Album: Opiate (1992)

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• Fuck You
  
  I can't say what I want to
  Even if I'm not serious
  I can't say what I want to
  Even if I'm not serious
  
  Fuck yourself
  Fuck yourself
  You piece of shit
  Why don't you just go
  Kill yourself?
  
  I said
  I can't say what I want to
  Even if I'm not serious
  I can't say what I want to
  Even if I'm just kidding, yeah
  
  People tell me what to say
  What to think and what to play
  I said, people tell me what to say
  What to think and what to play
  
  I say
  Fuck yourself
  Fuck yourself
  You piece of shit
  Why don't you just go
  Kill yourself?
  
  I can't say what I want to
  Even if I'm not serious
  I can't say what I want to
  Even if I'm just kidding
  
  Fuck yourself
  Go fuck yourself
  You piece of shit
  Why don't you go fuck yourself?
  
  People tell me what to say
  What to think and what to play
  I said, people tell me what to say
  What to think and what to play
  
  Just kidding
  Just kidding
  Just kidding Writer/s: Adam Jones, Daniel Carey, Maynard James Keenan, Paul M D'Amour
  Publisher: BMG Rights Management
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

• Aldrin from Manila, Philippinesa cool track from their debut album...its a simple song that tackles censorship i love the combination of bass and the guitar and the intro screaming... f@##k you hahaha...
• Donna from *megadon City*, United Kingdomi like how at the end... 'just kidding' like, he's making a comment in the song of other artists and musicians(i can't say what i want to, even when im not serious), but not him or tool(just kidding)- who will never allow themselves to be censored...
  even more hilairous, the origional cover of undertow was censored and walmart insiseted they change the cover.
  hahaha!
• Mel from Sydney, Australia'I cant say what i want to'. Maynard is suggesting he cant be open with his feelings and freedom of speech as a result of the authorities guiding our every moves.In the video the tape over mouths represent their silence resulting in throwing up because the authoroties restriction sickens them
• Ian from New York, NyIf you think the video is gross then you aren't getting the point of it. It's supposed to show the members at their filthist to show that they don't care about how they are viewed.
• George from Hell, Pawww.launch.yahoo.com you can find the video there, its the only video where the band is in it for the longevity of the video(they were in sober for like 15 seconds), but the video is gross

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