“The Ringmaster” deals with the imbalace between Jonathan and the voice in his head.
The chorus stands as Jonathan within his current situation, wanting to leave and go to a better place. The verses, however, represent the voice in his head and what it says to him.
The voice (which can be thought...
[Verse 1]
Hey, you
Yes, I'm talking to you
And what are you doing here?
And why you look so sad, man?
Brother, please come here
Let’s talk and let it out
Dear, you have nothing to fear
Child, I'm the one that makes it, oh, so, so much better
[Chorus]
I feel your presence standing there up in my face
I feel the darkness haunting me with its embrace
I want to shed this, go to a place, a different time
The plot unfolds, this meaning here I'll never find
[Post-Chorus]
(Never, never find, never find, never find, never
Never find, never find, never find)
[Verse 2]
Hey, man
What do we have here?
You’re looking so upset
You're making it quite clear
That you want nothing to change
'Cause you're so willing to hurt, and
Feel at home in the dark, boy
Everything you feel, child, won't make it better
[Chorus]
I feel your presence standing there up in my face
I feel the darkness haunting me with its embrace
I want to shed this, go to a place, a different time
The plot unfolds, this meaning here I'll never find
[Bridge]
You ever hear that voice in your motherfucking head?
Ooh, it goes
Looking at you, poking at you
Yelling at you, fucking with you (It goes)
Looking at you, poking at you
Yelling at you, fucking with you
Looking at you, poking at you
Yelling at you, fucking with you
Looking at you, poking at you
Yelling at you, fucking with you
It's fucking with you
It's fucking with you
[Chorus]
I feel your presence standing there up in my face
I feel the darkness haunting me with its embrace
I want to shed this, go to a place, a different time
The plot unfolds, this meaning here I’ll never find
[Post-Chorus]
(Never, never find, never find, never find, never
Never find, never find, never find, never
Never find, never find, never find, never
Never find, never find, never find)
The Ringmaster was written by Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu & Jonathan Davis & Ray Luzier & MUNKY & Brian “Head” Welch.
The Ringmaster was produced by Nick Raskulinecz.
Korn released The Ringmaster on Fri Sep 13 2019.