[Smevz]
A charmless man, who's really a harmless fan
Of relieving seething demons three fingers per ardent hand
Sippin' his liquor quicker than a bic's flicker regardless that
He's been wishin' to quit the swishin' because he's an armless lad
Starts to take charge, but it's hard with a guardless jab
And a scarred heart too smart to embark on such artless plans
The suffering is smothering, he's wondering how long the darkness lasts
'Til he's struggling, crumbling, then guzzling right back where he started at
The worst thing about his drinking is thinkin' that it gets him better
When really it's bringin' his feelings right up to a heated bettor
Who's ready to sever his fingers if ever he can't get 'em
The payment he claims that he's makin' when everything is said and
Done, and that's the fun of self-medication
Exchangin' all his pain for some chemically bent elation
And it works at first but then he's left with defective ventilation
Leavin' him weak, unable to breathe, and gettin' near his expiration
[Hook]
Like a game show host, he's a game show host
Just a game show host, plastic as wax like a game show host
A hollow game show host, plastic smile like a game show host
Just another game show host, nobody's home cuz you're a game show host
[Lish]
She's confused and alone, she comes from a broken home
She needs to make money, so in these streets she roams
Looking for a place she can just call her own
More than bein' called Ivory over the microphone
She reaches the stage, she feels a lump up in her throat
The music starts to play, she can't turn back, so here she goes
Takes a shot, slams it back - burnin' in her throat and nose
She despises survin' by slidin' out of her clothes
For a bunch of greedy a**holes that she don't even know
She's a daughter, she's a sister, but they just call her ho
Objectified, she's petrified, it k**s her although -
She hides it with that smile during every show
So what does she do? She goes and gets herself pregnant
Well when is she due? I think it's June that she's expectin'
And what's with the do? She never gives her hair attention
She looks so subdued, cuz her dude reduces her to remnants
[Hook]
[Smevz]
At night he covers his ears in tears
The man downstairs must've drank too many beers
Sincerely seething and needin' to save her from here
Bust as much as he loves his mother, he's so weakened with fear
It's clear, that all he can do is try not to listen
To the stiff fists hittin', to just sit and envision
A position in which he can give a**istance dismissin' the villain
Fixed beyond recognition and gettin' no willin' mortician
The son watches the clock crawl 'til the sun crawls in
And he's called down for breakfast again
But the coffee and the eggs, and the sausage on his plate
And the make-up on her face can't erase what he did
Before he goes to school he's givin' his mother an embrace
Knowin' nobody can save them, nobody can take 'em away
Thinkin' that maybe he'll be able to take revenge one day
But 'til then he's gotta hide it all and just look brave
[Hook]
[Lish]
Just when you think you've heard it all before
Somethin' really happens to erode your soul to the core
He's turnin' ninety eight today, and it feels like a chore
So lonely from deliverin' his wife to d**h's door
She was his map, now he's lost without her
Now where's he at, cuz his soul's devoured
She was the reason he was breathin' but it seems that fate deceived him
Ill-received, he can't believe that she would really up and leave him
She's been gone for three years, yet he swears she's still here
All these realizations finally gettin' him feelin' his fear
That he needs to accept, that he's lost his best friend
Seventy years of companionship, that's it, that's the end
All the places he's been, all the things that he's seen
Leaves him thinkin' that maybe there's nowhere left for he to be
Now he won't say a lie and state tonight he's hating his life
But it's just he's lost his drive without his wife, he's waiting to die