Burnt Pride

Burnt pride is a crazy thing / but now what does it take to make you feel
Me concrete? / i ain't your maitre'd i ain't on pain relief / this ain't
Make believe i ain't on no ankle leash / i tried speaking in a rational
Manner /tried to get my point across using regular me(ans) / i even
Patterned my delivery / similarly after something you had said / so that
You would not interpret me differently but / my head's on a tree swing /
Your debt's still lingering / while you erect gates with codes really
Nobody knows / i ask, "why's it always closed?" / i'm told it's my approach
/ well let's suppose / just for the sole sake of argument that/ despite the
Spite and all the ill will you're harboring / that me, lyrics born, all
This power that i'm harnessing / that i didn't come in here to no
Conquering / that i came in here to do a little bargaining / grease key
People do some apple polishing / maybe hail a cab for my local congressman
/ so he can hook me with the landlord in parliament / then i'll set up a
Booth, hand-pick my operatives / train 'em up, send my squad of garbagemen
/ to spread the good will, all in the environment / and all the false
Doctrine and all the carcinogens, but now / i gotta be wise 'bout who i'm
Targeting / the key is make the young folks offerings / so that they don't
Become adults that are demonstrative / or else my chances of retirement go
Spiraling / so then i work my way into their subconsciousness / i tell them
Always use caution, now, cautiousness, because / are you absolutely positive
That you can make it without us and be prosperous? / you need to look at me
And my accomplishments / hey, i got an idea, let's start a partnership! /
It'll be just like livin' in a harlequin / and we'll feed our pond fishies
Ostriches / we'll feed the starved kiddies self-doubt lozenges / just
Peeling layer after layer off their confidence / until it's one planet us
Homogenous / versus one gumball you optimists!! / burn pride!! burn
Pride!! / burn pride!! burn pride!! / burnt pride is a crazy thing / what
Does it take to make you feel me concrete? / i ain't your maitre'd, i ain't
On pain relief / this ain't make believe, i ain't on no ankle leash / i
Tried speaking in a rational manner / tried to get my point across using
Conventional means / i even patterned my delivery
Similarly after something you had said / so that you would not interpret me
Differently, but- / my head's on a tree swing / your debt's still lingering
/ while you erect gates with codes really nobody knows / i ask, "why's it
Always closed?" / i'm told it's my approach / okay, what's appropriate your
Royal holiness? / shall i fan you with foliage in front of an audience? /
Hi-five napoleon? / lo-five a scorpion? / then and only then would there
Ever be an opening / well, that's just your big, wet blanket of power / you
Weight us down with double-talk until we think we're insane / but if you're
Trying to save your pride / you're trying to save your pride / as far as
I'm concerned that shit is going down in flames / with your piddly-ass
Riddles / you think i ain't mentally apt / i see you slither 'round my
Ankle like i ain't gonna react / no more me nibblin' on a bridle while
You're kickin' my abs / no more "everything's ore-ida" when i can't even
Stand / no more fiddling with the maps / no more belittling the past / no
More nonsense when my questions is asked / no more concessions for an ego
So fragile / any self-expression chips away at your castle / your pride's
Your damsel, you built your barricade / i was so careful / i danced around
Your insecurities /on your schedule / ignored all your absurdities / but
All the people / you parody with that dogshit your nurturing / then you
Have the nerve to take certain shit personally / i didn't even speak a
Handful and i encroached on your territory / you need therapy there mister
Pharisee / seriously, 'cause apparently your circuitry's terribly damaged /
How 'bout a nice hot kerosene bath / i'll come back / i'll serenade you
With flaming arrows oh serpentine / your pride needs refurbishing / i'll
Extend you that courtesy like- / "hi, this is lyrics born servicing!" /
Burnt pride!! burnt pride!!