Strange
How All the People Around you
Change
When your Destiny is in
Chains
& Your Gravity is
Outweighed
By All the Pressure it’s Seen

‘Cause I’m Not Angry
I’m Just Mean (2)

I Came
From A Cloud of Dust
That Hangs
Over the Whispering
Of My Name
& The Blood Running
Through My Veins
& Jumping Out Of My Scream

‘Cause I’m Not Angry
I’m Just Mean (2)

I Was A Lonely Pilgrim
I Was A Native Son
My Feet Couldn’t Find
Time To Kill Them
So on Achilles’ Heels I Run

Crying
Is A Waste Of
A Good Man’s
Time
So Accusers Can
Stand In Line
Even Wilson Pickett
Could Carry your Sign
It Won’t Matter to me

‘Cause I’m Not Angry
I’m Just Mean (2)

I Was A Lonely Pilgrim
I Was A Native Son
My Feet Couldn’t Find
Time To Kill Them
So on Achilles’ Heels I Run

I Dig Deep
& What I Fail To Find
I Keep
Beneath A Mountain
Of Memories
Synchronicity
Pays My Wage
& Keeps My Apples Green

‘Cause I’m Not Angry
I’m Just Mean

I Was A Lonely Pilgrim
I Was A Native Son
My Feet Couldn’t Find
Time To Kill Them
So on Achilles’ Heels I Run

The Grave
Is No Bigger For Those
Who Are Brave
If You Count
All the Love You Save
Light your Candles
& Turn the Page
But Don’t Come Looking For Me

‘Cause I’m Not Angry
I’m Just Mean (4)

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