Psycho

from Raj by Ethnicity

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All my hope in this purple flower
Symbol of my father’s throne
I’ve made a mistake here
Now I’m left to die alone

Feel the constriction
Straightjacket on your bones
Drowsy from the medicine
Driven far from your home

“Remain calm!” is the relentless echo
The flashing lights of blue and red
I remember the smell of gunpowder
My arrest and my lover dead

“We’ve got the place surrounded!
Watch out! We’ll break down this door!”
My red-eyed gaze had found them
My fangs in his neck began to gore

Eyes open wide,
I heard him cry:

You’re a psycho, after all
I’d heard the reports, but now I know
I’m trembling in my skin, but I’ll take you in
We’ll make sure you’ll never be the psycho again

Now I’m trapped in this white room
No escape for my soul
I feel like a hostage
No windows at all

Wait! What’s that in the corner?
A little window to a vacant space
I can see the outside world
My plan is nearly in place

A glimpse of something catches my eye
A purple flower of royal hue
I remember my father’s robe
He told me I’d wear it soon

Why did I disgrace him?
I was better off in that place!
I’ll beg the king’s forgiveness
Maybe he’ll make me a slave

I’m changing my ways
I’ll see his face

I’m not a psycho anymore
I’m trading my chains for an open door
I’ll give up my greed to have my father take me in
I just hope I’ll never be the psycho again

Psycho
Strange
Crazy
Deranged

All these things will be erased!
I’ve come to my father’s embrace

You’re my son and that is all
I’ve waited for this moment since the day you left home
Everything you’ve done is already forgiven

Don’t worry, son, I’ll keep you safe
You will reign with me one day
I’ll make sure you’ll never…
Be the psycho again

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from Raj, released November 16, 2012

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Ethnicity Netcong, New Jersey

"Adventurous" "Dark" "Quirky" "Theatrical" "Eclectic" "Unexpected Twists" "Refreshing" "Storytelling"

All these things have been said of Ethnicity's music, a style they personally call "narrative-infused alternative rock."

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