I'm gonna fight 'em off
A seven nation army couldn't hold me back
They're gonna rip it off
Takin' their time right behind my back
And I'm talkin' to myself at night
Because I can't forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette

And the message comin' from my eyes
Says, "Leave it alone"

Don't wanna hear about it
Every single one's got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the Hounds of Hell
And if I catch it comin' back my way
I'm gonna serve it to you
And that ain't what you want to hear
But that's what I'll do

And the feelin' comin' from my bones
Says, "Find a home"

I'm goin' to Wichita
Far from this opera forevermore
I'm gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And I'm bleedin', and I'm bleedin', and I'm bleedin'
Right before the Lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me
And I will think no more

And the stains comin' from my blood
Tell me, "Go back home"


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    i'm gonna fight 'em off a seven nation army couldn't hold me back

    He's talking about fighting off the people that are out to get him in one way or another, whether it be to physically hurt him, mentally hurt him, or just try to make him feel like crap.

    they're gonna rip it off taking their time right behind my back

    The people he's trying to fight off are gonna tell what they think to be true about something and "rip off" with their rumors and plot against him

    and i'm talking to myself at night because I can't forget back and forth through my mind behind a cigarette

    He can't get it out of his mind about these people that are out to get him

    and the message coming from my eyes says leave it alone

    His eyes are displaying emotions of stop "f*cking with me" and leave it alone

    Don't want to hear about it every single one's got a story to tell

    Everyone's got their own story about something, different points of views and conclusions but he doesn't care

    everyone knows about it from the queen of england to the hounds of hell

    Everyone knows everybody else's story

    and if i catch you comin' back my way i'm gonna sell it to you

    If people come his way asking about it he's gonna give them his version of the story

    and that ain't what you want to hear but that's what i'll do and the feeling coming from my bones says find a home

    He has to go find a place to be comfortable in where he can rest his bones for a while

    i'm going to wichita far from this opera forever more

    Getting far away from the drama so he can concentrate on himself

    i'm gonna work the straw make the sweat drip out of every pore

    Concentrating on work his help him better himself and give him more self worth

    and i'm bleedin' and i'm bleedin' and i'm bleedin' right before the lord

    Proving himself

    All the words are gonna bleed from me and I will THINK no more. and the stains coming from my blood tell me go back home

    He will think freely as in say what he is thinking at all times instead of holding it back and he can show it to the world.

    Noah0501on September 11, 2011   Link

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