MAINT REQD

MAINT REQD, push through the pain
 What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame
 We'll burn it at both ends, it's safe to assume
 What doesn't consume the flame, the flame consumes
 MAINT REQD, push through the pain
 What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame
 Burn it on both ends, we're hoping and praying for rain
 Listen, a lie is just a lie if you believe that they'll believe it
 Otherwise it's some sly legal speak so we keep our secrets
 Our rap lineup in a silk robe
 They prance around the home like princesses obsessed with kissing every toad
 But ain't no prince here
 In fact, I had to slay the dragon I was chasing for the warts to disappear
 And dissect the frog, cut through the fog and do my thing
 In the land of the pigs, the butcher is king
 This is two-hundred and sixty pounds of ground meat in a town sound sleep
 Countin' cards while they count sleep
 Now I'm on a sacrificial lamb, it's collapsing an iron lung
 Had to remove the mask and ask what kind of trash am I among
 Caught in the widow's web the black spiders spun
 Taking a beating so ancient that it's basically a tribal drum
 I'm seeing stars and constellations
 Seeing warning signals in the Universe's dashboard they're all saying
 MAINT REQD, push through the pain
 What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame
 We'll burn it at both ends, it's safe to assume
 What doesn't consume the flame, the flame consumes
 MAINT REQD, push through the pain
 What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame
 We'll burn it on both ends, we're hoping and praying for rain
 Paint me like one of your French girls
 Use my neck as a scratch poster, rip out every last one of them red curls
 Knit me a sweater with the intestines of attention whores
 Of no expectations of the tribe I'll have to settle for
 Circular logic is foul talk, mental sex for sport
 Abuse me like customer support (I'll be your tech support)
 I'm sorry to hear you're having problems
 It must be difficult, let me see if I can help you like--figure 'em out
 Have you listened to Biz Markie's "Just a Friend"
 Have you tried turning me off and back on again
 If you Make-A-Wish on a foundation there's maintenance required
 All I ask is you be careful when you state what you desire
 They say Satan is on fire without breaking a sweat
 All that pagan shit is tired so I'm taking a rest
 I met my date at the pyre she was shorter than I like
 But wore a dress that's as long as the night, then I saw the light
 MAINT REQD, push through the pain
 What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame
 We'll burn it at both ends, it's safe to assume
 What doesn't consume the flame, the flame consumes
 MAINT REQD, push through the pain
 What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame
 We'll burn it on both ends, we're hoping and praying for rain
 Yeah, I'd settle on a bed of rusty nails instead of roses
 'Cause a song by any other name is so earnest, so forth
 So what, I got blood on my mattress
 Got a harem full of knife throwers who use my back for target practice
 I fucks with them [?] types
 Inherited this cutlery along with the scars, they all look alike
 Used to write confessions in between the lines
 And used to wear long sleeves so no one else could read my mind
 Now I exercise my right to bear arms when I write words
 The last polar bear taking a last stand on a melting iceberg
 Where nothing is exclusive—when holding confidence
 Sex could get abusive—but everyone consents
 Anything that's lucrative—gets reduced to checks
 And now you're wondering where your fair share of the bit of profit is
 Sorry kids, the piggy banks depleted
 Had a million dollar smile, but not the pretty face that's needed
 I've seen torture but I've never tapped a bottle or twisted the cap whenever they passed the forty
 I'm fat boy disorderly nothing fun about obesity
 But recently, I toyed with it morbidly
 Cordially invite you to the incredible, mind that bends metal
 No spoon is safe, no fork is too special
 Essentially we all know how the story ends
 How heavily the plot twist depends on a little bit of
 Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance
 My house bitches lololololololololol