See Korn’s Depiction of Toxic Self-Isolation in ‘Can You Hear Me’ Video
Song 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
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
Writer(s):
Reginald Arvizu, James Christian Shaffer, Brian Phillip Welch, Jonathan Davis, Ray Luzier
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album: "The Nothing" (2019)