WELL YOU’RE NO EINSTEIN
SO I GUESS THAT I MIGHT
HAVE TO WARN YA’
THAT I’M NO PICASSO
BUT I’LL PAINT MYSELF
INTO A CORNER
AND IT HAPPENS TIME AND TIME
AGAIN, MY DEAR:
YOU RACK YOUR MIND YOU’LL FIND
NO ANSWERS HERE
‘CAUSE YOU AIN’T GONNA
ASK FOR MY PERMISSION
BUT YOU’RE GONNA
BEG FOR MY FORGIVENESS
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND I DON’T WANNA GET WELL
WELL IF YOU’RE GONNA LET ME DOWN
THEN AT LEAST JUST
LET ME ENJOY THIS
POINT A, POINT B,
POINT C:
YEAH IT’S ALL SO POINTLESS
AND IT HAPPENS TIME AND TIME
AGAIN, MY QUEEN:
WRAPPED UP IN VIOLENCE
AGAIN IT SEEMS
‘CAUSE YOU AIN’T GONNA
ASK FOR MY PERMISSION
BUT YOU’RE GONNA
BEG FOR MY FORGIVENESS
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND I DON’T WANNA GET WELL
AND YOU CAN TELL ME THAT
IT’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS
YOU CAN SHOUT IT
BUT IT DON’T MEAN I’M LISTENING
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND YOU DON’T WANNA GET WELL
‘CAUSE WE CAN REMINISCE EVERY MISTAKE
AS IF EITHER OF US COULD FORGET
AND WE CAN SAY THAT WE’RE BOTH SORRY
BUT WE AIN’T SO SORRY YET
NO WE AIN’T SO SORRY YET…
YOU AIN’T GONNA
ASK FOR MY PERMISSION
BUT YOU’RE GONNA
BEG FOR MY FORGIVENESS
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND I DON’T WANNA GET WELL
AND YOU CAN TELL ME THAT
IT’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS
YOU CAN SHOUT IT
BUT IT DON’T MEAN I’M LISTENING
IT’S A SICKNESS
AND YOU DON’T WANNA GET WELL
GET WELL…
TELL ME NOW,
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE
IF I DON’T WANNA GET WELL?
GET WELL…
YOU’RE SO VICIOUS
BUT YOU DON’T WANNA GET WELL
GET WELL…
I DON’T WANNA GET…
I DON’T WANNA GET WELL
GET WELL…
AS GOD AS MY WITNESS,
I DON’T WANNA GET WELL…
credits
from Year of the Snake,
released April 17, 2020
S. ALLEN AND D. FELDMAN
CONTRABAND PUBLISHING CO. (BMI)
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