Joke about nothing and you'll be forgiven
the laughs are just dying out one by one
the lonelies are coming to gather their forces
left on a string, the emptiness forges us on and on
on and on

a weakness so strong you could wrap your arms around it
smother cheeks and smothered arms
sad but it's not maybe just for a moment
why won't you hold me?
why won't you carry me on and on?

No more patient
on and on
no more patient

simple you might think but wary of reason
you give up on what you think's dying out
your words aren't funny your poetry's false
maybe they'll like it, maybe they won't
you can face them on
no more patient
face them on
no more patient
face them on
no more patient
face them on
no more patient

hey there young man come understand
the ways you need to heal
I see your stress come take our test
come on this shit is real

you need help (x8)

I went downtown to look around
and see how people feel
this lady beckons me to come
"Hey son, why don't ya kneel?"

you need help (x8)

We let you in we see your face
and then we slap you on the wrist
and when you try to leave it's much too late
cause we've got you on our motherfucking list

you need help (x8)


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    To me personally I feel Its about phycological dissorders and the strugle and philociphy that insanity is real or not. How a mentally ill person feels he/she is lonley or lost,or weaker compaired to everybody else. While the person believes that its not real, Thats its a normal way of life(Which i believe it is) Quazalle is very much so right in my opinion. Although i believe its about 1 persons opinion instead a groups. People look down on this person, Influence him to get help, he feels pressured, not sure what to do. He goes and gets help. But then anxiety kicks in, Starts having break downs and Now everything surounding him figurativly. He feels trapped by the Mental health organization. The pills hes been taken. I think it somewhat relates to Paranoid Schizophrenia. I find it relates to me that way. Ive felt all of this. and Now ive come to the realization that there is no such thing as insanity, For insanity is a word mearly discribing the mental limitations of knowledge. Once exceeded certain areas of knowledge in the mind and in the sub concious, you tend to go a little Looney. BIG chance im wrong so dont dis me. I am just stating how it relates to me and how i see the song.

    ChristopherRobin94on January 04, 2011   Link

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