"Punishment Time" adalah lagu yang penuh emosi dan kuat dari band nu metal Korn. Dengan lirik yang tajam dan penuh penggambaran, lagu ini mengeksplorasi tema perjuangan, ketakutan, dan rasa sakit. Lagu ini dibuka dengan gambaran yang mendebarkan tentang berjalan di "razor blade," menyoroti perasaan bahaya dan kesulitan yang dihadapi sang protagonis. Seiring berjalannya lagu, metafora menjadi lebih gelap, menggambarkan penyaliban dan tidur di atas "ranjang paku," semakin mengintensifkan rasa penderitaan dan keputusasaan yang dialami.
Punishment Time Lyrics
Korn
I'm walking on a razor blade
Careful not to cross the line
Every little step I take
It's punishment time
Now I'm getting to the end of the blade
Slipping to the other side
Every little step I take
It's punishment time
Fighting to survive
There's no tomorrow
Fighting to survive
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
Heavy on the heart
There's no tomorrow
Heavy on the heart
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
I'm hanging like a bat today
Crucified by design
Every little move I make
It's punishment time
Now I'm sleeping on a bed of nails
They're breaking through one at a time
Cause every little move I make
The punishment's mine
Fighting to survive
There's no tomorrow
Fighting to survive
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
Heavy on the heart
There's no tomorrow
Heavy on the heart
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
I give and don't get
I try to my death
For something inside me
That makes me forget [x4]
Fighting to survive
There's no tomorrow
Fighting to survive
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
Heavy on the heart
There's no tomorrow
Heavy on the heart
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
Careful not to cross the line
Every little step I take
It's punishment time
Now I'm getting to the end of the blade
Slipping to the other side
Every little step I take
It's punishment time
Fighting to survive
There's no tomorrow
Fighting to survive
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
Heavy on the heart
There's no tomorrow
Heavy on the heart
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
I'm hanging like a bat today
Crucified by design
Every little move I make
It's punishment time
Now I'm sleeping on a bed of nails
They're breaking through one at a time
Cause every little move I make
The punishment's mine
Fighting to survive
There's no tomorrow
Fighting to survive
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
Heavy on the heart
There's no tomorrow
Heavy on the heart
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
I give and don't get
I try to my death
For something inside me
That makes me forget [x4]
Fighting to survive
There's no tomorrow
Fighting to survive
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
Heavy on the heart
There's no tomorrow
Heavy on the heart
There's no today
Fight or flight
I'm losing my mind
