Lead singer Jonathan Davis wrote the song about the trauma he experienced working as an assistant at a county coroner's office and studying mortuary science.
The lyrics also deal with his father’s pressure for him to pursue a conventional career in mortuary science rather than music. The chorus ("You really want me to be a good son...") reflects this resentment. Dead Bodies Everywhere
Davis has shared that his living space was sometimes used as an overflow area for the morgue; he would wake up and walk into his kitchen to find embalmed bodies waiting for funerals, literally seeing "dead bodies everywhere". Lead singer Jonathan Davis wrote the song about
The song features a characteristic eerie synthesizer intro and a heavy, grooving bass line typical of early nu-metal. 2. Other Media & Entertainment Davis has shared that his living space was
"Dead Bodies Everywhere" most prominently refers to a song by the nu-metal band , but the title is also used for a horror film, a podcast, and a book series. 1. Korn Song: "Dead Bodies Everywhere" (1998)
The track is the fourth song on Korn's multi-platinum third album, Follow the Leader .