daddy's home)
It's time to play (so it's time to play)
So you ain't got to give my loving away
Daddy's home, home for me
And I know you've been waiting for this love in your day
You know your daddy's home (daddy's home)
It's time to play (so it's time to play)
So you ain't got to give my loving away
So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy
Hey hey hey daddy (call me daddy babe)
So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy
Hey hey hey daddy
Hey daddy know what you like yeah
Ben Kesler
Korn has the coolest sound effects to their music!! I cant get enough of there muic. So many memories brought back from this song.
Rowan W
aint nothen but that funk LOL
Míchele Cobré
They got these musical effects from West Coast hip hop and G Funk from West Coast hip hop influences on this song and others
InnCognito701
Mechacelzi They're from Central Cali. They gre,w up around that sh*t. Old school R & B, too (Shit, they covered Cameo's "Word Up", a song they used to warm up with in the studio.
InnCognito701
Mechacelzi Also trip hop grooves in this as well
Míchele Cobré
TheTruthAboutFloyd exactly
Jeffrey Quix
people seem to have forgotten how influential korn was in rock when they came out. they are still influential and highly respected by huge name rock bands. just because they have changed doesn't mean they don't deserve your respect still!
BlimaWormtong
It/s æ yuge Tran$formation før ¥urope to make∴
Cesar Herrera
Well put
Oblivion NPC
There latest album was definitely the best they’ve put out in awhile though