Me and a friend went out one night
Walkin' in the street.
We talked of God and the end of the world.
I stuck my head in a fire hydrant.
The night was cool. It was around the time that the bad
ladies come out
While river rats broke windows and performed un-natural
acts.
We walked halfway across the town and sang in an
amphitheatre,
Then we walked a little further and admired some
graffiti.
Dodging cars as we crossed the highway
We sure must have looked ugly.
My shirt was soaked, the grass was wet,
I stuck head in a fire hydrant.
We talked of things in the Good Book
While there was a naked lady on TV.
She had no care, she had no shame.
she had little propellers on.
My friend he said "I cant help
But look at this naked lady's body"
I said "dear friend you got a dirty mind
Stick yr head in a fire hydrant."
Earlier that evening
I went to a banquet,
Hoping she might be there.
But she wasn't so I went to this other girl's house
Who was freaked out on drugs
So later after that
-After the first part of this song-
On my way home I drove past this other girl's house
Who would not accept my calls.
I noticed she had her light on
As I drove slowly by.
I wondered if she noticed me,
Brainwash..what a price to pay
Brainwash..when there ain't no other way
Crossed ideas and twisted fear
Chosen channels of a million tears
Strains the mind, night after night
And the price ain't really right
Brainwash..on the road to a cosmic spark
Rub ya and scrub ya until you're raw
Snake oils on the boil
And the master pitch is in a coil
Give it up with your hands in the air
No way you're ever goin nowhere
Brainwash..pick yourself up off the ground
Brainwash..saddle up on the merry-go-round
There once was a colt and they called it Morris
And it could not stop the flying horse
Thoroughbred on the wings of reason
Past the sky..the masterpiece of freedom
we're gonna tell you what to do we're gonna tell you where to be we're gonna tell you who you should know we're gonna tell you where to go [Chorus:] i won't do it - yes you will you can't make me - yes we can i won't do it - yes you will it's a brainwash brainwash, brainwash it's a brainwash we will make you believe we will make you crawl inside we will make you twist and vomit we will make you wish you were dead [Chorus:] we have to run your life we have to take your soul we have to crush your spirit we have to have control i got no choice - no you don't i got no right - no you don't i got no choice - no you don't [Chorus:]
CHORUS:I need a brainwash from my head to my soul ~ I need a brainwash, bring it down to my toes ~ I need a brainwash in and our 'cause you know ~ I need a B R A I N double wash*
Overwhelmed by the stuff on TV ~ Overloaded from the pressure fallin' on me ~ light head! Oxygen! I've gotta breath *
Email, Myspace, backin' up all the time ~ Voicemail, press one if you're on the line ~ Transformer, can you renew my mind?
*CHORUS*
Smack dab in the front of my mind ~ All that I've done wrong ~ Re-play and rewind ~ How can I erase it forever this time *
Smack dab in the pit of my soul ~ This guilty feeling's diggin' a hole ~ And my thoughts are spinnin' out of control
*CHORUS*
The world is straight typical to rock the traditional ~ Kinda keep it real life livin' mind simple though ~ My past is in remission ~ Thrivin' on my conditions ~ I need a turn around ~ A fresh way to get down ~ Comin' straight from Jersey roamin' in the land of the dirty south, free ~ Escapin' misery ~ With a Christ mentality ~ The only way to have it ~ Living word habits ~ Feels nice dippin' me twice ~ Yo, ah I need a
*CHORUS*
Forget it,
You wouldn't understand anyway
Blessedare the words 'Of my free will', The God given right to decide
Yet I am the canvas for your design, Freedom of speech redefined
I am like a voice for all your words, A weapon for your empty hands
I am like a vision yet you are blind, The prey for your serpentine
You colour my creed, brainwashed belief, A puppet that's kept on a leash
Your weakness is my strength - Your hatred's my defence
I am the saviour for your battered faith, Sacred ground you violate
A burning alter, a quest divine, Broken like the bread and the wine
No prodigal son, your will will be done, An outcast til thy kingdom come
I am the victim, the hunted, the prey
Strangled you're my tourniquet
A born bloodsucker bleeding my mind
Swallow the sight of the blind
Embody all I detest, you'd steal my last breath
Tongue-twisted til the bitter end
we're gonna tell you what to do we're gonna tell you where to be we're gonna
tell you who you should know we're gonna tell you where to go chorus: i won't do
it - yes you will you can't make me - yes we can i won't do it - yes you will
it's a brainwash brainwash, brainwash it's a brainwash we will make you believe
we will make you crawl inside we will make you twist and vomit we will make you
wish you were dead chorus: we have to run your life we have to take your soul we
have to crush your spirit we have to have control i got no choice - no you don't
No one feels like me
Nothing puts me at ease
I'm twithching
In my desease
Come save me
From the zombies
Spare me
An anestheric to misery
It's not the dark that scares me
You say tears are unhealthy
They taste real to me.
