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LATYRX - Burnt Pride lyrics

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Burnt Pride is a crazy thing

But now, what does it take to make you feel me concrete?

I ain't your maitre'd, I ain't on pain relief

This ain't make believe, I ain't on no ankle leash

I tried speaking in a rational manner

Tried to get my point across using regular me(ans)

I even patterned my delivery

Similarly after something you had said

So that you would not interpret me differently, but

My head's on a tree swing

Your debt's still lingering

While you erect gates with codes really nobody knows

I ask, "Why's it always closed?"

I'm told it's my approach

Well let's suppose

just for the sole sake of argument that

despite the spite and all the ill will you're harboring

that me, Lyrics Born, all this power that I'm harnessing

That I didn't come in here to no conquering

That I came in here to do a little bargaining

Grease key people do some apple polishing

Maybe hail a cab for my local congressman

so he can hook me with the landlord in parliament

Then I'll set up a booth, hand-pick my operatives

Train 'em up, send my squad of garbagemen

To spread the good will, all in the environment

and all the false doctrine and all the carcinogens, but now

I gotta be wise 'bout who I'm targeting

The key is make the young folks offerings

so that they don't become adults that are demonstrative

or else my chances of retirement go spiraling

So then I work my way into their subconsciousness

I tell them always use caution, now, cautiousness, because

Are you absolutely positive that you can make it without us and be prosperous?

You need to look at me and my accomplishments

Hey, I got an idea, let's start a partnership!

It'll be just like livin' in a Harlequin

And we'll feed our pond fishies ostriches

we'll feed the starved kiddies self-doubt lozenges

Just peeling layer after layer off their confidence

until it's one planet us homogenous

versus one gumball you optimists!!

Burn pride!! Burn pride!!

Burn pride!! Burn Pride!!

Burnt Pride is a crazy thing

What does it take to make you feel me concrete?

I ain't your maitre'd, I ain't on pain relief

this ain't make believe, I ain't on no ankle leash

I tried speaking in a rational manner

Tried to get my point across using conventional means

I even patterned my delivery similarly after something you had said

so that you would not interpret me differently, but-

My head's on a tree swing

Your debt's still lingering

While you erect gates with codes really nobody knows

I ask, "Why's it always closed?"

I'm told it's my approach

Okay, what's appropriate your royal holiness?

Shall I fan you with foliage in front of an audience?

Hi-five Napoleon?

Lo-five a Scorpion?

Then and only then would there ever be an opening

Well, that's just your big, wet blanket of power

You weight us down with double-talk until we think we're insane

But if you're trying to save your pride

You're trying to save your pride

As far as I'm concerned that shit is going down in flames

With your piddly-ass riddles

You think I ain't mentally apt

I see you slither 'round my ankle like I ain't gonna react

No more me nibblin' on a bridle while you're kickin' my abs

No more "everything's Ore-Ida" when I can't even stand

No more fiddling with the maps

No more belittling the past

No more nonsense when my questions is asked

No more concessions for an ego so fragile

Any self-expression chips away at your castle

Your pride's your damsel, you built your barricade

I was so careful

I danced around your insecurities

on your schedule

Ignored all your absurdities

But all the people

you parody with that dogshit your nurturing

Then you have the nerve to take certain shit personally

I didn't even speak a handful and I encroached on your territory

You need therapy there mister Pharisee

seriously, 'cause apparently your circuitry's terribly damaged

How 'bout a nice hot kerosene bath

I'll come back

I'll serenade you with flaming arrows oh serpentine

Your pride needs refurbishing

I'll extend you that courtesy like-

"Hi, this is Lyrics Born servicing!"

Burnt Pride!! Burnt Pride!!

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