we are so cruel to the human mind

we cage it inside these shrunken tries

teeter around in this mannequin

we keep on buying and selling our limbs

I have ideas becoming trashed and wasted

since I sold them to shrink my mannequin

I took magic pills to flush out the fuel

and I slowed my thoughts with a lightning bolt

then I set them on fire with a thunderclap

we are so cruel to the human mind

we take the desire and leave the good behind

I stole the bite from my black hole mouth

I did it to shrink my mannequin

I shot my deceny with a supersized bullet

I ran my lungs breathless into the dust

then I set them on fire with a thunderclap

we are so cruel to the human mind

dance and pack years into a single night

sweat in the summer and freeze in the winter

we do not believe in a thing called the reaper

I buried your hope in your body's coffin

I swear it was to shrink my mannequin

I survived in packed ice like a superhero

I pulled the curtains away from my eyes

then I set them on fire with a thunderclap

we are so cruel to the human mind

our smiles are embraced and our thoughts denied

I once walked upright but now I must crawl

I laugh in a huff and I speak in a drawl

I slipped a mottled wig on my empty head

I had to after shrinking my mannequin