I used to think I had a choice
To open my mouth and raise my voice
But I grew up and had to learn
To be caring and kind, not loud and stern
We make mistakes, and we move on
We're all human and we're all flawed
Sit back down, close your mouth
We don't want panic to spread on out
You'll only cause trouble, trust me, I know
Stop reading and learning, don't rock the boat
Rock and roll, and MTV
We wrote your agenda, we bought what you need
So sit back down on your leather chair
Open the window and get some fresh air
Don't worry 'bout money, you don't need a job
Unemployment will pay so you'll get along
Just fine in this mess of what we call life
Scrounging up millions and picking a wife
So this became normal and run of the mill
So I watched my diet and I took my pills
I became happy, or so I was told
Without living life or being called bold
FUCK ALL THIS SHIT, this just isn't right
Dying's the same as not living life
I know what I know because I've seen it done
It's not a hard concept, it only takes one
Explanation to get what you truly desire
Or maybe just I'm seeing sparks as a fire
But calories don't make a lean on my day
How fucking absurd to count life away
I eat when I'm hungry and sleep when I'm tired
I can't be the only one seeing this fire
It's wrong and it's cruel and I won't let it win
Just call it Marxist or mark it a sin
I don't fucking care, I'll just hit the floor
I'll be proud to be an outcast once more
For living and learning is more than a quote
It's a way that I live, a way I sink your boat
So build me and break, who woulda thunk
We built the ship to cheer as it sunk
I guess growing up was all just a lie
Turns out I was screaming the entire time