michael drive

Lyrics

THE RIGHT TO BLEED
(Written and Composed by Michael Drive)

This is my mother and this is my dad
This is my little sister and we’re all so bad
I’d like to data-transfer my family
Into numeric symbols, and omit just me
You don’t understand me… I just want love
All you do is kill me… for so long…
it’s been so long… you give me the right to bleed
I am now 18, they call me a man
Man enough to endure this, abuse is my friend
I should start smoking if I need a vice
When I’m some kind of alien in my family’s eyes
Why don’t you believe me?… I just want love
All you do is kill me… for so long…
it’s been so long… you give me the right to bleed
I’m gonna bleed! The right to bleed
Watch me bleed! The right to bleed
I woke up Tuesday, my wrists bandaged tight
In walks “Dr. Be-Happy”, stupid grin in his eyes
I said, “What’s up with you, can’t you see I’m practically dead?”
He said, “Yes, you were this morning, but you came back instead-
…Now what do you want to tell me?”
“I just want love”
“What do you need to tell me?”
I said, “I just want love… I just want love”
He said, “Son, someone gave you the right to bleed”
“Someone gave you the right to bleed”
The right to bleed