From a tendon injury to highschool expulsion, this song explores past pains and unrealistic future gains.
lyrics
I cut my thumb, fucked my tendon
In the back room of a store
Bleeding badly grabbed a towel,
Me and my friend flew out the door
It was paid for by a company
Called helmsman or something
Like they used to forge real armor
But now they just pay for thumbs
Being mortal
Paying court ordered
Payments 'cause you spray painted your high school when you were 16
Showed those ass holes who was boss
While wearing home made masks
Forged in secret in your bedroom
You stuck you little finger
Bleeding badly, dead skin mask
While you sobbed inside your hole
Empty longing, am I realer
Than this rotting stomach full?
Having issues
Thinking you're a fuckin' loon
Praying to Vishnu
A year or two later
Thinking god's inside your head
and all you gotta do is dread
All the feelings and the wantings
Making you wish for your bed
Now you're older, should be wiser
But just boring, scared, and drier
Drink the water that we give you
It'll surely cure your head
Deadly headache
Pulsing cranium of dread
Should be calmer
But I'm an enemy instead
Of free living, thoughtless giving
Things the Wisemen taught and said
Am I acting well? Would you tell me?
Or is it known that I'm not fed?
Peaceful knowing, please come quickly
My stomach really hurts
Can I go back to the sandbox?
I like my fake friends more
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