Grim Salvo - Opera of the Urchin

(A shell bursts open) (And the baby earwig struggles to emerge) (Because what looks like a harmless ballgame) (Actually has murderous intent) (Hungry earwig nymphs) (Are trying to crack the shells and eat their sibling) Birth city burning in lung smoke memory I hear it changing and turning Young Hope Kennedy Assassinated by tourists Blurry picture on the wall of my turret I'm only blasting at the ones who deserve it 'Cause I been high, I been low In the City of Roses Yeah, I could cry, I could choke I won't hide where my home is Yeah, no surprise now that Wokeback Mountain is burning Yeah, I won't lie I don't know What's stopping the purge From popping off Talking soon Freddie got fingered, then he ran into his room Then he found the knives and he found the superglue Now he wanna fight 'til the red turns blue 'Til the feds come scoop Bri- Bridge City No piggy, no pity Mud sticky All these Freddies in sweaters, a fedora committee (Ayy, ayyyy!) Don't try to pretend you didn't act so silly Tac- Tac- Tactical acid I drop the plastic Retinal blasted to the back of my casket You whacker than a free mattress covered in scratches from the last bitch who had it You just mad that I cracked it before you could start to unwrap it I just wish you could go back to the past to see how you acted Always a spaz but never impacted Surrounded by actors With bad breath Mad stress Plaid vest Bad press Black Death Sad threat Grab bread And smash heads (Ayy!) Am I ever gonna be the same? Something changed after what I saw Am I ever gonna be okay? Sometimes I feel that I'm too far gone Am I ever gonna be the same? Something changed after what I saw Am I ever gonna be okay? Sometimes I feel that I'm too far gone Demons laughing at me What's so funny? Now I really wanna know, I'm asking Don't try to shield me from the glow I wanna feel it all I lay down in the sun, I'm basking I couldn't hold on to the dawn Now everything I know is gone Demons laughing at me What's so funny? Now I really wanna know, I'm asking Don't try to shield me from the glow I wanna feel it all I lay down in the sun, I'm basking I couldn't hold on to the dawn Now everything I know is gone (Those who succeed) (Get a meal, and calories) (That could make the difference between life and death)