Fantastic audio and lyrics... classic song about mental disturbance. "Mental wounds still screaming Driving me insane I'm going off the rails on a crazy train"
Ozzy Osbourne : Crazy Train Lyrics
All aboard
Crazy, but that's how it goes Millions of people living as foes Maybe it's not too late To learn how to love And forget how to hate
Mental wounds not healing life's a bitter shame I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I've listened to preachers I've listened to fools I've watched all the dropouts Who make their own rules One person conditioned to rule and control The media sells it and you live the role
Mental wounds still screaming Driving me insane I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I know that things are going wrong for me You gotta listen to my words Yeah
Heirs of a cold war That's what we've become Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb Crazy, I just can not bare I'm living with something that just isn't fair
Mental wounds not healing Who and what's to blame I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
The second song in my quest to blog about all the songs about psychological disorders — and there are MANY! This one by the Kinks called Destroyer is a classic.
The Kinks - Destroyer Lyrics Songwriter: Davies, Ray
Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place feelin' guilty, feelin' scared, hidden cameras everywhere stop! hold on. stay in control
Girl, I want, you here with me but I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be cause there's a red, under my bed and there's a little yellow man in my head and there's a true, blue, inside of me that keeps stoppin' me, touchin' ya, watchin' ya, lovin' ya
Paranoia, need destroyer. Paranoia, they destroy ya'
Well I fell asleep, then I woke feelin' kinda' queer Lola looked at me and said ooh you look so weird she said man, there's really something wrong with you one day you're gonna' self-destruct you're up, get down, I'll come work you out you get a good thing goin' then you blow yourself out
Silly boy ya' self-destroyer. Silly boy ya' self-destroyer
Silly boy you got so much to live for so much to aim for, so much to try for you blow it all with, paranoia you're so insecure you, self-destroyer
(and it goes like this, here it goes) paranoia, they destroy ya (here it goes again) paranoia, they destroy ya
Dr. Dr. help her please I know you'll understand there's a time device inside of me I'm a self-destructin' man there's a red, under my bed and there's a little green man in my head and said you're not goin' crazy, you're just a bit sad 'cause there's a man in ya, knawin' ya, tearin' ya, into two
Silly boy ya' self-destroyer. paranoia, they destroy ya'
Self-destroyer, wreck your health destroy friends, destroy yourself the time device of, self-destruction lies, confusion, start eruption
(yea, it goes like this, here it goes) paranoia, they destroy ya (here's to paranoia) paranoia, they destroy ya (hey hey, here it goes) paranoia, they destroy ya (and it goes like this)
So, yes, I paint and draw about psychological disorders (e.g. anxiety, OCD, phobias and paranoias) but thought it would be interesting to see what other artists, maybe even musicians are doing with the theme.
I've found 6 great ones so far; in a bout 5 minutes, so I'm sure there are many more.
Below are a collection of wonderfully, clever lyrics from a group called Swollen Members. The song is called Paranoia. Hear it below the lyrics in the YouTube embed. Great tune - one of my favorites!
[Mad Child] Sometimes I smash the wall when I'm alone in my room I'm an abusive reclusive like Dr. Doom Parts of darkness descend and consume me You wont believe the gloomy thoughts that run through me I'm proof ? if you spend the night Leave the next day like "I don't think his heads on right" Try to talk to myself but I don't listen I've got split personalities and competition And which ones Amanda? I've got issues I could be standing in front of your face and I'm not with you Schizophrenia, Shane's brains distorted Sort of compulsive, obsessive, disorder Mathematical pattern addict of depraved mind Before I go to bed I hit the light switch seven times Yes, um, never mind, put the knife back Mad Child I'm outta my mind, but I'll be right back
[Chorus] It's all in your head, you need to unwind Your losing your grip, the paranoia never ends It's all in your head, what you see in your mind There's no reason to trip, the paranoia never ends When your mind is acting wild And you swear your insane Can't nothing help you out Of this trap your in You don't know which way to turn And your head is in pain Can't nothing help you out Of this insanity
[Prevail] There's no one behind you, there's no one beside you There's no one beside you, you know as well as I do There's no voice inside you, that shadow isn't moving You must be losing to confusion having illusions Still you wanna prove it, paranoia That someone might be coming for you, no ones trying to kill you stupid There's no Norman Bates, peeking in your window There's no Patrick Bateman trying to pick you up in limos You pop another pill, to try and calm your nerves But prescriptions make the descriptions a lot worse Your seeing red bursts, and then your head hurts You should have checked under the bed first Crawling on all fours, locking all the doors You must have flown over the cuckoos nest and lost your course I thought I told ya, don't let that shit control ya 'Cause paranoia will destroy ya just a lesson for ya
[Moka Only] Yo it's paranoia in your brain cell You think the worlds looking at you but you can't tell You need to find yourself a hobby or something and stop frontin' Nobody's out to get you, nobody wants nothin' I think you got a chemical imbalance When theres silence, you swear you hear cops and their sirens Maybe it's a different environment that you need But whatever it is, your minds dying to be free Your trying to perceive with the usual procedures Your chests feeling tight, you think your having seizures Maybe your just trying to hard to fit in You need to let that shit go and get counseling my friend
I will post more songs as the mood swings right...
