Stapled shut, inside an outside world.
And I'm sealed in tight, bizarre but right at home.
Claustrophobic, closing in, and I'm
catastrophic; not again.
I'm smeared across the page, and doused in gasoline.
I wear you like a stain, yet I'm the one who's obscene.
Catch me upon all your sordid little insurrections.
I've got no time to lose, and I'm just caught up in all the cattle.
Fray the strings, throw the shapes, hold your breath...
And listen!
I am a world before I am a man.
I was a creature before I could stand.
I will remember before I forget.
Before I forget that!
I am a world before I am a man.
I was a creature before I could stand.
I will remember before I forget.
Before I forget that!
I'm ripped across the ditch, and settled in the dirt.
And I wear you like a stitch, yet I'm the one who's hurt.
Pay attention to your twisted little indiscretions.
I've got no right to win, I'm just caught up all the battles.
Locked in clutch, pushed in place, hold your breath.
And listen!
I am a world before I am a man.
I was a creature before I could stand.
I will remember before I forget.
Before I forget that!
I am a world before I am a man.
I was a creature before I could stand.
I will remember before I forget.
Before I forget that!
My end...
It justifies my means.
All I have to do is delay.
I'm given time to evade the end of the road.
And my end...
It justifies my means.
And all I have to do is delay.
I'm haven't time to evade the end of the road!
I am a world before I am a man.
I was a creature before I could stand.
I will remember before I forget.
Before I forget that!
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I always felt like this song was saying, "fuck organized religion", basically. Love it.