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Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies
Institutionalized
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Verse A 0:04 - 1:19 - 2:27
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Verse 1b 0:11
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Verse 1c 0:18
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Verse 1d 0:25
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G|--------------11-12-14p12h14p12-11-9-11h12p11h12p11p9----9h11p9-|
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G|----9b11-11-11r9--7h9p7-5--5h7p5-4-4-|
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Verse 1e 0:32
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G|-4-4--4h5p4-4-4--4-4--4h5p4h5p4h7p4h5p4h5p4-------------------------------|
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e|--2h3p2-0-2h3p2-0--12b13--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------9----------|
G|----------------------------11-11-11-11-11-9-7-------7--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------9-7-----9-7-9\-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus 0:44 - 1:51 - 3:06-
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G|-4--4-4--5--5-5-------------|
D|-4--4-4--5--5-5-------------|
A|-2--2-2--3--3-3-------------|
E|----------------------------|x8 (gradually speeding up)
Chorus 0:57 - 2:04 - 3:19 (second repetition, first chorus, there is a pick slide in the middle
of the 2-4-4 chords)
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G|---2-----3---|-----------------------------------|-----2-----3---|---4-|
D|-2-2-2-3-3-3-|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|---2-2-2-3-3-3-|---4-|
A|-2---2-3---3-|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|---2---2-3---3-|---2-|
E|-------------|x4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|x3-------------|x4---|
Verse A
Verse 2b 1:26 (Slightly palm mute parts of this)
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A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------2---------7-----7-----7-----7-----|
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G|-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-7-9~-|
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A|-7-----7-----7-----7------------|
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Verse 2c 1:33
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D|------------------9-7-9-6-7-6-4h6p4---4---------------------|
A|------------------------------------7---7-5-4h5p4--------ps-|
E|--------------------------------------------------7-5-7~----|
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E|-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10-|
Verse 2d 1:40 (tap the trill while bending it up and back down)
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Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse A
Verse 3b 2:33
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Verse 3c 2:41
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Verse 3d 2:48
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Verse 3e 2:55 (whip your finger off the slide to get the little whip noise)
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Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I
real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just
work out the way I want it to. Its like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just
work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. Its like, I need
to figure these things out, but theres always someone there going “hey mike, you know
been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get
And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like
nah, its ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure
out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you
talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk
it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it
myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside.
So you're gonna be institutionalized. You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes.
You won't have anything to say. They'll brainwash you until you see their way.
I'm not crazy - institutionalized
You're the one that's crazy - institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself.
I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything, but
again I was thinking about nothing. And then my mom came in, and I didn't even know she
there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Mike,
And I go “what? Whats the matter?” She goes “whats the matter with you?” I go “theres
wrong, mom.” Shes all “don't tell me that! You're on drugs!” I go “no mom I'm not on
I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on
I go “mom, I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on
Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “mom, just get me a Pepsi!
all I want is a Pepsi!” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just
Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi!
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves! Tied around your back, you're treated
thieves!
Drug you up because they're lazy! It's too much work to help a crazy!
I'm not crazy - institutionalized
You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself.
I'm sitting in my room, when my mom and my dad came in. they pulled up a chair and they
down. They go “mike, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, whats the matter?” They go
and your mom, we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've
going off for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're
you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in you're best interest if
put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are
talking about, WE decided? MY best interests? How do you know what MY best interest is?
can you say what MY best interest is? What are you trying to say? I'M crazy? When I
to YOU'RE schools, I went to YOU'RE churches, I went to YOU'RE institutional learning
So how can you say I'M crazy?”
They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain.
But by the time they fix my head. Mentally I'll be dead.
I'm not crazy - institutionalized
You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized
You're driving me crazy - institutionalized
They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself.
Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways.
| tr trill
| t tap
| ps pick slide
| b bend
| * pinch harmonic
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Standard tuning: EADGBe
h=hammer on
p=pull of
tr=trill
~~=vibrato
\=slide down
First verse
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Pre-chorus
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Chorus
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Post chorus
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Verse 2
Power chords
Short riff
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Power chords
Pre chorus
Chorus
Post chorus
Sometimes I try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
I get real frustrated and I try hard to do it and I take my time and it doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
It's like I concentrate real hard and it doesn't work out
Everything I do and everything I try never turns out
It's like I need time to figure these things out
But there's always someone there going
Hey Mike:
You know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately.
