Insanity

"Boingo" Version | "Medium" Version | "Farewell" Version

"Boingo" Version

I'm so sorry - please forgive me
Who do I pray to to straighten out this problem?
Straighten out this problem, straighten out my mind
Straighten out this crooked tongue
My mind has wandered from the straight and narrow
My mind has wandered from the flock, you see
My mind has wandered, the man just said so
My mind has wandered, I heard it on TV
And the flock has wandered away from me, now

All around the world now
Like a big bright cherry cloud
Travelling from home to home
TV sets and telephones
Here it comes just like a storm
Bathe in it and be reborn
Time to let the world know
Welcome, madness, say hello
Say hello
Say hello

Like a wave we cannot see
Washing over you and me
Hiding here and hiding there
Madness hiding everywhere
Such a curiosity
Here it comes to set us free
Plenty left for you and me
Say hello, insanity

I am a virus, are you the cure?
I am morally, I'm morally impure
I am a disease and I am unclean
I am not part of God's well-oiled machine
Christian nation, assimilate me
Take me in your arms and set me free
I am part of a degenerate elite
Draggin' our society into the street, yeah
Into the abyss, into the sewer don't you see
The man just told me, he told me on TV and
Do you think you're better than me?
Do you wanna kill me or befriend me?

And the alcoholic bastard waved his finger at me
And his voice was filled with evangelical glee, now
Sipping down his gin and tonics
While preaching about the evils of narcotics
And the evils of sex, and the wages of sin
While he mentally fondles his next of kin 'cause
My mind has wandered from the flock you see
And the flock has wandered away from me
And he waved his hypnotizing finger at me, yeah

Let's imitate reality - insanity
Let's strive for mediocrity - insanity
Let's make believe we're all the same - now that's for me
Let's sanitize our little brains - insanity
I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed
I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head
I'd love to hear you laugh tonight, I'd love to hear you weep
I'd love to listen to you while you're screaming in your sleep

Christian sons, Christian daughters
Lead me along like a lamb to the slaughter
Purify my brain and hose down my soul
White perfection, perfection is my goal
Do you think you're better than me?
Do you wanna kill me, or befriend me?
Christian nation, make us all right
Put us through the filter and make us pure and white
'Cause my mind has wandered from the flock, you see
And the flock has wandered away from me, and
Let's talk of family values while we sit and watch the slaughter
Hypothetical abortions and imaginary daughters
The white folks think they're at the top, ask any proud white male
A million years of evolution, we get Danny Quayle

Let's imitate reality - insanity
Let's strive for mediocrity - insanity
Let's make believe we're all the same - now that's for me
Let's sanitize our little brains - insanity
I'd love to take you home with me, I'd love to tuck you in
I wish I could protect you from the wages of our sin
I'd love to hear you scream tonight, I'd love to hear you cry
Protect you from the madness that is raining from the sky

Let's imitate reality - insanity
Let's strive for mediocrity - insanity
Let's make believe we're all the same - now that's for me
Let's sanitize our little brains - insanity
I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed
I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head
I wish that I could keep you in a precious Chinese box
On Sundays, I would pray for you so it would never stop

I'd love to hear you laugh tonight, I'd love to hear you weep
(All around the world now)
I'd love to listen to you while you're screaming in your sleep
(Like a big bright cherry cloud)
I'd love to soothe you with my voice and take your hand in mine
(Travelling from home to home)
I'd love to take you past the stars and out of reach of time
(TV sets and telephones)
I'd love to see inside your mind and tear it all apart
(Here it comes just like a storm)
To cut you open with a knife and find your sacred heart
(Bathe in it and be reborn)
I'd love to take your satin dolls and tear them all to shreds
(Time to let the world know)
I'd love to mess your pretty hair, I'd love to see you dead
(Welcome madness say hello)
(Say hello)
(Say hello)
(Say hello)
(Say hello)

