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Ritalin Lyrics by Rob Paravonian

American Cheese

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[Verse]
I've never been so alive, everything is intense
I'm thirteen years old and nothin' makes sense
I'm growin' in spurts, I'm goin' insane
I got a million hormones runnin' through my brain
My single mom, she don't understand
She never did learn how to deal with a man
So I'm all alone tryin' to find my way
It's kinda hard when no-one hears what I say
So forgive me if I don't do things your way
What is normal anyway?
Well, apparently "normal" means sittin' still
In an oversized class tryin' to break my will
How could you not think that school is lame?
Hell, none of the teachers here even know my name
So I get out every chance that I get
There are some classes I haven't been to yet
'cuz if I'm gonna turn into a drone
I may as well do that in the comforts of my home
But today when I got home, my mom's car was in the driveway
I didn't know that she was gonna be home early today
When she saw me, she screamed and said "Look, the school sent me another letter!"
"I'm sick o' yer crap! Here, take this pill, it'll make everything better!"
[Chorus (sung and spoken)]
Ritali-i-i-in
Ritali-i-i-in
Ritali-i-i-in
Ritali-i-i-in...
(Ri-ta-lin) Wow...
(Ri-ta-lin) I don't know what that stuff is, but it's workin'
(Ri-ta-lin) Paying attention is good
(Ri-ta-lin) Sitting down is good
(Ri-ta-lin) School is good
(Ri-ta-lin)
(Ri-ta-lin) These hard plastic chairs are so comfortable
(Ri-ta-lin) Yeah
[Verse]
I gotta shake that off, I don't like how I feel
It looks good to them, but it's not real
All my life they said drugs are pollution
Now they're tellin' me that they're the only solution
Maybe they forgot what it's like to be young
So I'll just take their pills and put 'em under my tongue
'cuz if I'm tryin' to find myself and cope
It's kinda hard to do when you're shot full o' dope
Maybe she'd understand if I could explain it to my mom
Maybe I could try to tell her all the things that have been goin' on
So I come and told me that everything makes me feel like I'm wearin' a noose
She smiled and listened, and she even poured me some juice!
But in it was
[Chorus (sung and spoken)]
Ritali-i-i-in
Ritali-i-i-in
Ritali-i-i-in
Ritali-i-i-in...
(Ri-ta-lin) Okay, that's a stronger dose this time
(Ri-ta-lin) Oh wow
(Ri-ta-lin) Pretty tricky, mom - slippin' me the Ritalin Mickey, mom
(Ri-ta-lin) Haha... no more questions
(Ri-ta-lin) Questions waste the teacher's time
(Ri-ta-lin) "y=mx+b"?
(Ri-ta-lin) Hey, whatever you say. I don't understand it...
(Ri-ta-lin) But it doesn't matter
[Verse]
I get the message, it's loud and clear
You all want me to just disappear
Children should be seen and not heard
With a chemical smile and vision that's blurred
Why don't you just lock me up in the attic
Instead of makin' me your teenage addict?
You got a real funny way of showin' you care
By makin' me a zombie with a vacant stare
Well I'm tired o' fightin', to my fate I am resigned
Go ahead and lock me up in a prison in my own mind
But before I go, let me say, you never knew me, you never got close
...what's that? No I wasn't actin' up! Oh god, don't increase the dose!
[Outro (sung and spoken)]
Ritali-i-i-i-ugh... (Rii...iin... yeah...)
...hugs and not drugs...
Credits
Rob Paravonian

Rob Paravonian

About “Ritalin” by Rob Paravonian

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