Ball Tongue

KoЯn

There you are alone
With no hope of ever having
Something to be proud of
Something earned without begging
Yes, I know you're a person
A person close to me
Who do think you are?
And what more do you want from me?

Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)

Why are you at home
Buried in your self-pity?
Why do you insist on
Living the life clean out of me?
Yes, I know you're the person
The person that took time with me
Does it give you the right to expect
Your life revolves around me?

Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue!

You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my… (I'm not gonna give in)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my brother (where does our friendship end?)
You were my… (I'm not gonna give in)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (There you are alone)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (With no hope of ever having)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (Something to be proud of)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (Something earned without begging)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (Yes, I know you're a person)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (A person close to me)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again (Who do think you are?
And what more do you want from me?)
How can you fucking doubt me? But not again!

Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)
Ball tongue! (Scat vocals)

Ugh!
Ugh!
Ugh!
Ugh-aah!
Ugh-aah!


Lyrics submitted by me109cito, edited by MetalheadMike

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  • +2
    General Comment

    if anyone tries to say that jon is actually saying something in this song when ball tongue is being screamed they need to be put down. Numerous websites as well as some old interviews on Much Music have confirmed from jonathan himself that he isn't saying anything. IT'S GIBBERISH!!!!! But, it's creative nontheless.

    nick joneson May 03, 2002   Link
  • +2
    Song Meaning

    Didn't Head say in his autobiography that Ball Tongue was a guy who could ball up his tongue and he used to tour with them as their driver in the early days scoring their drugs and taking it with them till they got sick of the guy and management made them kick him off the tour and never speak to him again?

    He was closer to Ball Tongue than the rest of the band which is how he wrote a chapter or so on the guy and what they did together

    enterthemadroxon December 19, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    about betrayal from a "former?" friend

    dreamboxon March 10, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    it's actually about a guy Korn had to work with on a t-shirt design. He either had a pierced toungue or a wart or something and he treated the band like shit.

    King Nothingon April 05, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    The story about the t-shirt desing is true. The guy become obsessed with Jonathan. At the end of the song, Nick Jones is right: it's just a lot of words screamed like "Twist".

    Deadon May 30, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Jonathan sings about a guy with a pierced tongue who were the bands friend, but he fucked them over, and then they weren't friends anymore.

    silasandon October 11, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    "Balltongue" was actually their manager at the time. It says so in the skrapbook of the TALITM CD.

    king nothing2on April 16, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    So much fuckin' emotion in this song. I love it.

    Mokushion October 30, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    that's one of my fight songs by Korn

    asianfetishon December 25, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    korn is fucking great. favorite band. with them id still be listening 2 pop-punk...but they saved me years ago

    sisterfister69on February 04, 2005   Link

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