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Korn: Coming Undone Meaning

Song Released: 2006



Coming Undone Lyrics

Keep holding on
When my brain's tickin' like a bomb
Guess the black thoughts have come Again to get me
Sweet bitter words
Unlike nothing I have heard
Sing along mocking bird
You don't affect me

That's right
Deliverance of my heart
Be...

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    anonymous
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    May 7th 2006, 23:15 report


    I think this song is about the inside of jonathen's mind is all twisted from being the lead singer and his childhood, and what not but anyway, hence the line 'keep holding on while my brain's tickin like a bomb, against the black thoughts have come, again to get me' and then he is tired of the posers of the world, hence the line 'sing along mocking bird, you don't effect me' then the lines 'i thought my demons were my friends, getting me in the end their out to get me' might be a possible betraiel of someone in his life, maybe a family or band member... It might also have some refrence to his horrible child life 'since I was young I've tasted sorrow on my tounge' then he wants the pain to stop 'trigger between my eyes, please strike, make it quick now' and then he has second thoughts about suicide, but it turns out to be a failure 'looks like I'm not getting better'... maybe a possible drug usege on 'head is lighter then a feather' or maybe he just overdosed....
    the chorus, I think, is talking about his anger is taking control over him, and its makin him come undone....
    that took like 10 miutes to type, but its just my opinon.... comment bout it, tell me what yall think!
    peace



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    anonymous
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    Feb 11th 2008, 20:38 report


    I belive this song is about going insane "keep holding on, when my brains tinking like a bomb guess the black thoughts again to get me" ticking like a bomb could mean that even though he is surpressing all of these feelings he's is still going to explode sooner or later "what looks so strong so delicate" even though he puts up a strong front even the smallest discomfort can set him off "joke, joke again, I thought my demons were my friends getting me in the end, they're out to get me" this , I think, shows paranoia, pushing him to think that even his own friends are trying to be rid of him "wait I'm coming undone irate I'm coming undone too late I'm coming undone" he is say8ing it is already too late to save him or themselves from this happening, the weels are already set in motion and it is too late to stop "wait I'm starting to suffocate and soon I anticipate I'm coming undone" he is losing sll that he is, his friends, his family, and his sanity and he can see this happening but he can't stop it all in all this brings me to the same conclusion that the song is about going insane
    signed
    -neo-



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    anonymous
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    Mar 19th, 20:34 report


    I honestly thought this was a sexual song until I read the lyrics. Lol my bad. XD



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    anonymous
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    Dec 13th 2012, 14:20 report


    if you read through it quickly it sounds like it's a guy that gets the "release" before the orgasm. :/ i know it's whack, but that's what it sound like to me.



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    anonymous
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    Nov 20th 2012, 11:25 report


    The "Illuminati" is not the Illuminati this isn't an interpretation only truth they are Christians and atheists whom control all the real Illuminati are satanic followers of Christ or Lucifer that are rising to rebel against this great evil so the meek will finally have a home without being slaves ;Just trying to help the truth be heard fight or forever be slaves



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    anonymous
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    May 21st 2012, 00:13 report


    When I wrote Coming Undone, I had been writing songs for many years starting at the age of 15 in 1983. I started writing songs for Def Leppard (see Come Undone), INXS, Duran Duran (see Come Undone), Motley Crue and Kiss. "Bitter words" is something I used at times in other forms like when I wrote "Bitter Tears" for INXS and then "Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve. Being from Alabama I was inspired to use a reference To Kill a Mockingbird by Alabama Harper Lee. I am Amy Lee and the lead singer of the band I named Evanescence uses my name as her stage name.



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    anonymous
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    May 4th 2012, 07:28 report


    Anyone who has experienced in their life, understands quite well.


    DELIVER IT TO MY HEART.

    Intravenously.

    Not the entire song meaning, but sort of a theme for other metaphors, ideas, etc.

    But oh yeah, he who has experienced it can listen to the song once, and know.



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    John Drake Cooper
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    Nov 19th 2011, 19:37 report


    Put simply the song is the epitome of the struggle to maintain a grip on a reality that is unravelling before your eyes, no matter what you do.

    "Head lighter than a feather" is maybe referring to the escapism that comes a moment before that grip is lost and the mind shuts down...



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    anonymous
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    Aug 21st 2011, 22:06 report


    Not sure if it was meant to but it perfectly describes how it feels to slip into a bi-polar or schizophrenic episode,i always feel better when I listen to this song.it reminds me of how far I have come since my last episode. I think its about how your own mind can be your worst enemy n sometimes trusting your own thoughts/the voices in your head gets ya in trouble n no gun can protect ya from that unless u give in to the bad thoughts and end your life in order to find peace.



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    anonymous
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    Jun 21st 2011, 21:02 report


    Its pretty simple really.. he's about to lose it.. breakdown and snap.. love the longwinded analysis tho..



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    Alanman
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    Jan 18th 2011, 23:10 report


    I think it is him going crazy by supressing memories.that he is not proud of or some emotional distress hence my minds ticking like a bomb so yeah I'm a major korn fan



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    insanity
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    May 14th 2010, 15:08 report


    coming un done is about when your life goes to hell and you feel confused like every thing is falling apart. when we found out that my stepdad raped my little sisters last year i coudn't think straight. all i knew was that i was going to kill him in the most brutal way possible. i know that feeling.
    than u jonathan



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    THEREV44
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    Apr 2nd 2010, 17:30 report


    Sure JD meant this song to mean something specific but who cares what the fuck he meant. The song means whatever the hell you think it means, whatever you want it to mean.



