Korn Pretty- First Time Listening

[@Eyesofwrathvox]

Okay I'm here to shed some light on this as well as the song dead bodies everywhere! LOL. I've been a fan since literally a month before this album came out and they've been my favorite band ever since. Seen them over 50 times and my band even had the freaking honor of playing a show with them back in 2009. Anyway. This song is about how Jonathan was a coroner's assistant back when he was 16 through 20. That's what he was doing while he was in high school and after, went to college for mortuary science. This also coincides with the song dead bodies everywhere. As that's about him being a coroner's assistant and how his parents want him to have a stable career like that and not give that all up for music. But he was so knee-deep in his job that he literally had dead bodies overflowed in his kitchen because he had an apartment in the morgue. He wanted something else but his parents wanted stability. As far as Pretty is concerned. The little girl was a body that came into the morgue that he had to unfortunately assist with embalming, cutting her open, etc.... (Warning. Graphic) her body came in with her legs broken behind her head and her face frozen in terror. Like she died wincing. The lyrics are actually "the pain between those eyes" not thighs, in relation to the horrific expression on her face. She was raped by her mother's bf if I remember correctly. He broke her legs behind her head, kills her and tossed her in the bathroom face down. That's how she was found and that's what he saw as an assistant. "Who do I feel sorry for?" Is his trauma from seeing such a thing at a young age, and questioning whether or not he should feel sorry for himself or what happened to the girl. Not so much literally because he obviously understands what happened to the little girl was way more serious, but more that the affect it had on him was so horrific and overwhelming, he had severe PTSD from it. He then had to take care of himself because of how it affected Hope that clears things up. Literally just found your channel today and watch 4 videos in a row! Awesome!

[@roobyglumandyourmom]

i kinda interpret the "who do i feel sorry for" as "do i feel sorry for her or for myself?" he had also been through sexual assult as a child so maybe he was brought back to his past traumas (like whe he said "not again")

[@retroislandboy9708]

to be honest ...not many people can survive the life of Jonathan Davis. he has been through alot and thankfully in the end he is "clean" and as far as i know ..healthy. has a family that means the world to him. props to him and the rest of the band for coming out of their addictions and trials alive .

[@snap2snip]

He didn’t witness the actual crime, he just saw the body

[@kelden8605]

So what happened really? I just listened to the song but all I have for context is just that from the lyric video.

[@mainey190]

​@kelden8605 (graphic warning) Lead singer Jon Davis used to work as an autopsy assistant at a coroner's office. One day he saw a dead baby come in. She had been raped and beaten by her father, and her legs were bent behind her like a doll. Davis recalled: "She was an 11-month-old little baby girl. Her legs were broken back behind her, and he had raped her like a toy doll and chucked her in the bathroom. It was the most heinous thing I've ever seen in my life and I still have nightmares about it." "I was about 17-1/2 at the time. It was heavy, man. I went through all kinds of therapy. I found out I have post traumatic stress disorder from seeing all those bodies, like how American veterans in the Vietnam War got it from seeing all the death around them. When you see someone dead it traumatizes your brain. You don't know what to do with all this s--t. It's like one of the reasons I'm so f---ed in the head is because I was so young and my brain couldn't store the stuff. It didn't know what to do with it, so my brain freaks out and causes trauma."

[@kelden8605]

@@mainey190 god dam, that is fucked up.

[@mainey190]

@kelden8605 what's even more fucked up is that the vocalists trauma did not stop there if you listen to the song "daddy". You will think to yourself how much could one mind take

[@kelden8605]

@@mainey190 yeah, I've heard alot more ever since 2 months ago, and yeah, its.. quite fucked.

