Poisoned Mind Lyrics

Secret agents

Had taken samples from the soles of my shoes

(Secret agents)

So they could track my every move

(My every move)

And then eventually, when the time was right

(When is the time right?)

Sweep me—and my cat April (April)—off our feet

And install us on a golden throne

(A golden throne)

King and queen of the universe

After my father—my real father

(My real father)

Whom I'd never met

And I would never meet

Had died

(Died)

Die, die

Father die

I strung ribbons of toilet paper

Across the expanse of the toilet seat

(Across the toilet seat)

So I could catch my shit

And dissect it

(Dissect it)

For clues

Or some kind of news

About how long I'd have to wait

(How long do I have to wait?)

And my skin wasn't made for silly human clothes

Bought from human clothing stores

Scratchy cotton and polyester blend underwear

Was causing me to get rashes everywhere

So I played sick and stayed home from school

Watching Felix the Cat

Dragging my fake dad's vinyl chair

Upstairs

So I could cover my whole body with baby oil

And feel my butt cheeks slide

Across its hard round buttons

Ever-tightening my

Beaded Indian leather belts

Around my naked body

Trying to get bands of red to rise across my skin

While watching out the windows

For my the arrival of my secret agents

Or my mother

Who I wasn't sure was fake or real

In either case, she was only a very minor figure

And I never believed

That if I stepped on a crack

I'd break my fake or my real mother's back

But the pattern of my steps

Always mattered

Sending secret code

To alien races

The aliens were awaiting my ascent

My orders

To weave their webs

Across the stars

In just the right manner

Guided by my feet

That knew exactly where to tread

I just had to quiet my poisoned mind

From interfering