"Medium" Version

The alcoholic bastard waved his finger at me
And his voice was filled with evangelical glee, now
Sipping down his gin and tonics
While preaching about the evils of narcotics
And the evils of sex, and the wages of sin
While he mentally fondles his next of kin 'cause
My mind has wandered from the flock you see
And the flock has wandered away from me, and
Let's talk of family values while we sit and watch the slaughter
Hypothetical abortions and imaginary daughters
The white folks think they're at the top, ask any proud white male
A million years of evolution, we get Danny Quayle

Let's imitate reality - insanity
Let's strive for mediocrity - insanity
Let's make believe we're all the same - now that's for me
Let's sanitize our little brains - insanity
I'd love to take you home with me, I'd love to tuck you in
I wish I could protect you from the wages of our sin
I'd love to hear you scream tonight, I'd love to hear you cry
Protect you from the madness that is raining from the sky

Let's imitate reality - insanity
Let's strive for mediocrity - insanity
Let's make believe we're all the same - now that's for me
Let's sanitize our little brains - insanity
I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed
I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head
I wish that I could keep you in a precious Chinese box
On Sundays, I would pray for you so it would never stop

I'd love to see inside your mind and tear it all apart
(Here it comes just like a storm)
To cut you open with a knife and find your sacred heart
(Bathe in it and be reborn)
I'd love to take your satin dolls and tear them all to shreds
(Time to let the world know)
I'd love to mess your pretty hair, I'd love to see you dead
(Welcome madness say hello)
(Say hello)
(Say hello)
(Say hello)
(Say hello)

"Farewell" Version

[This version is almost *EXACTLY* the same as the original album version, but I was more than halfway done by the time I realized this so whatever!]

I'm so sorry - please forgive me
Who do I pray to to straighten out this problem?
Straighten out this problem, straighten out my mind
Straighten out this crooked tongue, this crooked tongue, this crooked tongue
My mind has wandered from the straight and narrow
My mind has wandered from the flock, you see
My mind has wandered, the man just said so
My mind has wandered, I heard it on TV
And the flock has wandered away from me, now

Like a wave we cannot see
Washing over you and me
Hiding here and hiding there
Madness hiding everywhere
Such a curiosity
Here it comes to set us free
Plenty left for you and me
Say hello, insanity

I am a virus, are you the cure?
I am morally, I'm morally impure
I am a disease and I am unclean
I am not part of God's well-oiled machine
Christian nation, assimilate me
Take me in your arms and set me free
I am part of a degenerate elite, yeah
Draggin' our society into the street
Into the abyss, into the sewer don't you see
The man just told me, he told me on TV and
Do you think you're better than me?
Do you wanna kill me or befriend me?

The alcoholic bastard waved his finger at me
And his voice was filled with evangelical glee, while
Sipping down his gin and tonics
While preaching about the evils of narcotics
And the evils of sex, and the wages of sin
While he mentally fondles his next of kin 'cause
My mind has wandered from the flock you see
And the flock has wandered away from me
And he waved his hypnotizing finger at me, yeah

Christian sons, Christian daughters
Lead me along like a lamb to the slaughter
Purify my brain and hose down my soul
White perfection, perfection is my goal
Do you think you're better than me?
Do you wanna kill me, or befriend me?
Christian nation, make us all right
Put us through the filter and make us pure and white
'Cause my mind has wandered from the flock, you see
And the flock has wandered away from me
Let's talk of family values while we sit and watch the slaughter
Hypothetical abortions and imaginary daughters
The white folks think they're at the top, ask any proud white male
A million years of evolution, we get Danny Quayle

Let's imitate reality - insanity
Let's strive for mediocrity - insanity
Let's make believe we're all the same - now that's for me
Let's sanitize our little brains - insanity
I'd love to take you home with me, I'd love to tuck you in
I wish I could protect you from the wages of our sin
I'd love to hear you scream tonight, I'd love to hear you cry
Protect you from the madness that is raining from the sky

Let's imitate reality - insanity
Let's strive for mediocrity - insanity
Let's make believe we're all the same - now that's for me
Let's sanitize our little brains - insanity
I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed
I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head
I wish that I could keep you in a precious Chinese box
On Sundays, I would pray for you so it would never stop

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