You know, maybe you should get away and maybe you should talk about it, maybe you'll feel a lot better
And I go:
No it's okay, you know I'll figure it out, just leave me alone I'll figure it out. You know I'll just work by myself.
And they go:
Well you know if you want to talk about it I'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it.
And I go:
No I don't want to I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself and they just keep bugging me and they just keep bugging me and it builds up inside and it builds up inside.
So you're gonna be institutionalized
You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes
You won't have any say
They'll brainwash you until you see their way.
[Chorus:]
I'm not crazy - in an institution
You're the one who's crazy - in an institution
You're driving me crazy - in an institution
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything
But then again I was thinking about nothing
And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there she called my name
And I didn't even hear it, and then she started screaming: MIKE! MIKE!
And I go:
What, what's the matter
And she goes:
What's the matter with you?
I go:
There's nothing-wrong mom.
And she goes:
Don't tell me that, you're on drugs!
And I go:
No mom I'm not on drugs I'm okay, I was just thinking you know, why don't you get me a Pepsi.
And she goes:
NO you're on drugs!
I go:
Mom I'm okay, I'm just thinking.
She goes:
No you're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't act that way!
I go:
Mom just give me a Pepsi® please
All I want is a Pepsi®, and she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi®, just one Pepsi®, and she wouldn't give it to me.
Just a Pepsi®!
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves
Drug you up because they're lazy
It's too much work to help a crazy
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in and they pulled up a chair and they sat down, they go:
Mike, we need to talk to you
And I go, Okay what's the matter
They go, Me and your mom have been noticing lately that you've been having a lot of problems,
You've been going off for no reason and we're afraid you're gonna hurt somebody,
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself.
So we decided that it would be in your interest if we put you somewhere
Where you could get the help that you need.
And I go, Wait, what do you mean, what are you talking about, we decided!?
My best interest?! How can you know what's my best interest is?
How can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say, I'm crazy?
When I went to your schools, I went to your churches,
I went to your institutional learning facilities?! So how can you say I'm crazy.
They say they're gonna fix my brain
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
But by the time they fix my head
Mentally I'll be dead
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
It doesn't matter I'll probably get hit by a car anyway
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version 3
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Main / Verse Riff
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D-9--9-9/10-101010\-|
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E-7--7-7/8--8-8-8-\-|
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B-------------8-8-\-|
G-8--8-8/9--9-9-9-\-|
D-9--9-9/10-101010\-|
A-9--9-9/10-101010\-|
E-7--7-7/8--8-8-8-\-|
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A-6----7----6-7-9--------|
E-----------------8------|
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E-------------------| Rpt 4 X
Rpt Verse Riff 22 X with ad-lib guitar solo.
Bridge
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D-9-9-9-10-10-10--|
A-9-7-9-10-8--10--|
E-7---7-8-----8---| Rpt 4 X
Chorus
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E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--|
Pick scrape
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E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--| Rpt
Rpt Bridge
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Sometimes I try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
I get real frustrated and I try hard to do it and I take my time and it doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
It's like I concentrate real hard and it doesn't work out
Everything I do and everything I try never turns out
It's like I need time to figure these things out
But there's always someone there going
Hey Mike:
You know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately.
You know, maybe you should get away and maybe you should talk about it, maybe you'll feel a lot better
And I go:
No it's okay, you know I'll figure it out, just leave me alone I'll figure it out. You know I'll just work by myself.
And they go:
Well you know if you want to talk about it I'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it.
And I go:
No I don't want to I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself and they just keep bugging me and they just keep bugging me and it builds up inside and it builds up inside.
So you're gonna be institutionalized
You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes
You won't have any say
They'll brainwash you until you see their way.
[Chorus:]
I'm not crazy - in an institution
You're the one who's crazy - in an institution
You're driving me crazy - in an institution
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything
But then again I was thinking about nothing
And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there she called my name
And I didn't even hear it, and then she started screaming: MIKE! MIKE!
And I go:
What, what's the matter
And she goes:
What's the matter with you?
I go:
There's nothing-wrong mom.
And she goes:
Don't tell me that, you're on drugs!
And I go:
No mom I'm not on drugs I'm okay, I was just thinking you know, why don't you get me a Pepsi.
And she goes:
NO you're on drugs!
I go:
Mom I'm okay, I'm just thinking.
She goes:
No you're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't act that way!
