Insomniac Lyrics

Armatage Shanks

Stranded...lost inside myself

My own worst friend

My own closest enemy

I'm Branded...maladjusted

Never trusted anyone

Let alone myself



I must insist

On being a pessimist

I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind



Elected the rejected

I perfected the science of the idiot

No meaning...no healing

Self loathing freak and introverted deviot



I must insist

On being a pessimist

I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind



Stranded...lost inside myself

My own worst friend

My own closest enemy

Elected the rejected

I perfected the science of the idiot



I must insist

On being a pessimist

I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind



I'm gettin' pisst

I'm a worthless pessimist

I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind

Brat

Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days

They're getting over the hill

Death is closing in and catching up

As far as I can tell

Got a plan of action and cold blood

And it smells of defiance

I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die

And got my inheritance



Now I want more

'Cause I'm getting bored

And I'm going nowhere fast

I was once filled with doubt

Now it's all figured out

Nothing good can last



Crows feet and rot are setting in

And time is running out

My parent's income interest rate

Is gaining higher clout

I'm a snot nosed slob

Without a job

And I know I damn well should

Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days

But my future's looking good



Now I want more

'Cause I'm getting bored

And I'm going nowhere fast

I was once filled with doubt

Now it's all figured out

Nothing good can last



Now I want more

'Cause I'm getting bored

And I'm going nowhere fast

I was once filled with doubt

Now it's all figured out

Nothing good can last

Stuck with Me

I'm not part of your elite

I'm just alright

Class structure waving colors

Bleeding from my throat

Not subserviant to you I'm just alright

Down classed by the powers that be

Give me loss of hope



Cast out... Buried in a hole

Struck down... forcing me to fall

Destroyed... giving up the fight

Well,I know I'm not alright



What's my price and will you pay it if it's alright?

Take it from my dignity

waste it until it's dead

Throw me back into the gutter

'Cause it's alright

Find another pleasure fucker

Drag them down to hell



Cast out... Buried in a hole

Struck down... forcing me to fall

Destroyed... giving up the fight

Well,I know I'm not alright



Cast out... Buried in a hole

Struck down... forcing me to fall

Destroyed... giving up the fight

Well,I know I'm not alright

Geek Stink Breath

I'm on a mission

I made my decision

To lead a path of self destruction

A slow progression

Killing my complexion

And it's rotting out my teeth



I'm on a roll

No self comtrol

I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine

Don't know what I want

That's all that I've got

And I'm picking scabs off my face



Every hour my blood is turning sour

And my pulse is beating out of time

I found a treasure

filled with sick pleasure

And it sits on a thin white line



I'm on a roll

No self comtrol

I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine

Don't know what I want

That's all that I've got

And I'm picking scabs off my face



I'm on a mission

I got no decision

Like a cripple running the rat race

Wish in one hand shit in the other

And see which one gets filled first



I'm on a roll

No self comtrol

I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine

Don't know what I want

That's all that I've got

And I'm picking scabs off my face

No Pride

I'm just a mutt

And nowhere is my home

Where dignity's a land mine

In the school of lost hope

I've panhandled for a life because

I'm not afraid to beg

Hand me down your lost and founds

Of second hand regret



You better swallow your pride

Or you're gonna choke on it

You better digest your values

Because they turn to shit

Honor's gonna knock you down

Before your chance to stand up and fight

I know I'm not the one

I got no pride



Sects of disconnection

And traditions of lost faith

No culture's worth a stream of piss

Or a bullet in my face

To hell with unity

Seperation's gonna kill us all

Torn to shreds and disjointed

Before the final fall



You better swallow your pride

Or you're gonna choke on it

You better digest your values

Because they turn to shit

Honor's gonna knock you down

Before your chance to stand up and fight

I know I'm not the one

I got no pride



You better swallow your pride

Or you're gonna choke on it

You better digest your values

Because they turn to shit

Honor's gonna knock you down

Before your chance to stand up and fight

I know I'm not the one



I got no pride...

Close your eyes and die...

I got no pride...

I got no pride...

Bab's Uvula Who?

I've got a knack for fucking everything up

My temper flies and I get myself all wound up

My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high

I lose control and I get myself all wound up

Tension mounts and I fly off the wall

I self destruct and I get myself all wound up

Petulance and irritation sets in

I throw a tantrum and I get myself all wound up



I lose myself and I'm all wound up

Petulance and I'm all wound up

I lose control and I'm all wound up

I lose myself and I'm all wound up



Chip on my shoulder and a leech on my back

Stuck in a rut and I get myself all wound up

Killed my composure and it will never come back

Loss of control and I get myelf all wound up

Blown out of proportion again

My temper snaps and I get myself all wound up

Spontaneous combustion panic attack

I slipped a gear and I get myself all wound up



I lose myself and I'm all wound up

Petulance and I'm all wound up

I lose control and I'm all wound up

I lose myself and I'm all wound up



I've got a knack for fucking everything up

My temper flies and I get myself all wound up

My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high

I lose control and I get myself all wound up

Tension mounts and I fly off the wall

I self destruct and I get myself all wound up

Petulance and irritation sets in

I throw a tantrum and I get myself all wound up



I lose myself and I'm all wound up

Petulance and I'm all wound up

I lose control and I'm all wound up

I lose myself and I'm all wound up

86

What brings you around?

Did you lose something the last time you were here?

You'll never find it now

It's buried deep with your identity



So stand aside and let the next one pass

Don't let the door kick you in the ass



There's no return from 86

There's no return from 86

There's no return from 86

Don't even try...



