Junkie Man

Lyrics

[Intro: Tim Armstrong] Ah, turn it up [Verse 1: Tim Armstrong] The common man doesn't suffer pain like this Only the sort that has never been kissed Let us adore our beautiful son He's ridin' on the rivers of Babylon Oh, burnin' up and shootin' up, and bring on the brightness See the son of God is comin' up and I see a likeness Internalize the lunacy, the misery is showin' When you're brought up, you're caught up in a system that is goin' [Pre-Chorus: Lars Frederiksen] No one answers, no one takes that call from you No one answers, no one takes that call from you No one answers, no one takes that call From you, you, you, you, you [Chorus] Junkie man, tell me what your story is Junkie man, tell me what your story is Junkie man, tell me what your story is Junkie man, tell me what your story is [Verse 2: Tim Armstrong] What I, what I, what I, what do I desire? Some parents' house is on fire Oh, slowly the house gonna burn to the ground The neighborhood will watch without a sound Will someone be a witness, please tell me that he's crazy But he's not and they know that they can't get him, he's not crazy Beat him, lock him, knock him, take away his authority Hit 'em, ship 'em, club 'em, submitted conformity [Pre-Chorus: Lars Frederiksen] No one answers, no one takes that call from you No one answers, no one takes that call from you No one answers, no one takes that call From you, you, you, you, you [Chorus] Junkie man, tell me what your story is Junkie man, tell me what your story is Junkie man, tell me what your story is Junkie man, tell me what your story is [Bridge: Spoken Word by Jim Carroll] My hand went blind You were in the vein, clairvoyant You were in the vein, clairvoyant My hand went blind I make love to my transistor, my transistor And my transparency from the balcony I looked out on the big field, on the big field It opens like the cover of an old bible And out come the wolves, out come the wolves Their paws trampling in the snow the alphabet I stand on my head, watch it all go away [Refrain: Tim Armstrong] Burnin' up and shootin' up, and bring on the brightness See the son of God is comin' up and there is a likeness Internalize the lunacy, the misery is showin' when You're brought up and caught up in a system that is goin' [Pre-Chorus: Lars Frederiksen] No one answers, no one takes that call from you No one answers, no one takes that call from you No one answers, no one takes that call From you, you, you, you, you [Chorus] Junkie man tell me what your story is Junkie man tell me what your story is Junkie man tell me what your story is Junkie man tell me what your story is