How well you play you part
Where does it end
And tou start
Morbid desire
Makes me watch
To catch a glimpse
Through the brainwash
Spare me
An anestheric to misery
It's not the dark that scares me
You say tears are unhealthy
They taste good to me.
Spill them on me
Cos I need to feel
Something real
The lines become so blurry
Between ugliness and beauty.
What's cruel and what is tender?
Lately I don't remember.
How well you play you part
Where does it end
And tou start
Morbid desire
Makes me watch
To catch a glimpse
The villains and the heroes are merging
Everything is blurry
Time is standing still
The sky is switching with the ground
My world is turning upside-down
My sense of judgement seems to be compromised
You're too strong to be denied
Ooh I'm brainwashed, captivated by the fame
Oh it's taking over me now
Mighty baby, untamed lover
Ooh I'm brainwashed
Double - oh who, seven digits
Connect me to your, Sweet Center
Baby-baby, take me with you
Brainwash, brainwash
Brainwash, brainwash
You're speaking, it's so clear
But all the words are hard to hear
And I think I kind of like it that way
Mirror mirror on the wall
Says you'll catch me when I fall
I've always been the hunter
Not the other way
Now why do I feel like the prey?
Ooh I'm brainwashed, captivated by the fame
Oh it's taking over me now
Mighty baby, untamed lover
Ooh I'm brainwashed
Double - oh who, seven digits
Connect me to your, Sweet Center
Baby-baby, take me with you
Brainwash, brainwash
Brainwash, brainwash
I saw this coming, but I did nothing
I saw this (I saw this)
I want this (I want this)
Found out how to make it now
Take me over, take a vow
What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?
Take me over now
Ooh I'm brainwashed, captivated by the fame
Oh it's taking over me now
Mighty baby, untamed lover
Ooh I'm brainwashed
Double - oh who, seven digits
Connect me to your, Sweet Center
Baby-baby, take me with you
Brainwash, brainwash
Your fragile eyes brainwash the weak
Remaining silent so to speak
Your dizzy head and weakened bones
Play funeral dirges in skeletons (skeletons)
Brainwash my head
To clear away all the lies
That I've been forced and fed
What could have been?
What could it be?
That you saw inside of me
That you would ever give me your love
I believe the fact that God worships you
Is going straight to your head
I'm dying to feed on your disease
(And I swear I heard you say)
Drive through to the next window please
Drive through now
Brainwash my head
To clear away all the lies
That I've been forced and fed
What could have been?
What could it be?
That you saw inside of me
That you would ever give me your love
Brainwash...
All these days fade into gray
As this dying love decays
Inside this cold lobotomy
No brain activity
I'll turn to stone if I look your way
I can't look away
The sun won't shine a single ray
As we eclipse the apocalypse
I've got news for you now, sugar,
You're a real fuckin' heartbreaker
But before I lay down and die
Oh, I've got a big surprise
So go and hold out your hands
And close your eyes real tight
There will be no forgetting tonight
This is the moment of my demise
Take my heart here, wrapped in velvet
I don't need it anymore
Talk it's cheap but I know you're listening
I don't want to feel anymore
Sinking like a pirate on a sea-grave ship of fools
You know I'm a fool for you
I'm a fool for you (x2)
Brainwash my head
To clear away all the lies
That I've been forced and fed
What could have been?
What could it be?
That you saw inside of me
That you would ever give me your love
Everybody's singing now!
All these days fade into gray
As this dying love decays
Inside this cold lobotomy
No brain activity
I'll turn to stone if I look your way
I can't look away
The sun won't shine a single ray
Don't you think I'm jealous
Don't you think I'm bad
Just a sort of prostitution
But behind the smile I'm mad
Come and taste my freedom
Revolution in my head
No one could stand up to me
Take me to the brainwash company
All my thoughts are waiting to be free
Shut up, don't be jealous
Don't feel sorry for mankind
Shut up, don't be funny