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Help me if you can
It's just that this
Is not the way I'm wired, so
Could you please
Help me understand why
You've given in to all these
Reckless dark desires you're
Lying to yourself again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
I'm over this, why do you wanna throw it away like this?
Such a mess, why would I want to watch you?
Disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time
What's your rush now?
Everyone will have his day to die
Medicated, drama queen
Picture perfect, numb belligerence
Narcissistic drama queen
Craving fame and all its decadence
Lying through your teeth again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you, precious?
Go with this, why do you wanna throw it away like this?
Such a mess, why would I wanna watch you
Disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time
What's your rush now?
Everyone will have his day to die
They were right about you
They were right about you
Lying to my face again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on the fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you, precious?
I'm over this, why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess
Over this, over this
Disconnect and self destruct, one bullet at a time
What's your hurry, everyone will have his day to die
If you choose to pull the trigger
Should your drama prove sincere
Do it somewhere far away from here
It's just that this
Is not the way I'm wired, so
Could you please
Help me understand why
You've given in to all these
Reckless dark desires you're
Lying to yourself again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
I'm over this, why do you wanna throw it away like this?
Such a mess, why would I want to watch you?
Disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time
What's your rush now?
Everyone will have his day to die
Medicated, drama queen
Picture perfect, numb belligerence
Narcissistic drama queen
Craving fame and all its decadence
Lying through your teeth again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you, precious?
Go with this, why do you wanna throw it away like this?
Such a mess, why would I wanna watch you
Disconnect and self destruct one bullet at a time
What's your rush now?
Everyone will have his day to die
They were right about you
They were right about you
Lying to my face again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on the fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you, precious?
I'm over this, why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess
Over this, over this
Disconnect and self destruct, one bullet at a time
What's your hurry, everyone will have his day to die
If you choose to pull the trigger
Should your drama prove sincere
Do it somewhere far away from here
Lyrics submitted by OwnPersonalDemon, edited by GHX, lorelaibutter
The Outsider Lyrics as written by Maynard James Keenan Billy Howerdel
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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k, so this song is about suicide,and before i explain y,who every wrote this should change some things its'drug desires' not dark and,'COALES' its 'over this'. ok, he says many things tht indacate tht the song is about suicide, like,suicidal imbecile, and whts ur rush every one will have his day to die, but some are deeper then tht and u must look between the lines to see.when he calls them narcasitic, its cause when people become suicidal they only think of themselves and not how it would effect anyone else,he is trying to make them see tht he cares and tht they indeed have something to live for{wht will it take to get through to u preces,y would u want to throw it away like this,y would i want to watch u, do it somewhere far away from here}he thinks its stupid and tht they are being drama queens,and hes worried for their life. plus, i think tht they are also using drugs{drug desires, medacated drama queen} to numb their pain.
A lot of people think the song's about someone who commits suicide or fakes being suicidal for attention. That's not what this song is about. Trust me because I completely and wholly understand this song, and feel for Maynard. It's about someone very close to you (obviously a woman with words like "precious" and most likely a romantic interest of Maynard) who is highly self destructive. This song could've been written about my girlfriend/probably soon to be ex. There has been no greater pain, or frustration in my life, than dealing with and watching the woman I love try so desperately to destroy herself. Every line in this song has deep relevance to my relationship with her. He wants to understand why she does the things she does. (I understand why my gf is so self destructive so I suppose I have it better than Maynard. You can see the utter frustration in the lines; "what'll it take to get through to you precious, over this why do you want to throw it away like this such a mess" and most importantly "well I don't want to watch you." With that kind of love it's unbearable to watch someone do this to themselves. "What's your rush now everyone will have his day to die" simply strengthens my point. It's not that she's suicidal; it's that her reckless draw towards her annihilation will cause her early death, or loss of a true, good life. I promise you that's what this song is about; I've never been so sure of anything in my life. I expect my girlfriend and I don't have more than a few weeks left together; she's getting far worse, and I don't think I'll ever speak to her again. In fact I'm pretty sure if our relationship ends, she will be dead in a year. She was nearly killed before I met her, by her ex. Word of advice: Never fall in love with someone you are trying to save. You won't save them and you will get very very hurt in the process. Sorry Maynard, I won't watch my girl either.