[@Mod80]

Man is back with the daily uploads ❤️🔥

[@becomeaproreacts1536]

We're trying

[@timmyringjr.6821]

pretty and daddy by korn gotta be the most disturbing songs about shit that actually happened

[@wadegarrett2376]

this song is dark. you want dark?? listen to Korn "Daddy" or even "kill you". but i can't warn you enough how disturbing Daddy is. love the channel friend,. Aloha

[@dominizzle]

I second ALL of this! KoRn is my favorite band. I found their music during the WORST times of my life. Got a new sub here!! 😊

[@wadegarrett2376]

@@dominizzle glad you got through those times and I hope life is brighter for you now. Aloha

[@dominizzle]

@@wadegarrett2376 I'm just seeing this so thank you!! Yes the worst is over!! 😊❤️

[@bluescreenfree]

Kill you is one of my all time favs.

[@dusanpijetlovic6729]

My gift to you is dark too

[@Yourlocalmetalhead23]

If you’re looking for dark songs by KoRn Def check out ‘Daddy’ it’s the last track on their first album (self-titled). Just a warning, the lyrics and *VERY* disturbing and *will* make you very uncomfortable. It’s about a family friend/babysitter that SA’d Jonathan Davis, he explains his trauma and guilt in the song, I recommend listening to a few other songs before listening to this one as it has scared people away from KoRn, KoRn is an amazing band and is filled with raw emotion and dark poetic lyrics (especially the older ones) so I hope you read this! Good reaction my friend!

[@michaelzephyros7725]

Yea a lot of music has dark or morbid stuff behind it and folks don't realize it until you got lyrics in front of you then you feel deep emotions stir. Korn is paticularly good and brutal with it's execution of delivering a message.

[@ChrisMiller-oc1hc]

You want to nod your head but then the lyrics, welcome to good real metal. It’s real, it hurts, and you will never feel better from music than after you’ve listened to it. Peace brother🤘

[@SickWalker.]

So nice to see you again, there are so many new drops by Sickick which we would love to watch with your reaction. Waiting eagerly😷.

[@cowsdotricks]

You digging up some old deep cuts from the band happens to be my favorite band since I was 13 the band that lets you exhaust your emotions

[@tnt_xxbrunoxx132]

I think that when he says "who do I feel sorry for" he's talking about the parents of the girl, sice the one who did it was her own father

[@juninplays8742]

Actually, I think it's more selfish than that. 'Not again! This is a real crime!' Seeing this broken baby that was raped brings back all the memories that relate to 'Daddy'. Pretty sure that's the angle.

[@09jadeen]

@@juninplays8742 I always took it as he didnt know a name or anthing about her besides what he saw. Looking at her wondering who she was. Who do i feel sorry for? But i can absolutely see it as not sure if he feels sorry for himself or the child.

[@fabulousporcupine3828]

@@09jadeen that’s a good point, the angle that it’s himself he (potentially) feels sorry for doesn’t really fit somehow for me.

[@tricitymorte1]

Yiu want the mental image gone. Imagine actually witnessing this. Jonathan said after he recorded Daddy in the studio, the nightmares stopped.

[@Iliketurtlezz]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@trickshotsmoviesandcubing2317]

Probably their darkest song aside from Daddy

[@aycourtney5230]

I’m pretty sure the “who do I feel sorry for?” Line is talking about the perspective of the person who did that to the baby. He doesn’t know if he feels sorry for the baby he abused and murdered or if he feels sorry for himself.

[@becomeaproreacts1536]

Yes, I mentioned that in the video, you're awesome 👌

[@mainey190]

That's a good question, if we're moshing out to this live. Tbh we're not really paying attention to the lyrics (as much as they are therapeutic for some fans) The same way you find the lyrics disturbing, you were still bobbing your head to the music, pretty much the same for us. But the one song i know that fans dont really mosh out to is the song "Daddy", the music ain't made for that and the lyrics are incredibly personal to the vocalist

[@crystasorrow9593]

Who do I feel sorry for means do I feel sorry for the baby's torment or the sick twisted individual that did it? Either way it's completely appalling...

[@countryboyyyfl]

Metallica One have the lyrics.

[@sambbk7203]

Or it could be that he was left alive, hence take my soul away

[@shaditude3461]

Hollywood Undead "Bullet" is another song, you kinda feel weird for bobbing your head to.

[@OliveWhisperingEye]

Yea Jonathan can still take something as dark as this and still be a jam.