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Electrotherapy

cause and effect

By BrenPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read

i can’t handle reality

i need to take a break

i need a raw electric current

and a heap of pills to take

they help me get a grip

and introduce me to my mind

a zap a day for sixteen months

then it’s back out to the grind

ten thousand volts trippin through my brain ten thousand pills gonna ease my pain ten thousand volts rippin through my brain ten thousand pills gonna keep me insane

you might think i’m crazy

but i’m as sane as you

it’s not because of what i’ve done

but in case of what i’ll do

i can’t handle the real world

i have a number of major faults

the only thing i can relate to

is a couple of thousand volts

ten thousand volts trippin through my brain ten thousand pills gonna ease my pain ten thousand volts rippin through my brain ten thousand pills gonna keep me insane

stick the electrodes to my head

strap me nice and tight

flick the dial and juice me up

and then i’ll be all right

i can’t reality i need to take a break

i need a raw electric current and a heap of pills to take

ten thousand volts trippin through my brain ten thousand pills gonna ease my pain ten thousand volts rippin through my brain ten thousand pills gonna keep me insane

(forever)

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About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • Moon Desert3 years ago

    "i can’t handle reality" sometimes too.

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