I must be careful now in my steps
Years of calculations and the stress
My science is waiting, nearly complete
One glass will last for nearly a week

Let me not get down if I'm walking with no one
And if I stumble from exhaustion
These buckets are heavy, I've filled them with water
I could ask these people, but I shouldn't bother

Oh no, I've stumbled, was I going too fast?
Some get angry and some of them laugh
They told me I wouldn't, but I found an answer
I'm Van Occupanther, I'm Van Occupanther

[Chorus x2:]
Let me not be too consumed with this world
Sometimes I want to go home
And stay out of sight for a long time


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Van Occupanther Lyrics as written by Eric Pulido Eric Nichelson

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    I got the feeling he was brewing some kind of elixir that would turn him into a panther, or something, as some means of escapism. Wicked song either way.

    Doublewireon June 11, 2010   Link

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