I'm not crazy, institution
They pulled up a chair and they sat down, they go
Just leave me alone I'll figure it out
You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes
You're driving me crazy, institution
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I'm not crazy, institution
I go, “Okay, what's the matter?”
“How can you say what my best interest is?
And she goes, “No, you're on drugs
“So we decided that it would be in your interest
You're the one who's crazy, institution
They'll brainwash you until you see their way
Said it was the only solution
So how can you say I'm crazy?”
All I want is a Pepsi and she wouldn't give it to me
To give me the needed professional help
You won't have any say
And I go, “What, what's the matter?”
She called my name and I didn't even hear it
I go, “There's nothing wrong, mom”
I was just thinking you know, why don't you get me a Pepsi”
And I'm like, take my time
All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi
You're the one who's crazy, institution
You're the one who's crazy, institution
And I go, “No, it's okay, you know I'll figure it out
Said it was the only solution
That you've been having a lot of problems
I go, “Mom just give me a Pepsi, please”
Drug you up because they're lazy
You've been having a lot of problems lately”
And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better”
They stuck me in an institution
I went to your institutional learning facilities?
And she wouldn't give it to me, just a Pepsi
Normal people don't act that way”
They say they're gonna fix my brain
They stuck me in an institution
And I get real frustrated
And they just keep bugging me and they just keep bugging me
You're driving me crazy, institution
And I'm like, I try hard to do it
And then she started screaming, “Mike, Mike”
They go, “Me and your mom have been noticing lately
And she goes, “Don't tell me that, you're on drugs”
But then again I was thinking about nothing
I go, “Mom, I'm okay, I'm just thinking”
Where you could get the help that you need”
It's too much work to help a crazy
And it builds up inside
It's like, I concentrate on real hard but it doesn't work out
You know I'll just work it out myself”
They stuck me in an institution
“You know, you should, maybe, get away
Thinking about everything
You're driving me crazy, institution
You've been going off for no reason and we're afraid
To protect me from the enemy, myself
I go, “No, mom, I'm not on drugs, I'm okay
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself”
You know, we've been noticing
If we put you somewhere
When I went to your schools, I went to your churches
I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
My best interest, how can you know what's my best interest is?”
I go, “No, I don't want to I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself”
There's always someone there going, “Hey, Mike
I'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better
But by the time they fix my head
And it doesn't work out the way I wanted to
I'm sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help
“Mike, we need to talk to you”
And she goes, “What's the matter with you?”
Mentally, I'll be dead
It's like, I need time to figure these things out
To protect me from the enemy, myself
And they go, “Well you know if you want to talk about it
I'm not crazy, institution
You're gonna be institutionalized
She goes, “No you're not thinking, you're on drugs
And I go, “Wait, what are you talking about, we decided
And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there
And everything I do and everything I try it never turns out
Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
To give me the needed professional help
You're gonna hurt somebody
What are you trying to say, I'm crazy?
If you talked about it, so why don't you talk about it”
