Sage Francis - MAINT REQD lyrics
[Sage Francis - MAINT REQD lyrics]
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
We're burnin’ at both ends
It's safe to assume
What doesn't consume the flame
The flame consumes
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
Burnin’ at both ends
We're hoping and praying for rain
Listen: a lie is just a lie if
You believe that they'll believe it
Otherwise it's just some sly legal speak
So we keep our secrets
I wrap mine up in a silk robe
They prance around the home like princesses
Obsessed with kissing every toad
But ain't no prince here in fact
I had to slay the dragon I was
Chasing for the warts to disappear
And dissect the frog
Cut through the fog and do my thing
In the land of the pigs, the butcher is king
This is two hundred and sixty pounds of
Ground meat in a town sound asleep
Countin' cards while they count sheep
Now I'm on a sacrificial lamb
It's collapse of the iron lung
Had to remove the mask and ask what
Kind of trash am I among?
Caught in the widow's web
The black spiders spun
Taking a beating that’s so ancient that
It's basically a tribal drum
I'm seeing stars and constellations
Seeing warning signals in the universe's
Dashboard they're all saying
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
We're burnin’ at both ends
It's safe to assume
What doesn't consume the flame
The flame consumes
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
We’re burnin’ at both ends
We're hoping and praying for rain
Paint me like one of your French girls
Use my neck as a scratch post to rip
Out every last one of them red curls
Knit me a sweater with the
Intestines of attention whores
I’ve no expectations of the tripe
I'll have to settle for
Circular logic is foul talk
(It’s mental sex for sport)
Abuse me like customer service
(I'll be your tech support)
I'm sorry to hear you're having problems
It must be difficult
Let me see if I can help
You like… figure 'em out
Have you listened to Biz
Mark's "Just a Friend"?
Have you tried turning me off
And back on again?
If you Make-A Wish on a foundation
There's maintenance required
All I ask is you be careful
When you state what you desire
They set satanists on fire
Without breaking a sweat
All that pagan shit is tired
So I'm taking a rest
I met my date at the pyre
She was shorter than I like
But wore a dress that's as
Long as the night, then I saw the light
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
We're burnin at both ends
It's safe to assume
What doesn't consume the flame
The flame consumes
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
Burnin’ at both ends
We're hoping and praying for rain
Yeah, I’d settle on a bed of
Rusty nails instead of roses
'Cause a thorn by any other name
And so on and so forth
And so what? I've got blood on my mattress
Got a harem full of knife throwers who
Use my back for target practice
I fucks with them butcher-types
Inherited this cutlery along with the scars
And they all look alike
Used to write confessions in
Between the lines
And wear long sleeves so no one
Else could read my mind
Now I exercise my right to bare
Arms when I write words
The last polar bear taking a final
Stand on a melting iceberg
Where nothing is exclusive or
Told in confidence
Sex could get abusive but everyone consents
Anything that’s lucrative gets
Reduced to checks
And now you’re wondering where
Your fair share of the bit of profit is
Sorry kids, the piggy bank's depleted
Got a million dollar smile
But not the pretty face that’s needed
Proceed toward me, doggy
I never tapped the bottle or twisted the
Cap whenever they passed the forty
I’m fat boy disorderly
Nothing fun about obesity
But recently, I toyed with it morbidly
Cordially invite you to the incredible
Mind that bends metal
No spoon is safe, no fork is too special
Essentially we all know how the story ends
How heavily the plot twist depends
On a little bit of
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance
My house bitches lololololololololol
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
We're burnin’ at both ends
It's safe to assume
What doesn't consume the flame
The flame consumes
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
Burnin’ at both ends
We're hoping and praying for rain
Listen: a lie is just a lie if
You believe that they'll believe it
Otherwise it's just some sly legal speak
So we keep our secrets
I wrap mine up in a silk robe
They prance around the home like princesses
Obsessed with kissing every toad
But ain't no prince here in fact
I had to slay the dragon I was
Chasing for the warts to disappear
And dissect the frog
Cut through the fog and do my thing
In the land of the pigs, the butcher is king
This is two hundred and sixty pounds of
Ground meat in a town sound asleep
Countin' cards while they count sheep
Now I'm on a sacrificial lamb
It's collapse of the iron lung
Had to remove the mask and ask what
Kind of trash am I among?
Caught in the widow's web
The black spiders spun
Taking a beating that’s so ancient that
It's basically a tribal drum
I'm seeing stars and constellations
Seeing warning signals in the universe's
Dashboard they're all saying
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
We're burnin’ at both ends
It's safe to assume
What doesn't consume the flame
The flame consumes
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
We’re burnin’ at both ends
We're hoping and praying for rain
Paint me like one of your French girls
Use my neck as a scratch post to rip
Out every last one of them red curls
Knit me a sweater with the
Intestines of attention whores
I’ve no expectations of the tripe
I'll have to settle for
Circular logic is foul talk
(It’s mental sex for sport)
Abuse me like customer service
(I'll be your tech support)
I'm sorry to hear you're having problems
It must be difficult
Let me see if I can help
You like… figure 'em out
Have you listened to Biz
Mark's "Just a Friend"?
Have you tried turning me off
And back on again?
If you Make-A Wish on a foundation
There's maintenance required
All I ask is you be careful
When you state what you desire
They set satanists on fire
Without breaking a sweat
All that pagan shit is tired
So I'm taking a rest
I met my date at the pyre
She was shorter than I like
But wore a dress that's as
Long as the night, then I saw the light
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
We're burnin at both ends
It's safe to assume
What doesn't consume the flame
The flame consumes
MAINT REQD, push through the pain
What the flame does not
Consume consumes the flame
Burnin’ at both ends
We're hoping and praying for rain
Yeah, I’d settle on a bed of
Rusty nails instead of roses
'Cause a thorn by any other name
And so on and so forth
And so what? I've got blood on my mattress
Got a harem full of knife throwers who
Use my back for target practice
I fucks with them butcher-types
Inherited this cutlery along with the scars
And they all look alike
Used to write confessions in
Between the lines
And wear long sleeves so no one
Else could read my mind
Now I exercise my right to bare
Arms when I write words
The last polar bear taking a final
Stand on a melting iceberg
Where nothing is exclusive or
Told in confidence
Sex could get abusive but everyone consents
Anything that’s lucrative gets
Reduced to checks
And now you’re wondering where
Your fair share of the bit of profit is
Sorry kids, the piggy bank's depleted
Got a million dollar smile
But not the pretty face that’s needed
Proceed toward me, doggy
I never tapped the bottle or twisted the
Cap whenever they passed the forty
I’m fat boy disorderly
Nothing fun about obesity
But recently, I toyed with it morbidly
Cordially invite you to the incredible
Mind that bends metal
No spoon is safe, no fork is too special
Essentially we all know how the story ends
How heavily the plot twist depends
On a little bit of
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance
My house bitches lololololololololol