I go:
Mom just give me a Pepsi® please
All I want is a Pepsi®, and she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi®, just one Pepsi®, and she wouldn't give it to me.
Just a Pepsi®!
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves
Drug you up because they're lazy
It's too much work to help a crazy
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in and they pulled up a chair and they sat down, they go:
Mike, we need to talk to you
And I go, Okay what's the matter
They go, Me and your mom have been noticing lately that you've been having a lot of problems,
You've been going off for no reason and we're afraid you're gonna hurt somebody,
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself.
So we decided that it would be in your interest if we put you somewhere
Where you could get the help that you need.
And I go, Wait, what do you mean, what are you talking about, we decided!?
My best interest?! How can you know what's my best interest is?
How can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say, I'm crazy?
When I went to your schools, I went to your churches,
I went to your institutional learning facilities?! So how can you say I'm crazy.
They say they're gonna fix my brain
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
But by the time they fix my head
Mentally I'll be dead
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
It doesn't matter I'll probably get hit by a car anyway
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version 4
This is the verse/rap sorta thing
E|---D------------------------------------------------------
B|---R------------------------------------------------------
G|---U------------------------------------------------------
D|---M------------------------------------------9-7-9-10----
A|---S-------9-9-9-10------9-9-9-10-------------7-7-7-7-----
E|-----------7-0-7-7-------7-0-7-7--------------------------
Then guitar one goes... And guitar two goes...
E|----------------------- -----------------------------------
B|----------------------- -----------------------------------
G|----------------------- -----------------------------------
D|--9-10-7--------------- -9-7-9-10--------------------------
A|-----------7~~--------- -7-7-7-7---------------------------
E|----------------------- -----------------------------------
Then they play this 11 times (speed up the 11th time)
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------9-9-9-10------9-9-9-10-------------------------
E|-----------7-0-7-7-------7-0-7-7--------------------------
*NOTE: At the third time another guitar plays a solo. It's not tabbed here
because of the following three reasons...
1. It's hard
2. I'm lazy
3. I always thought of solos as improv. So you're gonna be gettin applause for
stuff you didn't do. So....
Solo in B Minor and have fun. (There's a good soloing lesson. Check it out)
Anyways...
The chorus goes like this with the following chords:
(dots AND letters are eighth notes)
B.C.B.C.B.C.B.C.
F...A.G.F...A.G.
B.C.B.C.B.C.B.C.......
at the end of the chorus a guitar is doing this-
low E|-7~~~~~~~/19\
if i didn't tab that correctly, that was wobble seven around, then slide to 19,
then slide down indefinitely.
And then it does this
VERSE
CHORUS
VERSE
CHORUS
And then fade out like this...
D|-----------9-
A|-----------9-
low E|-7~~~~~~~--7-
Sometimes I try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
I get real frustrated and I try hard to do it and I take my time and it doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
It's like I concentrate real hard and it doesn't work out
Everything I do and everything I try never turns out
It's like I need time to figure these things out
But there's always someone there going
Hey Mike:
You know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately.
You know, maybe you should get away and maybe you should talk about it, maybe you'll feel a lot better
And I go:
No it's okay, you know I'll figure it out, just leave me alone I'll figure it out. You know I'll just work by myself.
And they go:
Well you know if you want to talk about it I'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it.
And I go:
No I don't want to I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself and they just keep bugging me and they just keep bugging me and it builds up inside and it builds up inside.
So you're gonna be institutionalized
You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes
You won't have any say
They'll brainwash you until you see their way.
[Chorus:]
I'm not crazy - in an institution
You're the one who's crazy - in an institution
You're driving me crazy - in an institution
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything
But then again I was thinking about nothing
And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there she called my name
And I didn't even hear it, and then she started screaming: MIKE! MIKE!
And I go:
What, what's the matter
And she goes:
What's the matter with you?
I go:
There's nothing-wrong mom.
And she goes:
Don't tell me that, you're on drugs!
And I go:
No mom I'm not on drugs I'm okay, I was just thinking you know, why don't you get me a Pepsi.
And she goes:
NO you're on drugs!
I go:
Mom I'm okay, I'm just thinking.
She goes:
No you're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't act that way!
I go:
Mom just give me a Pepsi® please
All I want is a Pepsi®, and she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi®, just one Pepsi®, and she wouldn't give it to me.
Just a Pepsi®!
