What does Falling Away From Me mean?

Korn: Falling Away From Me Meaning

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Album cover for Falling Away From Me album cover

Song Released: 1999


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Falling Away From Me Lyrics

Hey, I'm feeling tired.
My time, is gone today.
I flirt with suicide.
Sometimes, that's ok.
Do what others say.
I'm here, standing hollow.
Falling away from me.
Falling away from me.
Day, is here fading.
That's when, I would say.
I...

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    #1 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Mar 10th 2007 !⃝

    This song is about violence, abuse, mistreatment. Physical and emotional.

    The first verse is how the victim feels. Suicidal and isolated, feeling alone and withdrawn from others.

    The second verse is their view of their life and what their future holds. There is the sense that they are ability to cope and will to live is diminishing. They are losing who they 'are' and their ability to dream for something better. They may say things will change, but know inside it will always remain the same.

    The chorus is the loss of the spirit and being driven towards death, physically and spiritually because of the abuse. The loss of ones essences against their will.

    The climax of this song seems to be pictured as if one is falling down a hole and desperately trying to hold on to what makes them who they are.

    This song is about a person being abused to the point that they become hollow shell of themself.




    Lord help you if you interperate a song by it's video. You are what is wrong with music today.

  2. anonymous
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    Feb 13th 2022 !⃝

    Its definitely about like teenage angst and physical and emotional harm. Like life's falling away from me. Good song.

  3. judaswashere
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    Mar 21st 2021 !⃝

    From my point of view if the video of this song is about abuse and others are saying it's about depression then if you combine these two then I guess it's about how abuse affects you so much that you fall into any feeling that's negative. This time it's the abuser hurting the victim mentally, and maybe physically, but the phrase "I flirt with suicide, sometimes that's okay" maybe they're dating the abuser and makes the victim feel suicidal.

    As I said that's my point of view, just wanted to combine the topics of the comments together.

  4. insanity
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    May 14th 2010 !⃝

    The song is not about Jonathan Davis (as far as I know) but about violence around the world. A song than I can truly relate to after a very similar relationship with my stepdad. thank u jonathan

  5. anonymous
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    Jun 5th 2009 !⃝

    It's about child abuse and domestic abuse. The video and the lyrics are saying the same things. The video shows the mad abusing the girl and his wife and all the other children come to "Help" her excape. The lyrics are showing what the person feels in an abusive situation. It is abuse across the board whether about domestic, child, or sexual, or just plain emotional and verbal.

  6. anonymous
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    Jul 18th 2008 !⃝

    "The song is about domestic abuse and that there are ways to get help whether it's telling someone or calling a help line, there are ways to get out of those situations. No one has to be treated like that." – Jonathan Davis

    He tells it as it is.

  7. anonymous
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    May 18th 2008 !⃝

    This songs about loneliness or depression in general, to the point where you're beating upon yourself (cutting, ect.)
    P.S. The music video scared the shit out of me, don't watch it at night

  8. anonymous
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    Apr 3rd 2008 !⃝

    It's just about losing control of your own life and not knowing what to do or how to react. So you just want to get away.

  9. anonymous
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    Jan 15th 2008 !⃝

    You guys are obviously not clinically depressed.I am and this a very accurate description of being depressed.nothing to do with domestic abuse

  10. anonymous
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    Nov 18th 2007 !⃝

    "If it was in the video doesn't mean it's about a girl. I mean what girl could be about? It's supposed be about the bands experiences. you are not a real KoRn fan!"

    this person is right. The music video can help you interpret the song, but not always. and the whole 'you are not a real korn fan' is stupid. ok, he/she gotone thing wrong, so they're not a korn fan.

    i was kind of thinking of abuse myself, but hey,

  11. anonymous
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    Sep 10th 2007 !⃝

    "This song is about violence, abuse, mistreatment. Physical and emotional.

    The first verse is how the victim feels. Suicidal and isolated, feeling alone and withdrawn from others.

    The second verse is their view of their life and what their future holds. There is the sense that they are ability to cope and will to live is diminishing. They are losing who they 'are' and their ability to dream for something better. They may say things will change, but know inside it will always remain the same.

    The chorus is the loss of the spirit and being driven towards death, physically and spiritually because of the abuse. The loss of ones essences against their will.

    The climax of this song seems to be pictured as if one is falling down a hole and desperately trying to hold on to what makes them who they are.

    This song is about a person being abused to the point that they become hollow shell of themself.




    Lord help you if you interperate a song by it's video. You are what is wrong with music today."
    -Anon


    I completely agree.

  12. anonymous
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    Mar 30th 2007 !⃝

    I say child abuse.

  13. Amy
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    Dec 9th 2006 !⃝

    It's about depression and feeling isolated...I also think Jon is alluding to self-injury when he says "I flirt with suicide, sometimes that's ok".

  14. anonymous
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    Aug 7th 2006 !⃝

    Where is the reference to domestic abuse? Fred Durst did the treatment for the video on his own after hearing the song. The whole video/abuse thing wasn't even created by korn. Isn't the song just about depression and struggling with a suicidal mind? You'll find it's what JD talks about the most.

  15. anonymous
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    Jun 28th 2006 !⃝

    lol dudes it's about domestic abuse in general, not about john, its him writing how he felt ABOUT it

  16. anonymous
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    Apr 23rd 2006 !⃝

    If it was in the video doesn't mean it's about a girl. I mean what girl could be about? It's supposed be about the bands experiences. you are not a real KoRn fan!!!

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