I'm winning, you're losing
I'm falling, your agony
Lower than lower, before
Your forgotten memory

My heaven, your hell
I'm killing, your fantasy
More and more, you follow
Your divorced reality

You're trying to take me
You're trying to make me
This is the only
Give me the only thing

I'm tired of trying
I'm tired of lying
The only thing I understand is what I feel

Identity, fantasy
Heresy, killing me
Lower than lower, before
This thing to feed

Hypocrite, lunatic
Fanatic, heretic
More and more, you follow
Your divorced reality

You're trying to take me
You're trying to make me
This is the only
Give me the only thing

I'm tired of trying
I'm tired of lying
The only thing I understand is what I feel

Hypocrite, lunatic, fanatic, heretic


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The Only Lyrics as written by Kenneth Lacey Antonio Campos

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    i didn't know it was about his ex. the song's basically a cry against oppression. if it's against his ex, i didn't know, but it's a general fight against oppression to me.

    In-My-Treeon June 18, 2004   Link
  • +1
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    If it wasn't for NFSU, I would've never known about Static-X. So far, it's my favorite band. This song is basically about Wayne getting mad at someone he liked but realized she wasn't his type. So he wrote down whatever that came to his head, just to get rid of his frustration and anger. Good job, Wayne Static!

    Debashis B.on March 17, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song was on Need For Speed Underground

    wang_mayo_bakeron May 20, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is obviosly about a divorce from someone you've grown to hate

    wang_mayo_bakeron May 20, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    this song kicks major ass

    wang_mayo_bakeron May 24, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    THE LOCAL RADIO STATION 98ROCK PLAYS THAT SONG ALL THE TIME

    imsocrazy1234321on June 03, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    whoopdeefucking doo!

    It's about Wayne's Ex, that's what most of the songs of the cd are about, ask the fucker he'll tell you

    GhostWishingon June 13, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    static-x is going downhill and softer.

    RedFactoryon October 29, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love it when it gets at the break thats awesome

    wonderboy7on December 24, 2004   Link
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    awesome vocals in this song.

    i am the eggmanon May 08, 2005   Link

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