Insane
by Korn

Album: The Serenity of Suffering (2016)
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  • Jonathan Davis sings here about feeling constantly beaten up inside. He explained during 2 Hours with Matt Pinfield how he personally relates to the lyrics.

    "It's always been therapy to me. It's how I've been dealing with my problem since day one. Other people paint and buy cars. For me, I choose to get out my problems with my music. It helps a lot of people.

    The song Insane is another chapter in my f--king crazy life. It's about watching things happen and fall apart around me, and there's nothing I can do about it.

    I've got to the point I don't relate with anyone that's normal anymore. I can only relate to people who are going through insanity, or there's something wrong with them. That's how I deal.

    I wrote the lyrics and I looked at them like, 'What the hell does this mean?' I just fit with the vibe of the song. It's one of the heaviest songs on the record. I love it."
  • This was the song on Serenity of Suffering that came together the fastest. It came quite late on in the process when the band didn't want to write any more songs, but producer Nick Raskulinecz said they needed another one for the album. They penned it in about two hours. Guitarist Brian "Head" Welch recalled to NME:

    "Nick Raskulinecz pushed us to keep recording. We wouldn't have 'Insane', the first song on the album, if it wasn't for him. I was saying, 'We've got to stop, I'm freaking fried!' I'm glad I listened to him. I think I get anxiety when I try to write because we were doing it for 20 years and I come into it like, 'What am I going to do that I haven't already done?'"

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