I admit it -- what's to say? YeahI'll relive it without painBackstreet lover on the side of the roadI got a bomb in my temple that is gonna explodeI got a sixteen gauge buried under my clothes, I play Once upon a time, I could control myselfOoh, once upon a time, I could lose myself, yeah Oh, try and mimic what's insane -- ooh, yeahI am in it -- where do I stand?Oh, Indian summer and I hate the heatI got a backstreet lover on the passenger seatI got my hand in my pocket, so determined, discreetI pray Once upon a time I could control myselfOoh, once upon a time I could lose myself, yeah, yeah You think I got my eyes closedBut I'm lookin' at you the whole fuckin' timeOoh, once upon a time I could control myself, yeahOnce upon a time I could lose myself, yeah, yeah, yeahOnce, upon a time I could love myself, yeahOnce upon a time I could love you, yeah, yeah, yeah Once, once, once, onceYeah...once, once...yeah, yeahYeah...yeah, yeah...yeah, yeah

Freezin', rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, againOh, feelin' maybe he'll see a little better set of days, ooh, yeahOh, hand out, faces that he sees time again ain't that familiar, oh yeahOh, dark grin, he can't help, when he's happy looks insane, oh yeah Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterfliesOh, he don't know, so he chases them awaySomeday yet, he'll begin his life againLife again, life again Kneelin', looking through the paper though he doesn't know to read, ooh yeahOh, prayin', now to something that has never showed him anythingOh, feelin', understands the weather of the winters on its wayOh, ceilings, few and far between all the legal halls of shame, yeah Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterfliesOh, he don't know, so he chases them awaySomeday yet, he'll begin his life againWhispering hands, gently lead him awayHim away, him awayYeah!Woo...ah yeah...fuck it up Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterfliesOh, he don't know, so he chases them awaySomeday yet, he'll begin his life again, yeahOh, whispering hands, gently lead him awayHim away, him awayYeah!Woo...uh huh...yeah, yeah, mommy,mommy

Son, she said, have I got a little story for youWhat you thought was your daddy was nothin' but aWhile you were sittin' home alone at age thirteenYour real daddy was dyin'Sorry you didn't see himBut I'm glad we talked Oh, I, oh, I'm still aliveHey, I, oh, I'm still aliveHey, I, oh, I'm still aliveHey, oh Oh, she walks slowly, across a young man's roomShe said I'm ready for youI can't remember anything to this very day'Cept the look, the lookOh, you know whereNow, I can't see, I just stare I, I'm still aliveHey, I, but, I'm still aliveHey, I, boy, I'm still aliveHey, I, I, I'm still alive, yeah OoYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahOh Is something wrong? she saidWell, of course, there isYou're still alive, she saidOh, and do I deserve to be?Is that the question?And if so, if so, who answers? who answers? I, oh, I'm still aliveHey, I, oh, I'm still aliveHey, I, but, I'm still aliveYeah, I, oh, I'm still aliveYeah, I'm still aliveYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Uh-huhYeah, uh-huhUh-huhYeah, uh-huhYeah, yeah, yeah

She scratches a letterInto a wallMade of stoneMaybe someday another child Won't feel as alone as she doesIt's been two years and counting Since they put her in this placeShe's been diagnosed By some stupid fuckAnd mommy agrees, yeah Why go home?Why go home?Why go home? She seems to be strongerBut what they wantHer to be is weakShe could play pretendShe could join the game, boyShe could be another cloneOhUhAh, yeah Why go home?Why go home?Why go home?Why go home?What you taught me (Why go home?) Put me here (Why go home?) Don't come visit (Why go home?)Mother, sing it Why go home?Why go home?Why go home?Why go home?What you taught me (Why go home?) Put me here (Why go home?) Don't come visit (Why go home?)Mother, Mother, yeah (Why go home?)(Why go home?)(Why go home?)(Why go home?)(Why go home?)(Why go home?)(Why go home?)

