“Alone I Break” is the third single off of the band’s 2002 album Untouchables.

Although it wasn’t as successful when compared to their first two singles (“Here to Stay” and “Thoughtless”) off the album, this could be their most powerful track in regards to the lyrical content and the emotion conveyed by Jonathan Davis in his singing. In the studio, Munky and Head used custom 14-string guitars to create a wide chorus sound, and synthetic drum beats were used.

The whole band was going through some rough times around “Untouchables” and Davis wrote this song because of it. Davis, in particular, was extremely depressed around this time. With everybody in the band feeling emotional as they were, Davis felt this song was an accurate depiction to how he and the other members felt at the time.

The central theme of this song is depression consuming you to the point where suicide seems like the appropriate response.