This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
I reach between the mind and burn
You've got a lot to learn
You believe everything you hear
You guys believe everything you hear
I try to tell you something new
But you don't want to listen to it
Do anything I gotta do
You're not just the way to be
Everytime I see that little face
I know that you're going no place
And now you want to learn why
You hear the lies between the groove
Now we want to show you something new
But we don't waste our time either
Just give it just a listen to
Wake up your mind
You want to be someone
Right here in the USA
Went out and bought a gun
And blow the world away
You've got the situation
You don't know what to do
You want to start again
But who do you listen to
If you want to be someone
Right here in the USA
Went out and bought a gun
Blow the world away
You want to see the things
Believe your mind says
It's our right to die
With nothing in the way
You've got a lot to learn
You believe everything you hear
You guys believe everything you hear
I try to tell you something new
But you don't want to listen to it
Do anything I gotta do
You're not just the way to be
Everytime I see that little face
I know that you're going no place
And now you want to learn why
You hear the lies between the groove
Now we want to show you something new
But we don't waste our time either
Just give it just a listen to
Wake up your mind
You want to be someone
Right here in the USA
Went out and bought a gun
And blow the world away
You've got the situation
You don't know what to do
You want to start again
But who do you listen to
If you want to be someone
Right here in the USA
Went out and bought a gun
Blow the world away
You want to see the things
Believe your mind says
It's our right to die
With nothing in the way
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Anti-Pop Lyrics as written by Matthew Good
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Orgy is better . What is this song talking about , this guy is a pop artist also . Listening to a song with this meaning also means you gotta be gulible to believe this . its biased and this artist is popular=pop.
''You guys believe everything you hear
I try to tell you something new But you dont wanna listen to it ''
and the singer is god? haha