American Woods

Side A, Track 4: Muzzles

"Muzzles"

[American Wolves: Jack Wolf • Michaela Maya Watson]

• It contains a quote from the film "NETWORK", distributed on 1976 by MGM.

"I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

(— Howard Beale's line on the film)

Now I'm here and all alone

But I think that I deserve it

No people, no love, no hurt

I can finally let the peace rest in peace

I can set my demons free

And nobody's gonna doom me

I may not be totally conscious

But I've never felt so sure of myself

Sobriety could never fully describe

The way I'm feeling tonight

I'm a motherfucking sinner on the club

I made mistakes again, but no one gives a fuck

This raw feeling is about to come out

And I won't stop it for the first time

I'll let the alcohol go down my throat

You better be ready to mark my words

I kept my mouth shut for time enough

To see all the diseases in the world

My honesty suffered when I was sober

But now I can show it up 'cause I'm high

Don't need no muzzles, no common sense

I came here to reveal what I think

Don't need no muzzles, no common sense

I'm going to follow my own plan

First, I'm not trying to play Jesus

And I believe that no one can be Him

What I do or what I don't do

You'll never understand it if you don't get crazy

Only mad people can explain this world

Once you get high, you don't wanna get low

So if you think your life is perfect

There are 50 sick lives right behind you

It doesn't matter if your lipstick is blurred

It doesn't matter the country where you're living

Rules were made to be broken

But hearts weren't made to be lonely

They say we have to behave badly to get them pleased

But I show my attitude 'cause I don't give a shit

And I'm gonna tell you why

A man isn't the cure for my hopelessness

A man isn't the cure for anything

And now, you're gonna know why

These muzzles no longer can hurt my lips

But the truth doesn't always set us free

So I let my young blood speak for me

I kept my mouth shut for time enough

To see all the diseases in the world

My honesty suffered when I was sober

But now I can show it up 'cause I'm high

Don't need no muzzles, no common sense

I came here to reveal what I think

Don't need no muzzles, no common sense

I'm going to follow my own plan

Playing games with my loaded gun

Come on, Jack, let's have some fun

We're not good at being accepted anyways

We always come in unannounced

You can't see us, but you can hear the sound

Of us taking away these fucking muzzles

I got framed for a crime I did not commit

Woke up in a cage with my finger on the trigger

I don't need to set my demons free

'Cause when you summon the devil, the only thing you see is me

I don't need your help, I'm taking off these muzzles by myself

We were both young when you marked my face for the first time

I thought you would change, I thought you'd make it right

But it only brought more pain

I hate the role I had to play

The apologizes made me stay

But the alcohol took you away

I pretended I didn't see what was coming for me

You told me to shut my mouth, and so I did

But now I guess I'm not yours anymore

I don't belong to anyone, I'm not a gun

I'm gonna lock your ego inside the closet I used to hide in

And I promise, I'm going to swallow the key

The night doesn't sound so scary

With all these drinks up in my head

I'm breaking free from your bullshit

I kept my mouth shut for time enough

To see all the diseases in the world

My honesty suffered when I was sober

But now I can show it up 'cause I'm high

Don't need no muzzles, no common sense

I came here to reveal what I think

Don't need no muzzles, no common sense

I'm going to follow my own plan