sometimes i try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way i want it to and i get real frustrated and like i try hard to do it and i take my time and it just doesn't work out the way i want it to its like i concentrate on it real hard and it just doesn't work out and everything i do and everything i try it never turns out it's like i need time to figure these things out and there's always someone there going hey mike you know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately you know you should maybe get away and like maybe you should talk about it you'd feel a lot better i go no it's ok you know i'll figure it out just leave me alone i'll figure it out you know i'm just working on it myself they go well you know if you want to talk about it i'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better if you talked about it so why don't you talk about it i go no i don't want to i'm ok i'll figure it out myself but they just keep bugging me they just keep bugging me and it's building up inside ...

so you're gonna be institutionalized
you'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes
you won't have any say
they'll brainwash you until you see their way

i'm not crazy (institutionalized) you're the one who's crazy (institutionalized) you're driving me crazy (institutionalized) they stuck me in an institution said it was the only solution to give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself.

i was in my room and i was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything then again i was thinking about nothing and then my mom came in and i didn't even know she was there she called my name and i didn't hear her then she started screaming mike! mike! and i go what what's the matter and she goes what's the matter with you i go there's nothing wrong mom she goes don't tell me that you're on drugs i go no mom i'm not on drugs i'm ok i'm just thinking you know why don't you get me a pepsi she goes no you're on drugs i go mom i'm ok i'm just thinking she goes no you're not thinking you're on drugs normal people don't act that way i go mom just get me a pepsi please all i want's a pepsi and she wouldn't give it to me all i wanted was a pepsi just one pepsi and she wouldn't give it to me just a pepsi...

They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves
Drug you up because they're lazy
It's too much work to help a crazy

i'm not crazy (institutionalized) you're the one who's crazy (institutionalized) you're driving me crazy (institutionalized) they stuck me in an institution said it was the only solution to give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself.

i was sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in they pulled up a chair and they sat down they go mike we need to talk to you i go ok what's the matter they go me and your mom we been noticing lately you've been having a lot of problems and you've been going out for no reason we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself so we decided that it would be in your best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need and i go wait what are you talking about we decided my best interest how do you know what my best interest is how can you say what my best interest is what are you trying to say i'm crazy when i went to your schools i went to your churches i went to your institutional learning facility so how can you say i'm crazy...

they say they're gonna fix my brain
alleviate my suffering and my pain
but by the time they fix my head
mentally i'll be dead

i'm not crazy (institutionalized) you're the one who's crazy (institutionalized) you're driving me crazy (institutionalized) they stuck me in an institution said it was the only solution to give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself.

it doesn't matter i'll probably get hit by a car anyway.