With nothing better to do
No one to come home to
I woefully conclude
To take it out on you
I'm bored to the extreme
This world of foolish dreams
Disillusion
I am not who I seem to be
Yeah sure I might do harm
and bear my right to arm
Retribution
If only someone would listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me

A room an empty shelf
A book on mental health
I look for inner wealth
A punish in myself
I'm bored to the extreme
This world of foolish dreams
Disillusion
I am not who I seem to be
Yeah sure I might do harm
And bare my right to arm
Retribution
If only someone would listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me
Listen to me


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Bored and Extremely Dangerous Lyrics as written by Greg Graffin Brett W. Gurewitz

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    Exhaust Piper: This song was written by Greg not Brett.

    This song reminds me of Comlumbine or any case of school violence. There are kids who are cast out and tortured and they get pushed over the limit. If someone had listened to their cries for help and showed compassion then such tragedies wouldn't happen. In the break of the song I imagine a angry and desperate kid getting ready to go to school with a gun. The phone rings just a few seconds after he closes the door while leaving.

    Sorrynametakenon May 07, 2004   Link

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