He certainly did earn that reputation.
Mu-uud, muddy slush, slushy lawn.
In the in between of the winter and spring and the lawn's long gone.
People walking, lotsa people walking over the life in the mud on the sidewalk
Under my crawl...
Under my crawl!
Mu-d bubbles po-p and burst bre-ath into the ai-err.
Where's the in-between if everyone's a-me?
(That there tree grew outta me.)
People talking, lotsa people talking
I'm hurt, you're hurt, my dad's hurt and haven't you learned?
Everyone's hu-uurt...
Everyone's hurt!
--intermission, bridge thingy--
Su-uure we're all smiles,
Singing reptiles,
[Optional: And] Birds at bars,
We measure other species in our heads
[Barely/Fairly/Very] aware that we're so scared,
We measure other species in our heads.
I can step on that li'l fucker's jaw.
I can snap him in half like a wishbone,
And i think to myself (like i'm always thinking)…
I want everything, and two of some of this shit!
Find my place in the apehouse,
See myself in their eyes,
My fingers on their feet.
My possessive love's somewhere in their embrace…
My freedom's limitations in their swinging and their hollering,
And I'm singing and I'm hollering.
And I'm singing! Oh, and I'm hollering.
And I'm singing, and I'm hollering.
And I'm singing! And I'm hollering…
I'm always bothering...
In the in between of the winter and spring and the lawn's long gone.
People walking, lotsa people walking over the life in the mud on the sidewalk
Under my crawl...
Under my crawl!
Mu-d bubbles po-p and burst bre-ath into the ai-err.
Where's the in-between if everyone's a-me?
(That there tree grew outta me.)
People talking, lotsa people talking
I'm hurt, you're hurt, my dad's hurt and haven't you learned?
Everyone's hu-uurt...
Everyone's hurt!
--intermission, bridge thingy--
Su-uure we're all smiles,
Singing reptiles,
[Optional: And] Birds at bars,
We measure other species in our heads
[Barely/Fairly/Very] aware that we're so scared,
We measure other species in our heads.
I can step on that li'l fucker's jaw.
I can snap him in half like a wishbone,
And i think to myself (like i'm always thinking)…
I want everything, and two of some of this shit!
Find my place in the apehouse,
See myself in their eyes,
My fingers on their feet.
My possessive love's somewhere in their embrace…
My freedom's limitations in their swinging and their hollering,
And I'm singing and I'm hollering.
And I'm singing! Oh, and I'm hollering.
And I'm singing, and I'm hollering.
And I'm singing! And I'm hollering…
I'm always bothering...
Lyrics submitted by PLANES, edited by EliteMustard1
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