In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I am going insane
This shit is all of a pain
I cannot maintain
As the shit gnaws at my brain
I wish you could be me
And then the shit would see
How tired I am
And how shit got the best of me
At least you could look at me
While you are ripping me
You are taking my life and selling it, tehehe
Why should I complain?
At least it helps my pain
I am very cool now
And its... about my vein
I am going insane
This shit is all of a pain
I cannot maintain
As the shit gnaws at my brain
I wish you could be me
And then the shit would see
How tired I am
And how shit got the best of me
At least you could look at me
While you are ripping me
You fuckin pussy
This shit is all of a pain
I cannot maintain
As the shit gnaws at my brain
I wish you could be me
And then the shit would see
How tired I am
And how shit got the best of me
At least you could look at me
While you are ripping me
You are taking my life and selling it, tehehe
Why should I complain?
At least it helps my pain
I am very cool now
And its... about my vein
I am going insane
This shit is all of a pain
I cannot maintain
As the shit gnaws at my brain
I wish you could be me
And then the shit would see
How tired I am
And how shit got the best of me
At least you could look at me
While you are ripping me
You fuckin pussy
Lyrics submitted by kevin
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I think the title of this song sums up the meaning...
And then the shit would see - wronG lyrics it should be and then as you would see
pffff harry manback thats what people who dont know what a song means say.
well its about how when he was being raped as a child, his anus split in half and caused it to form into a vagina. He sings about when the pain will end.
its about drugs. everyone here is stupid. gnaws at brain, vein. all of it. drugs.
TriXta, fuck you, this song is about the music industry and I think "The shit" is the music industry. "I cannot maintain As the shit gnaws at my brain I wish you could be me And then the shit would see How tired I am And how shit got the best of me" This part is basically saying that "the shit" annoys Jon and puts him under pressure-Gnaws at my brain and he's also saying that he wishes those music cunts could be him and then they would see how tirred Jon is and how they get the best of him.
remember the other lyrics. remember davis' psychological problems. i think he's singing about cutting himself (about my vein) and how this addiction is breaking him so that he loses every selfcontrol and concentration (I cannot maintain as the shit gnaws at my brain)
remembering the lyrics "so I take my time guiding the blade down the line, each cut closer to the VEIN" from here to stay? there you go.
just my opinion. don't kill me now.
this has got to be the absolute worst korn song in existance
are you sure its "ripping" and not "raping"? it seems like that would make more sense anyways.
The lyrics should be:
I am going insane. This shit is all a pain. I cannot maintain as this shit gnaws at my brain. I wish you could be me, and then this you would see how tired I am and how shit gets the best of me. I wish you could look at me while you are raping me. You are taking my life and selling it, tee hee hee. Why should I complain? At least it helps my pain. I am very cold now and it doesn't blot my brain.
I wish you look at me while you're raping me. YOU FUCKING PUSSY!