This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
It' s mental philosophy......why do you call our your riots
without surfacing your message, why do you let yourself get
run around by your vices. What did you say?
I give to you your leader, I give to you your leader.
It's a mental philosophy trust me we'll adapt in time
but we don't ned a leader, but we don't need a leader.
Trust me we need someone like me
to pacify your weak and simple minds
what son questioning me?
I got you bent ove the presidents knee
with their lobbyists and their conglomerates and their cabinets
filled with ageist prejudice. I think it's time to take it back from reform
run away and brake away from the norm
You want to know why I'm so fucking pissed off?
didn't you read the homeless list off don't you you understand
it's only a matter of time before they own each and everyone of you
Why can't you see what you're fearing is not me why cant' you see
it's inevitable why can't you see what you fear is not me
why can't you see that it's carrying you away
It's a mental philosophy it's a mental philosophy
that's what makes you do it
why do you call out your riots without surfacing your message
why would you let yourself get run around by your.......
I give to you you're leader I give to you your leader
it's a mental philosophy trust me we'll adapt in time
but we don't need a leader but we don't need a leader
trust me you need someone like me
to pacify your weak and simple minds what'd you say? O
what'd you say whats up NOW let's say you go to work for him and then
the next day you've got no jobs
then one man comes up to you and offers a thing that you
cannot cross. Let's say that you look at the man in the eye
and make sure that he's staring at you make sure you never
go you'll never make sergeant (per listener's interpretation)
stand up boy and salute your gun
but we don't need a leader but we don't need a leader
no we don't need you we don't need you
we don't need you we don't need you...
without surfacing your message, why do you let yourself get
run around by your vices. What did you say?
I give to you your leader, I give to you your leader.
It's a mental philosophy trust me we'll adapt in time
but we don't ned a leader, but we don't need a leader.
Trust me we need someone like me
to pacify your weak and simple minds
what son questioning me?
I got you bent ove the presidents knee
with their lobbyists and their conglomerates and their cabinets
filled with ageist prejudice. I think it's time to take it back from reform
run away and brake away from the norm
You want to know why I'm so fucking pissed off?
didn't you read the homeless list off don't you you understand
it's only a matter of time before they own each and everyone of you
Why can't you see what you're fearing is not me why cant' you see
it's inevitable why can't you see what you fear is not me
why can't you see that it's carrying you away
It's a mental philosophy it's a mental philosophy
that's what makes you do it
why do you call out your riots without surfacing your message
why would you let yourself get run around by your.......
I give to you you're leader I give to you your leader
it's a mental philosophy trust me we'll adapt in time
but we don't need a leader but we don't need a leader
trust me you need someone like me
to pacify your weak and simple minds what'd you say? O
what'd you say whats up NOW let's say you go to work for him and then
the next day you've got no jobs
then one man comes up to you and offers a thing that you
cannot cross. Let's say that you look at the man in the eye
and make sure that he's staring at you make sure you never
go you'll never make sergeant (per listener's interpretation)
stand up boy and salute your gun
but we don't need a leader but we don't need a leader
no we don't need you we don't need you
we don't need you we don't need you...
Lyrics submitted by deviantd
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