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Révolte Manu Militari – Révolte
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Personification du mot “Révolte”.

Ici, on a droit a un flashback de M. Révolte et de tout ce qu'il a accompli à travers les années

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As long you don’t fuck with Onyx then you safe in Iraq Onyx (Ft. Big Pun & N.O.R.E.) – Shut ’Em Down (Remix)
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Iraq is a nickname for Lefrak, Queens where NORE is from.

Nore is warning you that his hometown is down with Onyx, probably true since they’re also from Queens

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They call me, "Nickle Nina," a.k.a. ("Royce!")
A.k.a. ("Throw-That-D") Slaughterhouse (Ft. Eminem) – Throw That
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One of Royce Da 5'9"’s many nicknames is Nickel Nine (or Nina).

“Throw that dick” probably refer to Royce’s past rapping habit: every 4 lines, Royce would mentions his dick at least twice:

“My dick is like a missile, my pistols in my pants
But my dick is hanging lower than my pistol clip and pistol bitch
Now we talking bout my dick”

Royce said in an interview:

“I don’t know why [I love rapping about my dick]. I get so many jokes cracked on me by my friends—mainly Slaughterhouse—that I don’t even do it no more. I definitely went through a phase where I did a lot of rapping about my guns and my dick. But that’s kinda like an ongoing joke within my crew now.

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Beating me down
Beating me, beating me
Down, down
Into the ground
Screaming so sound
Beating me, beating me
Down, down
Into the ground Korn – Falling Away from Me
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The chorus can be seen 2 ways:

  • as a physical abuse; kids are literally beating him down

  • as 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.

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You were close, nknwnscp. It was his stepmother.

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This song apparently has something to do with his mom’s boyfriend who bet him down during his childhood

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That's when I'm insane
I flirt with suicide
Sometimes kill the pain
I can't always say
"It's gonna be better tomorrow"
Falling away from me
Falling away from me Korn – Falling Away from Me
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This verse begins with “you flirt with suicide” and end with I. He went from being a normal child to being verbally abused. Having suicidal thoughts kill momentarly his pain, thinking that it’ll be better tomorrow.

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This verse begins with “you flirt with suicide” and ends with I. He went from being a normal child to being verbally abused. Having suicidal thoughts momentarily kills his pain, and his depression and suicidal thoughts makes him think that it wont get better in the future hence the line ‘I can’t always say “It’s gonna be better tomorrow”.

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The speaker is at a point in their abuse that his only escape from it is to imagine his death “Sometimes [to] kill the pain” (this line may be shortened slightly to fit the tempo of the song).

Likewise, he cannot always see a reason why tomorrow would be better – in spite of the adage – partially due to learned helplessness instilled in him by the abuser, as well as an expectation that he could be hurt at any moment.

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Day is here fading Korn – Falling Away from Me
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Day is fading, as in light, happy days, the metaphoric sense of day. In this particular song, day can be tied to his will to live.

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A potential extension of this idea is that a fading day brings the speaker closer to his abuser. The next line “That’s when I’m insane” is likely directly connected to this line, which seems to imply that whoever is abusing him regularly likens his anxiety and depression to insanity.

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I'm here standing hollow
Falling away from me
Falling away from me Korn – Falling Away from Me
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He’s being verbally abused, to the point his life, his soul is “falling away” from his body, which he describes as an hollow shell.

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You flirt with suicide
Sometimes that's okay Korn – Falling Away from Me
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Most people, at one point or another, mess with suicidal thoughts in their life. It’s alright if you don’t think about it on a regular basis, your life isn’t a living hell. You’re “normal”.

This part differentiates the listener from the “character” who speaks or puts emphasis on how much you can relate to the unknown speaker, on how much your personal problems seems or are far worst than the majority of individuals.

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Twisting me, they won't go away
So I pray, go away Korn – Falling Away from Me
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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.

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the speaker being Jonathan Davis and this Is literally him speaking in song about his sexual abuse as a child and how it still Resonates with him and he wants death upon the family member involved

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I’d argue this section is about the speaker breaking down after desperately hoping the abuse would stop and the abuser would leave (or stop existing outright). Then the speaker has an outburst of emotion at the climax of their breakdown.

Additionally, this may be why the final chorus is extended. (It could also be implying that the abuser returned to “beat some sense” into them after the outburst.)

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Falling Away from Me Korn – Falling Away from Me
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“Falling Away from Me” is the second track, and lead single, off of Korn’s fourth album, Issues.

The song deals with domestic abuse and the effects it has on the mental state of its victims, such as suicidal ideation and anxiety over the situation.

The song initially premiered on the South Park episode “Korn’s Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery” on October 27th, 1999 and was released to radio the next day. As the song grew in popularity, it was being uploaded to file-sharing clients under the false name “Beating Me Down.”

The single was a commercial success, peaking on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 at #8 on Christmas Day 1999 as well as #7 on the Mainstream Rock Charts on January 9th, 2000 and charting in 6 countries overall.

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Exactly how I feel right now because of my children and their attitude towards my Mental illness.
Great way to project the way it is when in that much pain!
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melzmuzic70 respect brother ! keep ur head up 🙏💚💥

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