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Eels

Mental

Release date: 13th August 1996

From Beautiful Freak
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About This Track

"Mental" is a track by Eels, from the album Beautiful Freak , released 13th August 1996. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Eels

Eels

Lyrics

Mental

[Verse 1]

It's like I'm dressed up in my mama's clothing

It's like I'm talking to a voice that doesn't exist

It's like I got a wire crossed upstairs

But all I want is just a little truth and that's it

[Chorus]

They say I'm mental but I'm just confused

They say I'm mental but I've been abused

They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all

[Verse 2]

Another anchorman is on the TV

He's got that far away and vacant look in his eyes

I turn the channel but nothing is changing

The only truth is that everything is a lie

[Chorus]

They say I'm mental but I'm just confused

They say I'm mental but I've been abused

They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

There's truth in everything, there's truth in lies

With all this knowledge, well I think I'm gonna be wise

[Chorus]

They say I'm mental but I'm just confused

They say I'm mental but I've been abused

They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all

Not at all

Not at all

Not at all

Not at all

Not at all

Not at all

Not at all

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Track details

From Beautiful Freak

1996
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Album
Beautiful Freak
Beautiful Freak
Eels
Release year
1996
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  • SWEET SMILE
  • HAUNTED HERO
  • IF I'M GONNA GO ANYWHERE
  • GOLDY
  • TIME
  • Jazz Hands, Part I
  • Man I Keep Trying
  • Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This
  • POSSUM
  • Anything for Boo (unplugged – Gentle Souls 2021 KCRW session)
  • Strawberries & Popcorn
  • Grandfather Clock Strikes Twelve
  • What It Isn't
  • Stumbling Bee
  • So Anyway
  • Learning While I Lose
  • Better Living Through Desperation
  • I Know You're Right
  • Amateur Hour
  • The Magic
  • Steam Engine
  • Good Night on Earth
  • Anything For BooGentle Souls 2021 KCRW Session
  • Earth To DoraGentle Souls 2021 KCRW Session
  • Are We Alright AgainGentle Souls 2021 KCRW Session
  • Love And MercyGentle Souls 2021 KCRW Session
  • Baby Let's Make It RealGentle Souls 2021 KCRW Session
  • Dark and Dramatic
  • Are You Fucking Your Ex?
  • I Got Hurt
  • Of Unsent Letters
  • The Gentle Souls
  • Earth to Dora
  • Waking Up
  • OK
  • Anything for Boo
  • Are We Alright Again
  • Who You Say You Are
  • Baby Let’s Make It Real

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    Credits

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    Writer
    Mark Oliver Everett
    Producer
    E.Z. Mike, Jon Brion, Mark Goldenberg, Mark Oliver Everett
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    Eels’ find themselves flourishing once again, with E. looking outwards rather than inwards on ‘The Deconstruction’.

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