| | Institutionalized Lyrics Artist(Band):Suicidal Tendencies
So you're gonna be institutionalized. You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes. You won't have anything to say. They'll brainwash you until you see their way. I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one that's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself. I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything, but then again I was thinking about nothing. And then my mom came in, and I didn't even know she was there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Mike, Mike!” And I go “what? Whats the matter?” She goes “whats the matter with you?” I go “theres nothing wrong, mom.” Shes all “don't tell me that! You're on drugs!” I go “no mom I'm not on drugs. I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on drugs!” I go “mom, I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “mom, just get me a Pepsi! Please, all I want is a Pepsi!” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi! They give you a white shirt with long sleeves! Tied around your back, you're treated like thieves! Drug you up because they're lazy! It's too much work to help a crazy! I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself. I'm sitting in my room, when my mom and my dad came in. they pulled up a chair and they sat down. They go “mike, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, whats the matter?” They go “me and your mom, we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've been going off for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in you're best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are you talking about, WE decided? MY best interests? How do you know what MY best interest is? How can you say what MY best interest is? What are you trying to say? I'M crazy? When I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches, I went to YOUR institutional learning facilities. So how can you say I'M crazy?” They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain. But by the time they fix my head. Mentally I'll be dead. I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself. Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways. If you find some error in Institutionalized Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to joe for submitting the lyrics. Review about Institutionalized wow | Reviewer: imnotcrazy | 11/12/09 Quote: what the heck | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/26/09 This song makes no sence. It sounds like a fat hobo is rambbling on about the events in his life. I get what the song is talking about, but it is just sadly made. "Sometimes I try to do things but people like try to uh hold me back and then I uh try even harder and stuff." What the heck, its just crap! Wow your fuckin retarded. your to scared to swear and too dumb to know what the meaning is Suicidal Tendencies | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/3/09 Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I get real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to. Its like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just doesn't work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. Its like, I need time to figure these things out, but theres always someone there going “hey mike, you know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get away. And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like “oh, nah, its ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you wanna talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it out myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside. So you're gonna be institutionalized. You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes. You won't have anything to say. They'll brainwash you until you see their way. I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one that's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself. I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything, but then again I was thinking about nothing. And then my mom came in, and I didn't even know she was there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Mike, Mike!” And I go “what? Whats the matter?” She goes “whats the matter with you?” I go “theres nothing wrong, mom.” Shes all “don't tell me that! You're on drugs!” I go “no mom I'm not on drugs. I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on drugs!” I go “mom, I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “mom, just get me a Pepsi! Please, all I want is a Pepsi!” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi! They give you a white shirt with long sleeves! Tied around your back, you're treated like thieves! Drug you up because they're lazy! It's too much work to help a crazy! I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself. I'm sitting in my room, when my mom and my dad came in. they pulled up a chair and they sat down. They go “mike, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, whats the matter?” They go “me and your mom, we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've been going off for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in you're best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are you talking about, WE decided? MY best interests? How do you know what MY best interest is? How can you say what MY best interest is? What are you trying to say? I'M crazy? When I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches, I went to YOUR institutional learning facilities. So how can you say I'M crazy?” They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain. But by the time they fix my head. Mentally I'll be dead. I'm not crazy - institutionalized You're the one who's crazy - institutionalized You're driving me crazy - institutionalized They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself. Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways. what the heck | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/26/09 This song makes no sence. It sounds like a fat hobo is rambbling on about the events in his life. I get what the song is talking about, but it is just sadly made. "Sometimes I try to do things but people like try to uh hold me back and then I uh try even harder and stuff." What the heck, its just crap! Oh brother | Reviewer: D G | 10/17/09 Seems a lot of people are misinformed or misinterpret things. Rohan, you hit a lot of the nail on the head. The band's name was mostly a marketing gimmic, but they were originally formed as a college party band. Mike Muir is a lyrical genius and a lot of their songs address a lot of different issues in modern society - and mock them, including this one. I'm not going to ask what people think of Rage Against The Machine, because way too many people would get that wrong, too. Idiots | Reviewer: Rohan | 10/15/09 A lot of people are missing the true point to this song, suggesting the singer is in a mental institution and so on. The truth is, the singer is commenting on a much debated topic in socio-sciences, which is total institutions, which include a number of things like schools, churches, higher level learning facilities as well as mental institutions. (Anything that constitutes as an institution basically) The singer uses witty lyrics and clever puns throughout the song to suggest that his whole life has revolved around a phenomenon involving some kind of total institutions and yet if the singer acts differently to how he was taught in these institutions, even if it means thinking for himself, he is perceived as being crazy, on drugs or abnormal and is thus sent to another institution to ‘help’ him act ‘normal’. (A phenomenon we all experience some time in our lives, as we know there is no ‘normal’ because we live in a changing society where one persons normal is another person’s crazy!) So before any idiots decide to write stupid comments on here about how the singer is crazy, please read this first! all i wanted was a pepsi, just one pepsi but she wouldnt give it to me! | Reviewer: a certain someone | 9/21/09 ok people wat are you talkin about GH or INSTITUTIONALIZED?? i mean yea the dude who wrote this oviously has issues n i mean the name of the band is SUICIDAL TENDENCIES but come on stop criticizing shit i play GH all the time with my friends cus its fun AND play guitar and INSTITUTIONALIZED is the shit! i mean hey atleast the dude's not hiding it n stuff n its how lots of us feel today n like its a REALLY funny song Jesus christ people are stupid. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/28/09 Oh my god does anyone here actually understand that its a guy in a mental institute? I mean like half the people said how funny it is, and that he is in his room and shit but the point is that he is in a mental hospital. Institutionalized | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/13/09 well...is a great song, very funny with a lot of true statements, i first heard da song on GH2, and i for tha GH2 haters, no matter if one doesnt know howta play tha real guitar, im a guitar player and i have the complete GH saga XD and i have lots of fun w it, cus its a GAME, ur supposed 2have fun w the video games!!i mean is better 2b an aging freak that plys GH than a junkie or rapist or whatever..so....yeah... classic early 80s skate-punk | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/11/09 I discovered this song in 1984 after seeing "Repo Man" and I bought the soundtrack and this was on it. This was the best song on the album, so I bought ST's album (self-titled 1983 debut). Great album of course, still have the vinyl around somewhere. Didn't know "Institutionalized" had made a comeback or was featured in Guitar Hero or that it had been covered by another band who had changed Mike's name to "Buddy." LMAO Idiots | Reviewer: Jazz | 3/25/09 Whoever wrote this out sucked shit. They don't even have some of the most obvious lyrics right. Fuckin dumbass. Kids are so stupid today. Guitar hero is shit. Emo is shit. Posers are shit. But you know what?? It's no fuckin problem at all. Any true Suicidal fan will know what I'm talking about. Review By Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Review the song Institutionalized The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Suicidal Tendencies" Music | |
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