You were an idealistic man I wasn't trying to ruin all your plans God gave me hope just like he gave me conviction Red herrings in early years that led to contradictions They say that the body's just a thing to house the mind But mine keeps betraying me night after night Pain through center of what feeds my self perception It'll fill you for forty years then starve you for attention No more please I'm a vacant shell of what you'd allow If you wanted me once well you don't want me now I'll call you back when you're settled with kids You can lean back, relax, tell me all about it They say that the body's just a thing to house a life But mine heaves and protests with the pressure of just mine Wasted potential feels a lot like protection From yellow walls, missed birthday calls And passed down self rejection No more please I'm a vacant shell of what you'd allow If you wanted me once well you don't want me now I'll call you back when you're settled with kids You can lean back, relax, tell me all about it I'm a vacant shell of what you'd allow If you wanted me once well you don't want me now I'll call you back when you're settled with kids You can lean back, relax, tell me all about it Lean back, relax, tell me all about it Lean back, relax