Story Behind The Song

THIS SONG CAME TO ME PRETTY FAST. I HAD SPENT A FEW YEARS LOOKING FOR THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS OF LIFE AND STARTED READING ALL THE USUAL SELF HELP AND SPIRITUAL STUFF AS WELL AS EXPERIMENTING WITH VARIOUS "PROGRAMS". I CAME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH ME IN THE FIRST PLACE. THERE ARE WHOLE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE BUILT ON THE PREMISIS THAT WE'RE NOT PERFECT, THIN ENOUGH, ENLIGHTENED ENOUGH, SMART ENOUGH, ETC.THEY PREY ON PEOPLES INSECURITIES AND PAIN. THE SONG COMES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A SAD LITTLE MAN WHO CONTINUES TO PUT THAT "POSITIVE THINKING" SPIN ON EVERYTHING, WHILE THERE IS THIS CONTINOUS UNDERTONE OF PAIN AND ANGER!!!

Song Description

AN ODE TO MY ADDICTION TO SELF HELP BOOKS

Lyrics

SOMETIMES I WANT TO RUN AWAY
BUT I KNOW TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY
I COULD BITCH AND I COULD CRY
SCRATCH MY HEAD AND WONDER WHY
BUT LIFE'S TOO SHORT AND NO ONE CARES
THEY JUST WANT TO SEE YOU FAIL
SOMETIMES I DO THE THINGS I SHOULD BECAUSE
IKNOW THAT LIFE IS GOOD!
YOU KNOW THAT LIFE IS GOOD!

I USED TO WISH AND HOPE AND PRAY
BUT I FOUND EVERYTHING TO BE THE SAME
MY JOB STILL SUCKS BUT THAT'S OK
I NEED THE CASH, I NEED THE PAY
SO I CLOSE MY EYES AND I PRETEND
THE WHOLE WORLDS COMING TO AN END
I THINK IT WILL I WISH IT WOULD
THAT'S OKAY 'CAUSE LIFE IS GOOD
LIFE IS GOOD-
(BRIDGE)
Times are getting harder as I wake up everyday
I can't go see my friends because they locked'em all away
Their guns are aiming at me...and don't you doubt it..
Kids are going hungry, there ain't nothing I can do about it
You're a fucking sheep, slaughtered for your meat
Boys and girls march off to war, they're cut down in the street
They amputate my legs and feed 'em to a cow
If you don't mind i think I'll take my medication now!

MISERY LOVES COMPANY
THAT WAY OF LIFE JUST AIN'T FOR ME
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT ONCE OR TWICE
I WAS GOOD BUT I WASN'T NICE
SO I LOOK YOU STRAIGHT SMACK IN THE EYES
FLASH A SMILE WHEN I TELL YOU LIES
I ALWAYS DO THE THINGS I DO
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT LIFE IS GOOD