[Verse 1]
I come from a genius and I am my father's son
Yeah, too bad he was a psychopath and now I'm the next in line
Then there's dear mother, yeah, surely she's a work of art
Mm, I never got top dollar, but she gave us all our start
[Chorus 1]
Can I get a reprieve? This gene pool drownin' me
Can I beg a release? I'm a volunteer amputee
From the moment I fail, I call on DNA
Why such betrayal got me tooth and nail
[Verse 2]
Yeah, how's about one conversation with nothing else left to be had
Oh, with this, your young long lost son, and his never had dear old dad
I forget the insemination and for that I'm supposed to be glad?
What a pity, you left us so soon to climb your mountain of regret
[Chorus 2]
Can I get a reprieve? This gene pool dark and deep
Can I beg a release? Can I volunteer amputee?
From the moment I fell, I called on DNA
Why such betrayal? Oh, I gotta set sail
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh)
(Ooh)
[Bridge]
All real bright light shinin' as you're tryin' to breathe in thin air
Cannot forget you're hidin' collected wounds left unhealed
When every thought you're thinkin' sinks you darker than the new moon sky
The far away lights risin' in the whites of your eyes
[Vese 3]
Now, Father, you're dead and gone and I'm finally free to be me
Thanks for all your fucked-up gifts for which I got no sympathy
Oh, I'm livin' in a war torn place, hear the bombs, a fifth symphony
Thanks for this and thanks for that, I gotta let go legacy
[Chorus 3]
Can I get a reprieve? This gene pool drownin' me
Can I beg a release? Can I volunteer amputee?
From the moment I fell, I called on DNA
Why such betrayal, oh, I gotta set sail
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh)
Yeah, yeah
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