Humor, waste this whole town
Wipe the knives and go to ground
An equal ride for the sheep that reign
For all their lies and all their games
But I won't wait for you to be brave
More than one way to be okay
What are you thinking?

This is my head and yours, just metaphors
I guess we'll always end up more beat to life in restraint
Hit by mouths gone medicated
What are you thinking?

Go explode
What time is it that you're waiting for?

We could waste this whole town
Wipe the knives and go to ground
This musical ride, these sheets of rain
For all their lies and all their games
Just being alive don't get you saved
If there's more than one way to be okay
What are you thinking?

Go explode
What time is it that you're waiting for?


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The Boy Who Could Explode Lyrics as written by Matthew Fredrick Robert Good

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    This song is incredible...

    I think it's about someone who's had a shitty life and on the verge of like snapping and killing people or doing something stupid or something, and it's sung from the point of view of someone egging him on that knows he won't actually do it?

    but that could be way off

    ninjapirateon October 21, 2009   Link
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    I think it may refer to situations where everyone knows a situation sucks and complains about it and says they'll fight it but they don't. He urging people to start the revolution.

    TheGallowson November 05, 2009   Link
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    It's about Peter Petrelli losing his head. Maybe Sylar, too.

    Adeon February 20, 2010   Link

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