Date Posted:20:00:09 11/23/01 Fri Author: shade Author Host/IP: 209.184.9.111 Subject: electric fence
It's like grabbing an electric fence
And hanging on
I turn and walk away
Because the current is so strong
They say still waters run deep
There's an undertow up a few more feet
It's hells bells
Dragging you under
A technicolor yawn
Making your social life plunder
Age regression is such a mess
Suddenly you're four and you feel undressed
Emotionally naked
Is worse than the physical
Look at my body
I won't get hysterical
Examine my soul with a magnifying glass
And then I'm afraid I'll have to kick your ass
I can retreat and go under
Or get mad and deny
If I'm mad enough, buddy
I can hold my own under skies
Strength from above
Kicks in when mine fades away
A defense mechanism
Not a genuine display
I defend myself
I defend my nest
I'm a crazy man
I can pass the test
If the test says I'm street smart
And can handle survival
The kid's got a will to live
We still await the man's arrival
It's electric current
Running through my heart and soul
It will burn me with acid
If I don't break my hold
I'm sorry I have to walk
That I can't be more real
But I'm totally ruled
By the way that I feel
I can't decide to rise above
Because the current
Rushes toward a flood
A flood of defensiveness
Yes, I can hold my ground
I'm a survivor
But a lonely man about this town
It's like grabbing an electric fence
And hanging on
I turn and walk away
Because the current is so strong