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    anonymous
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    Feb 8th 2010, 00:19 report


    I think this song is about killing yourself. he says "since I was young ive tasted sorrow on the toung, but its sweet sugar gun does not protect me. this is saying that even though he has experienced alot of sadness is doesnt make sadness any easier to deal with. He also says " thats right, trigger in between my eyes, please strike, make it quick now." the trigger means Death and he is encouraging it. the line "What looks so strong so delicate" means that he can hide his suicidal thoughts and noone else will know his troubles. Awesome song anyway



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    anonymous
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    Jul 12th 2009, 19:19 report


    This is just my interpretation.. So take it as you want it.
    "Keep holding on
    When my brain's tickin' like a bomb
    Guess the black thoughts have come Again to get me"
    As most of you said it's about losing control of himself.
    Trying to keep his thoughts together while paranoia rears its head.
    "Sweet bitter words
    Unlike nothing I have heard "
    Suspecting that someones opinions and words have double meaning..That it sounds friendly but is in fact hostile or demeaning.
    Real problem being that he cannot be sure which meaning is real.
    "Sing along mocking bird
    You don't affect me "
    Unable to deal with words with double meaning he decides to ignore them.Not let them effect his opinion.
    "That's right
    Deliverance of my heart
    Be straight
    Be deliberate "
    Saying that he is giving out his emotions,giving a warning to be straightforward.no double meanings. and to be carefull with your words.
    the chorus is talking about him opening himself and his feelings(coming undone)the tone of the song and the words tell you that it is something very hard for him to do.The outside appearance of strenght of character indiference to outside opinion is false.The inside is delicate and words affect him greatly.Enough to suffocate and try to stop in coming undone.
    "Choke choke again
    I thought my demons were my friends
    Getting me in the end
    They're out to get me"
    Connected to the chorus I think it means trying to open to someone but realising that some people who he considered friends prove otherwise in delicate times.So he chokes all those feelings back.The whole song is saying that the burst is inevitable. but he is keeping it for someone else.
    "Since I was young
    I've tasted sorrow on my tongue
    And this sweet sugar gun
    Does not protect me "
    That event of betrayal happened while he was young and the denial and strong shell he created (sweet sugar gun) is just a temporary solution.
    "That's right
    Trigger between my eyes
    Please strike
    Make it quick now "
    He needs to let it out fast, can't take it anymore.
    "chorus"
    Expresing that he cannot keep it together much longer.He needs to come undone.
    "I'm trying to hold it together
    Head is lighter than a feather
    Looks like I'm not getting better
    Not getting better "
    Having doubts about it.Not knowing if he should go all the way or keep going as he was.But that way he won't get any better.
    The song ends with the chorus.Opening up in the end for better or for worse.



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    anonymous
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    Jul 9th 2009, 06:17 report


    First I would like to say to the person who talked about the sex slave thing, you sir, are a moron of the highest caliber, how you got "sex slave" out of a song about a person clearly going insane, is beyond me, the song is about him being in a world of shit while he was a child and how things arent exactly looking up for him now, like in freak on a leash, that's about him being screwed over by the music industry, coming undone is about him tryin to not go insane, which him fighting a losing battle, he's slowly losing his grip on sanity despite how hard he's tryin not to



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    anonymous
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    Mar 17th 2009, 20:11 report


    Hes going insane he's coming undone

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    anonymous
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    Jan 25th 2009, 09:13 report


    I personally think this song is sexual related. That it's about person who has had a bad life and very sensitive penis.

    "Keep holding on When my brain's tickin' like a bomb Guess the black thoughts have come again to get me Sweet bitter words Unlike nothing I have heard Sing along mocking bird
    You don't affect me
    That's right Deliver it to my heart Please strike
    Be deliberate"

    In that line I believe he is getting a blowjob from some sexual slave and since he has a problematic penis he tries to have some form of sex each time to try and prove that he can have good proper sex
    The Chorus of the song is about him being in orgasm. The words "so strong so delicate" probably talk about his penis going off too quickly.

    "Choke choke again I thought my demons were my friends Getting me in the end They're out to get me Since I was young I've tasted sorrow on my tongue And this sweet sugar gun Does not protect me"
    This part is probably about how his semen is choking the sex slave and how he starts telling them about his life and how his friends betrayed him. "I've tasted sorrow on my tongue And this sweet sugar gun does not protect me."
    Probably about how he has been sad throughout his life and how his penis hasn't helped him at all because it hasn't ever given him a proper orgasm to shield against all the sorrow.
    Finally the last verse before the final chorus of the song is about how he is going through his third orgasm from that same sex slave and how his head is starting to feel dizzy.
    Well that's it :D. You may not approve of my interpretation but whatever everyone has their own opinion right? I am a Korn fan as well so don't think I am dissing them.

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    anonymous
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    Sep 7th 2008, 13:44 report


    He's stressed somewhat depressed. Had a shitty childhood and everything's getting to him. He's in the midst of a breakdown.



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    anonymous
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    Jul 26th 2008, 02:27 report


    I think this song is about overcoming drug abuse and the battle that rages inside people when they are addicted to a substance, but are trying to stop.
    "I thought my demons were my friends."



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    anonymous
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    Feb 22nd 2008, 13:30 report


    I think the whole I always thought demons were my friends line was like how he was able to take his horrible childhood and put it into song for rock hits but then the kids & teenagers that listen to koRns lyrics freak out and are all theyre advocating rape drugs violence and "devil worshipping" when really they don't look deep enoguh into it and it pisses him the fuck off

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    anonymous
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    Oct 26th 2007, 17:32 report


    I think you're mostly right except that it's not necessarily about Jonathan specifically



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