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Take Me (Korn song)

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It's like trying to visualise a feeling and a mood of going through the final stages of addiction, detox and surrender. It's very symbolic and open to interpretation. It's Jonathan's experiences with the substance and we flick back and forth between how the substance abuse and addiction affects the
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The song is about Davis working through his own past issues with substance abuse and addiction, something the band's music video also touched on. The video involves Davis, secluded in the lab, going through addiction and withdrawal issues while the band watches, but is unable to interact with him.
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interpreted the song's sound and structure to represent the effects of drugs and alcohol as well, stating that the melodic, soaring
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The video, released on October 26, 2016, was directed by Andrew Baird, who described the music video as:
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on October 11, 2016, two weeks ahead of the release of its respective album,
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The music video was described as looking as if it were something from a
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Index

Single
Korn
The Serenity of Suffering
Genre
Nu metal
Label
Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Jonathan Davis
James Shaffer
Brian Welch
Reginald Arvizu
Ray Luzier
Producer(s)
Nick Raskulinecz
Korn
Insane
Black Is the Soul
nu metal
Korn
The Serenity of Suffering
Billboard
Mainstream Rock Songs
streaming
The Serenity of Suffering
Rotting in Vain
debut solo album
addiction
substance abuse
frontman

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