Set the stage for danish princes, carpets, knife, a skull
And watch as it unfolds in front of you
Administer melodies so humble for the faint of heart
And a protagonist deeply in distress
Freakishly I found my way to safety tucked in
Layers upon layers upon layer of books I read, I fed
To the bottom of the famished void screaming for meaning in my guts
I think I know I meant for this
Take my head apart in bliss
Rhyme and reason dance and kiss
Look at me, rejoice! Rejoice!
Mother, Father
Can't you see or can't you help or are we all the same
Brother, brothers
What's your game in this charade I think I saw
Thomas watching hamlet in distrust while the
Trombones of Jericho fanfare the downfall of
Several thousand bridges all meant to carry men into this war
Quell these delusions of grandeur
You're nothing but a self-righteous stumbler
Reveling your helplessness in fancy words
Self-pitying, wallowing fool
I know I think I meant for this
Take my head apart in bliss
Rhyme and reason dance and kiss
Look at me, rejoice! Rejoice!
Mother, Father
Can't you see or can't you help or are we all the same
Brother, brothers
And after all this time my conscious mind refined these lines
I can feel my lungs collapse and eyes roll back inside
Stomach acid's boiling over eating up my spine
Just stop please just stop please just