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves
Drug you up because they're lazy
It's too much work to help a crazy
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in and they pulled up a chair and they sat down, they go:
Mike, we need to talk to you
And I go, Okay what's the matter
They go, Me and your mom have been noticing lately that you've been having a lot of problems,
You've been going off for no reason and we're afraid you're gonna hurt somebody,
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself.
So we decided that it would be in your interest if we put you somewhere
Where you could get the help that you need.
And I go, Wait, what do you mean, what are you talking about, we decided!?
My best interest?! How can you know what's my best interest is?
How can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say, I'm crazy?
When I went to your schools, I went to your churches,
I went to your institutional learning facilities?! So how can you say I'm crazy.
They say they're gonna fix my brain
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
But by the time they fix my head
Mentally I'll be dead
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
It doesn't matter I'll probably get hit by a car anyway
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version 5
key: B/g#
tuning: standard E A D G
If you think I'm putting the lyrics down, you're nuts.
verse
A-------------------------------------679----
E--7-7-8-8----7-7-8-8----7-7-8-8----7-----8---
A--------- \
E--7-7-8-8 > repeat this 24 times for verses 1 and 3, 20 for verse 2
around the 16th time or so, the tempo picks up significantly
pre-chorus (they got me institutionalized part)
A------7--------8--------7---------8--------7-------8--------7--------8----
E--7-7----7-8-8----8-7-7-----7-8-8----8-7-7---7-8-8----8-7-7----7-8-8-----8
chorus 3 times
E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5----4-4-4-4-4
I'm not crazy In--sti-- tutionalized
You're the one whose crazy In--sti--- tutionalized
You're driving me crazy In--sti- tutionalized
repeat pre-chorus again
They stick me in an institution, said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy,
MYSELF!
verse two
pre-chorus
chorus
pre-chorus
verse three
pre-chorus
chorus
pre-chorus, ending on 7th fret of the E string
Sometimes I try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
I get real frustrated and I try hard to do it and I take my time and it doesn't work out the way I wanted to.
It's like I concentrate real hard and it doesn't work out
Everything I do and everything I try never turns out
It's like I need time to figure these things out
But there's always someone there going
Hey Mike:
You know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately.
You know, maybe you should get away and maybe you should talk about it, maybe you'll feel a lot better
And I go:
No it's okay, you know I'll figure it out, just leave me alone I'll figure it out. You know I'll just work by myself.
And they go:
Well you know if you want to talk about it I'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it.
And I go:
No I don't want to I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself and they just keep bugging me and they just keep bugging me and it builds up inside and it builds up inside.
So you're gonna be institutionalized
You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes
You won't have any say
They'll brainwash you until you see their way.
[Chorus:]
I'm not crazy - in an institution
You're the one who's crazy - in an institution
You're driving me crazy - in an institution
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything
But then again I was thinking about nothing
And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there she called my name
And I didn't even hear it, and then she started screaming: MIKE! MIKE!
And I go:
What, what's the matter
And she goes:
What's the matter with you?
I go:
There's nothing-wrong mom.
And she goes:
Don't tell me that, you're on drugs!
And I go:
No mom I'm not on drugs I'm okay, I was just thinking you know, why don't you get me a Pepsi.
And she goes:
NO you're on drugs!
I go:
Mom I'm okay, I'm just thinking.
She goes:
No you're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't act that way!
I go:
Mom just give me a Pepsi® please
All I want is a Pepsi®, and she wouldn't give it to me
All I wanted was a Pepsi®, just one Pepsi®, and she wouldn't give it to me.
Just a Pepsi®!
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves
Drug you up because they're lazy
It's too much work to help a crazy
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I was sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in and they pulled up a chair and they sat down, they go:
Mike, we need to talk to you
And I go, Okay what's the matter
They go, Me and your mom have been noticing lately that you've been having a lot of problems,
You've been going off for no reason and we're afraid you're gonna hurt somebody,
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself.
So we decided that it would be in your interest if we put you somewhere
Where you could get the help that you need.
And I go, Wait, what do you mean, what are you talking about, we decided!?
My best interest?! How can you know what's my best interest is?
How can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say, I'm crazy?
When I went to your schools, I went to your churches,
I went to your institutional learning facilities?! So how can you say I'm crazy.
They say they're gonna fix my brain
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
But by the time they fix my head
Mentally I'll be dead
They stuck me in an institution
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
To protect me from the enemy, myself
It doesn't matter I'll probably get hit by a car anyway
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