Senses Fail - Institutionalized lyrics
[Senses Fail - Institutionalized lyrics]
Sometimes I try to do things
And it just doesn't work out the
Way I want it to and I get real frustrated
And I'm like, I try hard to do it
I like take my time
And it just doesn't work out the
Way I want it to
It's like I concentrate on it real hard
And it just doesn't work out
And everything I do and everything I try
It never turns out it's like
I need time to figure these things out
There's always someone there going, "Hey
Buddy you know, we've been noticing
You've been having a lot of problems lately
You know, you need to maybe get away
And like, maybe you should talk about it
You'll feel a lot better"
I go, "No, it's okay, you know
I'll figure it out just leave me alone
I'll figure it out, you know
I'll just work it out myself" and they go
"Well you know if you want to talk about it
I'll be here you know and you'll
Probably feel a lot better
If you talked about it
So why don't you talk about it"
I go, "No, I don't want to
Talk about it i'm okay
I'll figure it out myself"
But they just keep bugging me
Nd they just keep bugging me
And it builds up inside
You're gonna be institutionalized
You'll come out brainwashed
With bloodshot eyes you won't have any say
They'll brainwash you until you see their way
I'm not crazy (Institutionalized)
You're the one who's crazy
(Institutionalized)
You're driving me crazy (Institutionalized)
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was in my room and I
Was like just sitting there
Staring at the wall thinking about everything
But then again I was thinking about nothing
My mom came in and I didn't
Even realize she was there
And she calls my name but
I didn't even hear her
And then she started screaming
"Buddy! Buddy!"
And I go, "What? What's the matter?"
And she goes, "What's the matter with you?"
I go, "There's nothing wrong, mom"
And she goes, "Don't tell me that
You're on drugs"
I go, "Mom, I'm not on drugs, I'm okay
I was just thinking you know
Why don't you get me a Pepsi"
And she goes, "No, you're on drugs"
I go, "Mom, I'm okay, I'm just thinking"
She goes, "No you're not thinking
You're on drugs
Normal people don't act that way"
I go, "Mom just give me a Pepsi, please, "
All I want is a Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me, just a Pepsi
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Tied around you're back
You're treated like thieves
Drug you up because they're lazy
It's too much work to help a crazy
I'm not crazy (Institutionalized)
You're the one who's crazy
(Institutionalized)
You're driving me crazy (Institutionalized)
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was sitting in my room and my
Mom and my dad came in
And they pulled up a chair and they sat down
They go "Buddy, we need to talk to you"
I go, "Okay, what's the matter?"
They go, "Me and your mom
We've been noticing lately
That you've been having a lot of problems
And you've been going out for
No reason and we're afraid
You're gonna hurt somebody
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself
So we decided that it would
Be in your best interest
If we put you somewhere
Where you could get the help that you need"
And I go, "Wait, what are you talking about
We decided my best interest?
How can you know what's my best interest is?
How can you say what my best interest is?
What are you trying to say? I'm crazy?
When I went to your schools?
When I went to your churches?
When I went to your
Institutional learning facilities?
So how can you say I'm crazy?"
They say they're gonna fix my brain
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
But by the time they fix my head
Mentally, I'll be dead
I'm not crazy (Institutionalized)
You're the one who's crazy
(Institutionalized)
You're driving me crazy (Institutionalized)
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
It doesn't matter
I'll probably get hit by a car anyway
And it just doesn't work out the
Way I want it to and I get real frustrated
And I'm like, I try hard to do it
I like take my time
And it just doesn't work out the
Way I want it to
It's like I concentrate on it real hard
And it just doesn't work out
And everything I do and everything I try
It never turns out it's like
I need time to figure these things out
There's always someone there going, "Hey
Buddy you know, we've been noticing
You've been having a lot of problems lately
You know, you need to maybe get away
And like, maybe you should talk about it
You'll feel a lot better"
I go, "No, it's okay, you know
I'll figure it out just leave me alone
I'll figure it out, you know
I'll just work it out myself" and they go
"Well you know if you want to talk about it
I'll be here you know and you'll
Probably feel a lot better
If you talked about it
So why don't you talk about it"
I go, "No, I don't want to
Talk about it i'm okay
I'll figure it out myself"
But they just keep bugging me
Nd they just keep bugging me
And it builds up inside
You're gonna be institutionalized
You'll come out brainwashed
With bloodshot eyes you won't have any say
They'll brainwash you until you see their way
I'm not crazy (Institutionalized)
You're the one who's crazy
(Institutionalized)
You're driving me crazy (Institutionalized)
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was in my room and I
Was like just sitting there
Staring at the wall thinking about everything
But then again I was thinking about nothing
My mom came in and I didn't
Even realize she was there
And she calls my name but
I didn't even hear her
And then she started screaming
"Buddy! Buddy!"
And I go, "What? What's the matter?"
And she goes, "What's the matter with you?"
I go, "There's nothing wrong, mom"
And she goes, "Don't tell me that
You're on drugs"
I go, "Mom, I'm not on drugs, I'm okay
I was just thinking you know
Why don't you get me a Pepsi"
And she goes, "No, you're on drugs"
I go, "Mom, I'm okay, I'm just thinking"
She goes, "No you're not thinking
You're on drugs
Normal people don't act that way"
I go, "Mom just give me a Pepsi, please, "
All I want is a Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me, just a Pepsi
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Tied around you're back
You're treated like thieves
Drug you up because they're lazy
It's too much work to help a crazy
I'm not crazy (Institutionalized)
You're the one who's crazy
(Institutionalized)
You're driving me crazy (Institutionalized)
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was sitting in my room and my
Mom and my dad came in
And they pulled up a chair and they sat down
They go "Buddy, we need to talk to you"
I go, "Okay, what's the matter?"
They go, "Me and your mom
We've been noticing lately
That you've been having a lot of problems
And you've been going out for
No reason and we're afraid
You're gonna hurt somebody
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself
So we decided that it would
Be in your best interest
If we put you somewhere
Where you could get the help that you need"
And I go, "Wait, what are you talking about
We decided my best interest?
How can you know what's my best interest is?
How can you say what my best interest is?
What are you trying to say? I'm crazy?
When I went to your schools?
When I went to your churches?
When I went to your
Institutional learning facilities?
So how can you say I'm crazy?"
They say they're gonna fix my brain
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
But by the time they fix my head
Mentally, I'll be dead
I'm not crazy (Institutionalized)
You're the one who's crazy
(Institutionalized)
You're driving me crazy (Institutionalized)
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
It doesn't matter
I'll probably get hit by a car anyway