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Ba duba duba bum bum
Sometimes I try to do things
And it 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
And I'm like trying to take my time
And it doesn't work out the way I want it to
It's like I concentrate on it real hard
But it doesn't work out
And everything I do
And everything I try never turns out
It's like I need time to figure these things out
And there's always someone going
"Hey Brock, you know, we've been noticing
You've been having a lot of problems lately
You know, you should maybe get away
And like, maybe you should talk about it
You'll feel a whole lot better"
And 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 wanna talk about it
I'll be here, you know, and you'll probably feel a lot better
If you talk about it, so why don't you talk about it?"
And I go "No! I don't want, I don't want to
I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself"
And then they keep bugging me
And they just keep bugging me
And it builds up inside
You're going mad
In an institution
You're praying hard
With your bloodshot eyes
You don't know what they say
And you pray hard
Till you fade away
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
But I was a black man
And I had to meet myself
I was in my room
And I was just staring at the wall
Thinking about everything
But then again, I was thinking about nothing
And then my mom came in
And I didn't know she was there
And she called my name
And I didn't even hear it
And then she starts screaming "Brock! Brock!"
And I go "What's the, what's the matter?"
And she goes "What's the matter with you?"
And I go "There's nothing wrong, mom"
And she goes "Don't tell me that, you're on drugs"
And I go "No, 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!"
And I go "Mom, I'm okay, I'm just thinking"
And she goes "No, you're not thinking, you're on drugs
Normal people don't act that way"
I go "Mom, just get me a Pepsi, please"
All I wanted was a Pepsi
And she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi
Just one Pepsi
All I wanted was a Pepsi
Just one Pepsi
She wouldn't give it to me
Just a Pepsi
They give you a white shirt
With long sleeves
Tied around your back
The crease undeeds
Dr. Blah blah lazy
Blah blah 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
Give me a little bit of professional help
I was a black man
And I had to meet myself
I'm sitting in my room
And my mom and dad came in
They pulled up a chair
And they sat down
They go "Brock, we need to talk to you"
And I go "Okay, what's the matter?"
And they go "Me and your mom have been noticing lately
That you've been having a lot of problems
You've been going off for no reason
We're afraid you're gonna hurt somebody
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself
So we decided that it'd be in your best interest
If we put you somewhere
Where you can go and get the help you need"
And I go "Wait! What are you talking about?
We decided? My best interest?
How can you know what my best interest is?
How can you say what my best interest is?
What are you trying to say? I'm crazy?
But I went to your schools
I went to your churches
I went to your institutional learning facilities
How can you say I'm crazy?"
They say "You're gonna fix my brain
Leave me in my self pain"
Blah blah 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
But I was a black man
And I had to meet myself
It doesn't matter
I'll probably get hit by a car anyway
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