Exit out the back

And never show your head around again

Purchase your ticket 

And quickly take the last train out of town



So stand aside and let the next one pass

Don't ket the door kick you in the ass



There's no return from 86

There's no return from 86

There's no return from 86

Don't even try...



There's no return from 86

There's no return from 86

There's no return from 86

Don't even try...

Panic Song

Ready for a cheap escape

On the brink of self destruction

Widespread panic

Broken glass inside my head

Bleeding down these thoughts of

Anguish... mass confusion



The world is a sick machine

Breeding a mass of shit

With such a desolate conclusion

Fill the void with... I don't care



There's a plague inside of me

Eating at my disposition

Nothing's left

Torn out of reality

Into a state of no opinion

Limp with hate



The world is a sick machine

Breeding a mass of shit

With such a desolate conclusion

Fill the void with... I don't care



I WANNA JUMP OUT!!!

Stuart and the Ave

Standing on the corner of

Stuart and the Avenue

Ripping up my transfer

And a photograph of you

You're a blur of my dead past and rotting existance

As I stand laughing on the corner of insignificance



Well,Destiny is dead

In the hands of bad luck

Before it might have made some sense

But now it's all fucked up



Seasons change as well as minds

And I'm a two faced clown

You're mommy's little nightmare

Driving daddy's car around

I'm beat down and half brain dead

The long lost king of fools

I may be dumb

But I'm not stupid enough to stay with you



Well,Destiny is dead

In the hands of bad luck

Before it might have made some sense

But now it's all fucked up



Well,Destiny is dead

In the hands of bad luck

Before it might have made some sense

But now it's all fucked up



All fucked up...

All fucked up...

Brain Stew

I'm having trouble trying to sleep

I'm counting sheep but running out

As time ticks by

And still I try

No rest for crosstops in my mind



On my own... here we go



My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed

Dried up and bulging out my skull

My mouth is dry

My face is numb

Fucked up and spun out in my room



On my own... here we go



My mind is set on overdrive

The clock is laughing in my face

A crooked spine

My sense dulled

Passed the point of delerium



On my own... here we go



My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed

Dried up and bulging out my skull

My mouth is dry

My face is numb

Fucked up and spun out in my room



On my own... here we go

Jaded

Somebody keep my balance

I think I'm falling off

Into a state of regression

The expiration date

Rapidly coming up

It's leaving me behind to rank



Always move forward

Going "straight" will get you nowhere

There is no progress

Evolution killed it all

I found my place in nowhere



I'm taking one step sideways

Leading with my crutch

Got a fucked up equilibrium

Count down from 9 to 5

Hooray!  We're gonna die!

Blessed into our extinction



Always move forward

Going "straight" will get you nowhere

There is no progress

Evolution killed it all

I found my place in nowhere



Always move forward

Going "straight" will get you nowhere

There is no progress

Evolution killed it all

I found my place in nowhere

Westbound Sign

Boxed up

All of her favorite things

Sold the rest at a rainy yard sale

Big plans and leaving friends and

A westbound sign

Weighed out

Her choices on a scale

Prevailing nothing made sense

Just transportation and a

Blank decision... 



She's taking off

Taking off...

Taking off...

Taking off...



No time and no copping out

She's burning daylight and petrol

Blacked out the rearview mirror

Heading westward on

Strung out

On confusion road

And ten minute nervous breakdowns

Xanex a beer for thought

And she determined... 



She's taking off

Taking off...

Taking off...

Taking off...



Is it salvation?

Or an escape from discontent?

Will she find her name

In the California cement?

Punched out of the grind

That punched her one too many times...

Is tragedy 2000 miles away?



She's taking off

Taking off...

Taking off...

Taking off...

Tight Wad Hill

Cheapskate on the hill

A thrill seeker making deals

Sugar city urchin wasting time

Town of lunatics

Begging for another fix

Turning tricks for speedballs

One more night



Making your rounds once again

Turning up empty handed

Bumming a ride

Burning daylight

Last up at dawn... tight wad hill



Drugstore hooligan

Another white trash mannequin

On display to rot up on the hill

Living out a lie

But having the time of his life

Hating every minute of his existance



Making your rounds once again

Turning up empty handed

Bumming a ride

Burning daylight

Last up at dawn... tight wad hill



Making your rounds once again

Turning up empty handed

Bumming a ride

Burning daylight

Last up at dawn... tight wad hill

Walking Contradiction

Do as I say not as I do because

The shit so deep you can't run away

I beg to differ on the contrary

I agree with every word that you say

Talk is cheap and lies are expensive

My wallet's fat and so is my head

Hit and run and then I'll hit you again

I'm a smart ass but I'm playing dumb



Standards set and broken all the time

Control the chaos behind a gun

Call it as I see it even if

I was born deaf, blind and dumb

Losers winning big on the lottery

Rehab rejects still sniffing glue

Constant refutation with myself

I'm a vicitm of a catch 22



I have no belief

But I believe

I'm a walking contradiction

And I ain't got no right



Do as I say not as I do because

The shit so deep you can't run away

I beg to differ on the contrary

I agree with every word that you say

Talk is cheap and lies are expensive

My wallet's fat and so is my head

Hit and run and then I'll hit you again

I'm a smart ass but I'm playing dumb



I have no belief

But I believe

I'm a walking contradiction

And I ain't got no right



I have no belief

But I believe

I'm a walking contradiction

And I ain't got no right