Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized Lyrics
Sometimes I try to do thingsAnd it just doesn't work out the way I want it to.And I get real frustrated.It's like, I try hard to do itAnd I take my timeBut it just doesn't work out the way I want it to.It's like I concentrate on it real hard,But 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 Mike, you know,We've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, youknow.You should maybe get away,And like, maybe you should talk about it,You'd 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'm just working on myself."And they go, "Well, you know, if you wanna talk about it,I'll be here ya know,And you'll probably feel a lot better if ya talked about it,So why dontcha talk about it?!"I go, "No! I don't want to I'm okay! I'll figure it out myself!"But they just keep buggin' me,They just keep buggin' meAnd it builds up inside!So you're gonna be institutionalizedYou'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyesYou won't have any sayThey'll brainwash you until you see their wayI'm not crazy - InstitutionYou're the one who's crazy - InstitutionYou're driving me crazy - InstitutionThey stuck me in an institutionSaid it was the only solutionTo give me the needed professional helpTo protect me from the enemy, myselfUh - I was in my roomAnd I was just like staring at the wall thinking 'bout everythingBut then again I was thinking about nothing.And then my Mom came in,And I didn't even know she was there.She called my nameBut I didn't hear her.Then she started screaming, "Mike, Mike!"And I go, "What? What's the matter?"She goes, "What's the matter with you?!"I go, "There's nothin' wrong Mom."She goes, "Don't tell me that, you're on drugs!"I go, "No Mom, I'm not on drugs. I'm okay, I'm just thinking, you know.Why don't ya give me a Pepsi?"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 in 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 sleevesTied around your back, you're treated like thievesDrug you up because they're lazyIt's too much work to help a crazyI'm not crazy - InstitutionYou're the one who's crazy - InstitutionYou're driving me crazy - InstitutionThey stuck me in an institutionSaid it was the only solutionTo give me the needed professional helpTo protect me from the enemy, myselfI was sitting in my room.My Mom and my Dad came in.So they pull up a chair and they sat down.They go, "Mike, we need to talk to you."And I go, "Okay, what's the matter?"They go, "Me and your Mom,We've been noticing lately you've been having a lot of problems,And you've been going off 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 interestIf we put you somewhereWhere you could get the help that you need."And I go, "Wait! What are ya talking about?!We decided?!My best interest?!How do you know what my best interest is!How can you say what my best interest is!And what are ya trying ta say, I'm crazy?!When I went to your schools!I went to your churches!I went to your institutional learning facilities!So how can ya say I'm crazy?!They say they're gonna fix my brainAlleviate my suffering and my painBut by the time they fix my headMentally, I'll be deadChorus (two verses):I'm not crazy - InstitutionYou're the one who's crazy - InstitutionYou're driving me crazy - InstitutionThey stuck me in an institutionSaid it was the only solutionTo give me the needed professional helpTo protect me from the enemy, myself...Doesn't matter I'll probably get hit by a car anyway
