Mental taxation ♪ There's a relentless strain in interactions I keep a smile for callous relations Your need for validation, your need to feel A small expense for you, at a greater cost for me If I open my eyes, you open your mouth With arms wide open, you break me down A need to be needed controls your day Defined by popularity A willing slave Strip-mine my mind It keeps you breathing Forced open A sacrificial living If I open my eyes, you open your mouth With arms wide open, you break me down Mental taxation You break me down Mental taxation Leave me alone