[Part 1]
Im the son of rage and love
The Jesus of Suburbia
From the bible of none of the above
On a steady diet of soda pop and Ritalin
No one ever died for my sins in hell
As far as I can tell
At least the ones I got away with
And theres nothing wrong with me
This is how Im supposed to be
In a land of make believe
That dont believe in me
Get my television fix sitting on my crucifix
The living room or my private womb
While the moms and brads are away
To fall in love and fall in debt
To alcohol and cigarettes and Mary Jane
To keep me insane and doing someone elses cocaine
And theres nothing wrong with me
This is how Im supposed to be
In a land of make believe
That dont believe in me
[Part 2: City Of The Damned]
At the center of the Earth
In the parking lot
Of the 7-11 where I was taught
The motto was just a lie
It says home is where your heart is
But what a shame
Cause everyones heart
Doesnt beat the same
Its beating out of time
City of the dead
At the end of another lost highway
Signs misleading to nowhere
City of the damned
Lost children with dirty faces today
No one really seems to care
I read the graffiti
In the bathroom stall
Like the holy ures of a shopping mall
And so it seemed to confess
It didnt say much
But it only confirmed that
The center of the earth
Is the end of the world
And I could really care less
City of the dead
At the end of another lost highway
Signs misleading to nowhere
City of the damned
Lost children with dirty faces today
No one really seems to careeeeee
[Part 3: I dont care]
I dont care if you dont
I dont care if you dont
I dont care if you dont care
[x4]
I dont careeeeeeeeee
Everyone is so full of shit
Born and raised by hypocrites
Hearts recycled but never saved
From the cradle to the grave
We are the kids of war and peace
From Anaheim to the middle east
We are the stories and disciples
Of the Jesus of suburbia
Land of make believe
That dont believe in me
Land of make believe
And I dont believe
And I dont care!
I dont care! [x4]
[Part 4: Dearly beloved]
Dearly beloved are you listening?
I cant remember a word that you were saying
Are we demented or am I disturbed?
The space thats in between insane and insecure
Oh therapy, can you please fill the void?
Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed
Nobodys perfect and I stand accused
For lack of a better word, and thats my best excuse
[Part 5: Tales of another broken home]
To live and not to breathe
Is to die In tragedy
To run, to run away
To find what you believe
And I leave behind
This hurricane of fucking lies
I lost my faith to this
This town that dont exist
So I run
I run away
To the light of masochist
And I leave behind
This hurricane of fucking lies
And I walked this line
A million and one fucking times
But not this time
I dont feel any shame
I wont apologize
When there aint nowhere you can go
Running away from pain
When youve been victimized
Tales from another broken home
Youre leaving...
Youre leaving...
Youre leaving...
Ah youre leaving home...
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