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You've got nowhere to hide and
All bullshit aside
You've committed a terrible crime,
Stepped over the line and
You'd better be running for your life,
Fucked over again
I even called you a friend
A mistake I won't be repeating
I just don't understand
How you can even continue to deny,

You know why
(You know why)
Don't you know pretend that you don't know why
(Fucking parasite)

Because you're living through association Has been getting you high,
You'd sell your soul
For just a taste of my life

Now what a surprise
To discover the lies you'll be telling again in no time,
Just don't realize they'll come back again And be fucking up your life,
In trouble again I just don't understand This whole pattern that keeps repeating,
You know you'd do it again if it meant you could step into the light,

You know why
(You know why)
Don't you know pretend that you don't know why
(Fucking parasite)

Because you're living through association Has been getting you high,
You sell your soul
For just a taste of my life
Determination has been running on high, No control, for just a taste of the lie

Because your association has been getting you high,
You sell your soul for just a taste of the life

Determination has been running on high,
No control for just a taste of the life

For just a taste of the life

You've got nowhere to hide
And all bullshit aside
You've committed a terrible crime
You've stepped over the line and
You'd better be running for your life
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jester13 On May 23, 2008
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Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

Pretty simple what this song is about - someone living and riding on the coattails of someones else's fame and fortune.

Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

This song is pretty self-explanatory like deciever. its about a relationship david with a girl, and she uses him to get things like jewlery, and stuff. and it seems that david has been in this situation more than once hence the line -"In trouble again I just don't understand This whole pattern that keeps repeating."

Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

Actually i heard David Draiman say what it was about in an interview...

He said Parasite means a close person to him didnt say who, but a close person is living though the association of drugs and destroying there life. 
The people that his close person is hanging out with turns his friend into a drug addict and his friend does it "for just a taste of the life" cause everyone wants to have a little taste of the drug life. 

but anyone thats what it is about commiting the crime of drugs and being in that association of drugs

Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

I think its about someone david (lead singer) knows and they're doing drugs and cant get away from this and is wanted by police for doing it and they continue to do drugs. they are telling him theyre not doing drugs and whoever they are associated with getting them high and will keep coming back and he/she do whatever it takes to do more drugs. no matter how many times he tells them they pretend they dont know why

Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

Hes talking about a friend who betrayed him. His best friend for seven years stabbed him in the back by forging documents in a business deal they had together. thats what i think its about anyways. sort of makes sense

My Interpretation

@JTDisturbed narcissism more likely

Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

It is about a relationship with the narcissist. Learning their game and exposing them. It's about a narc high on dopamine and becoming a blood junkie to use others by sticking on to the source as a parasite to get her fix.

As per disturbedpedia “A relationship where one of the individuals is being used for all their hard work. It is the falling out between them but told from the perspective of the person being used.”

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Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

Just like jester said but i think i also applies even when somebody is not rich neither famous. Drugs also make a lot of sense.

To me I reckon this song is about a close friend who is living their life through you, they only have a lot of friends because you do.. I was in that situation once =s

Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

I am a huge fan of disturbed. This song is actually about a relationship where the person is being used for all their hard work. It is the falling between the couple but song is told from person being used.

Cover art for Parasite lyrics by Disturbed

Donnie DIDN'T WRITE THIS SONG.... LEON RUSSELL WROTE IT.... and Elton John inducted Leon into hall of fame, saying this song is only one of 5 he wishes he had wrote.

 
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