Sheets of empty canvasUntouched sheets of clayWere laid spread out before meAs her body once did All five horizonsRevolved around her soulAs the Earth reaches the SunNow, the air I tasted and breathedHas taken a turn Ooh, and all I taught her was everythingOoh, I know she gave me all that she woreAnd now my bitter handsChafe beneath the cloudsOf what was everythingAll the pictures haveAll been washed in blackTattooed everything I take a walk outsideI'm surrounded by some kids at playI can feel their laughterSo why do I sear? Mm, and twisted thoughts that spin round my headI'm spinning, oh, I'm spinningHow quick the Sun can drop awayAnd now my bitter handsCradle broken glassOf what was everythingAll the pictures haveAll been washed in blackTattooed everythingAll the love gone badTurned my world to blackTattooed all I see, all that I am, all I'll be, yeah Uh-huhUh-huhWooI know that someday you'll have a beautiful lifeI know you'll be a starIn somebody else's skyBut why, why, why can't it beWhy can't it be mine?Ah, yeahUh, woo-hoo

At home, drawing picturesOf mountain topsWith him on topLemon yellow sunArms raised in a VAnd the dead lay In pools of maroon below Daddy didn't give attentionOh, to the factThat mommy didn't careKing Jeremy the wickedOh, ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class todayJeremy spoke in class today Clearly I rememberPicking on the boySeemed a harmless little fuckOh, but we unleashed a lionGnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breastHow could I forget? And he hit me with a surprise leftMy jaw left hurtingOooh, dropped wide openJust like the dayOh like the day I heard Daddy didn't give affection, noAnd the boy was somethingThat mommy wouldn't wearKing Jeremy the wickedOh, ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class todayJeremy spoke in class todayJeremy spoke in class today Whoa... (x15) Try to forget this(Try to forget this)Try to erase this(Try to erase this)From the blackboard Jeremy spoke in class todayJeremy spoke in class todayJeremy spoke in, spoke inJeremy spoke in, spoke inJeremy spoke in class today Uh huh (x25) Uh huhUh huhUh huhYeah yeah!

Hold on to the threadThe currents will shift, glide me towardsYou know something's leftAnd we're all allowed to dream of the next Uh, Uh-oh, the next, time we touch OoOoOoOo You don't have to stray the oceans awayWaves roll in my thoughtsHold tight the ringThe sea will risePlease stand by the shore Oh, oh, oh, I will beI will be there once more OoOoOoOo Uh-huh, ohUh-huh, oh

What the fuck is this world?Running to, you didn'tLeave a message, at least ICould have heard your voice one last timeDaily minefield, this couldBe my time by youWould you hit me?Would you hit me? OhOh, ow All the bills go by, andInitiatives are taken upBy the middleThere ain't gonna be any middle any moreAnd the cross I'm bearing homeAin't indicative of my placeLeft the porchLeft the porch, oh, oh Hear my nameTake a good lookThis could be the dayHold my handWalk beside meI just need to say Hear my nameTake a good lookThis could be the dayHold my handLie beside meI just need to sayI could not takeUh, just one dayI know that I would not everTouch you, Hold you, feel youEver holdNever againHeyYeahYeahYeahYeahYeahYeahYeahYeahYeahYeahYeah

She don't wander in...don't wander in here, she...She don't wander in here...don't wander in here... The direction of the eye, so misleadingThe defection of the soul, nauseously quickI don't question, our existenceI just question, our modern needs She don't wander in...don't wander in here, she...She don't wander in here... I will walk...with my hands boundI will walk...with my face bloodI will walk...with my shadow flagInto your garden, garden of stone...yeah... After all is done, and we're still aloneI won't be taken, yet I'll go...with my hands boundI will walk...with my face bloodI will walk...with my shadow flagInto your garden, garden of stone I don't show...I don't share...I don't need, yeah...What you have to give... Oooh, I will walk...with my hands boundI will walk...with my face bloodI will walk...with my shadow flagInto your garden, garden...oh... I will walk with my hands boundI will walk into your garden, garden of stone... I don't know...I don't careI don't need, yeah...need to live...yeah, yeah, yeah, oh...Uh huh huh... (8x)

On the edgeWindowsillPonders his makerPonders his willTo the street belowHe just ain't nothin'But he's got a great viewAnd he sinks a needle deep Can't touch the bottomIn too deepCan't touch the bottom On the edge of aKnow-nothing townFeeling quite superiorThe aged comeTo the sky aboveHe just ain't nothin'But he's got a great viewAnd he sinks a burning knife deep Can't touch the bottomIn too deep, yeahUh-huh, can't touch the bottomIn too deep On the edge of aChristmas clean loveYoung virgin from HeavenVisitingTo the man above herShe just ain't nothingBut she doesn't like the viewShe doesn't like the viewShe doesn't like the viewBut he sinks himself deep Can't touch the bottomIn too deep, heyCan't touch the bottom, can't touch the bottomDeep Can't, oh, touch the bottomCan't, oh, touch the bottomCan't, oh, touch the bottomCan't, oh, touch the bottomCan't, oh, touch the bottomCan't, oh, touch the bottom, yeahOh