Open your eyes

And turn off your mind

Step right up, folks, you will find

A growing trend

An epidemic

Spread with zen

And hypodermics

Just close your mind

You can find all you need with your eyes

The big machines take care of you

Until you kill yourself

And then the sales go through the roof

Calculated, formulated

Feed my head with simple thoughts

And let me breathe instead of being taught

All bottled up and tearing at the seams

I'm bored

Just let me breathe

A daily dose of eMpTyV

Will flush your mind right down the drain

Shannon Hoon and Kurt Cobain

Make yourself a household name

Just close your mind

You can find all you need with your eyes

The big machines take care of you

Until you kill yourself

And then the sales go through the roof

Calculated, formulated

Feed my head with simple thoughts

And let me breathe instead of being taught

All bottled up and tearing at the seams

I'm bored

Just let me breathe

Strike up your best angst ridden posture

Manufactured anger

Let's not forget my legacy

All my heroes have failed me

Now they're dead and buried

Just close your mind

You can find all you need with your eyes

The big machines take care of you

Until the fashion fades

And the checks go through

My bankroll's red

And my face is blue

And still they'll turn your backs on you for

Someone new

Feed my head

With some real thoughts

And let me think instead

Of being taught

I'll say things you won't believe

Just stand back

Just let me breathe