See Korn’s Depiction of Toxic Self-Isolation in ‘Can You Hear Me’ VideoSong appeared on 2019's The Nothing Korn put their own uniquely bleak spin on self-isolation in the new video for their song “Can You Hear Me,” which appeared on 2019’s The Nothing. The clip shows a person in a hoodie, oozing some kind of viscous goo, staring at a wall of TV screens and a phone. The person, whose face reflects the imagery on the screens, leaves comments, some positive, some negative, until reaching a fittingly gloomy end. “Can you hear me?” frontman Jonathan Davis sings over a surprisingly serene metal backdrop. “‘Cause I’m lost, and I may never come back again/And while my heart keeps holding on, I know I’ll never be the same again.” A previous clip for the song, dubbed the “official visualizer,” paired the tune with visuals of a commune leader and lots of blood. The Nothing came out last fall and made it into the Top 10 album sales; the record also made it into Rolling Stone’s list of the 10 Best Metal Albums of 2019. In a statement around the time the album was announced, Davis explained his vision of “The Nothing.” “Deep, within our Earth lives an extraordinary force,” he wrote in a statement. “Very few are aware of the magnitude and significance of this place where good/evil, dark/light, bliss/torment, loss/gain and hope/despair all exist as one – pulling at us every moment of our lives. … There is a miraculous and small realm within this vortex and it’s the only place where balance between these dynamic and polarizing forces exists -where the soul finds its refuge. Welcome to…..The Nothing.” It walks with me It takes its time It sinks its teeth in one at a time It loves to feed It loves my past It's always taunting but somehow out of grasp Can you hear me? 'Cause I'm lost And I may never come back again And while my heart keeps holding on I know I'll never be the same again It talks to me It holds my hand It showers me with things I can't understand It has no reason It knows no time It's constantly watching so it's not left behind Can you hear me? 'Cause I'm lost And I may never come back again And while my heart keeps holding on I know I'll never be the same again Can you hear me? 'Cause I'm lost And I may never come back again And while my heart keeps holding on I know I'll never be the same again You know I'll never be the same again You know I'll never be the same again You know I'll never be the same again You know I'll never be the same again Can you hear me? 'Cause I'm lost And I may never come back again And while my heart keeps holding on I know I'll never be the same again I know I'll never be the same again I know I'll never be the same again I know I'll never be the same again I know I'll never be the same again Korn Lyrics"Can You Hear Me" It walks with me Can you hear me? It talks
to me Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
You know I'll never be the same again Can you hear me? I know I'll never be the same again Writer(s):
Reginald Arvizu, James Christian Shaffer, Brian Phillip Welch, Jonathan Davis, Ray Luzier
album: "The Nothing" (2019) |