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You Can Do Better Than That

from Sick in the Head by Defective Children

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You Can Do Better Than That

The only one that can ever really bring you down is your self.
Yes there are some who take a beating, smile, politely ask for more.
Adversity triumphs when it distracts you from choosing the proper path
and plan of action that enables strength and agility.

There is nothing more depressing than watching you be depressed
and typically cynical like everything is dead and meaningless.
Allowing external conditions to trigger angst and inner- turmoil,
Drained of any motivation, your talents become amputated.

Don't miss out on any chance
to further exercise practice and perfect
your skills, keep it real never settle for
anything less than being the best

Try a little harder
every swing at bat should be
a home run now it's a full count
the bases are loaded don't strike out
you know You can do better than that

A weekly paycheck falls short of
fair and adequate compensation. For having a mundane,
monotonous job that takes too much time and energy away
from the day, so all you want to do is eat, get drunk, jerk off and sleep.

Burdened with overwhelming grief, the years will pass by
making it easier to forget the anti-social punk you used to be
when there was so much passion and disgust against conformity
A child of the working class, who'd never kiss a rich man's ass

Now you're growing old and tired
to protest is an inconvenience
a ghost of the outspoken youth
that wasn't afraid to stand for something

Leaped inside melting
pot, tailored in a suit and tie
to fit the mold, playing the
scripted roll but I still think
You can do better than that

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from Sick in the Head, released March 17, 2009

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