I wait, I hate
Silence kills you like a loaded gun
My time, you waste
Resolution turn your back and run
Drunk with power
Your ivory tower
Never stood, never could
And around and around
You hit the ground
Reservation hellbound
Most people cry
When a person dies
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!
Most people cry
Not when you die
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!
Nobody cried
You lived a lie
You lived a lie!
Run it through,
Discharge!
Most people cry
When a person dies
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!
Your life, what life?
What's the difference between you and death?
Overdose, comatose
You won't even leave a corpse that's fresh
Drunk with power
Go take a shower
I wish you would, I wish you could
And around and around
You hit the ground
Reservation hellbound
A surreal vision
Of a human being
Most people cry
When a person dies
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!
Most people cry
Not when you die
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!
Nobody cried
You lived a lie
You lived a lie!
Run it through,
Discharge!
Most people cry
When a person dies
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!
Self inflicted crucifixion
Suicidal contradiction
Clusterfucked you load it up
Clusterfucked you self destruct!
Get off my dick, it's sick
I refuse to feel sorry for you
I can't believe
People put you on a pedestal
Drunk with power
Your ivory tower
Never stood, never could
And around and around
You hit the ground
Reservation hellbound
A surreal vision
Of a human being
Most people cry
When a person dies
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!
Most people cry
Not when you die
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!
Nobody cried
You lived a lie
You lived a lie!
Run it through,
Discharge!
Most people cry
When a person dies
You want to know why?
Run it through,
Discharge!


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Discharge Lyrics as written by Daniel Alan Spitz Charlie L. Benante

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    Why has no one commented on this? I believe this to be a song about a heroin addict. It's all pretty self-explanatory in the lyrics. Drug casualties are rarely mourned for the victims are seen by those indifferent to them as losers.

    MindedHeadon June 13, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    The recitative feel of lyrics is smartly cool! ..any ideas how to fathom out "Run it through discharge!" ???

    Bobsteron June 19, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning

    I always felt this song was about a specific person, possibly an important political figure, but never could figure out who it might be.

    GiveMeHamon July 31, 2012   Link

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