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J.Kid Lyrics

This is no Vietnam
This isn't a battlefield like the Vietnam War

A battleground mechanical
It's a place where people fight for things like money and status, like machines in a battle.

Of sexuality
The conflict is about sexual expression and attraction.

This is a haunted house
It's a place where the haunting memories of past generations linger.

Ghosts of our dead fathers
The emotional baggage and lessons from previous generations are still present and affect us.

Walk the halls here eternally
Those influences will always be present and consciously or subconsciously impact us.

When all your bankrupt dreams
When your aspirations fail to come true

Die somewhere in space
When they become meaningless or disappear into the void of life.

Tell me that you're satisfied
Do you feel content or fulfilled despite those failures?

You blink whenever you lie
You show signs of deception by blinking frequently.

When all your middle class dreams
When the hopes and ambitions of the middle class

Blow up in your face
End up being disastrous and destructive.

Losing trying to be right
Failing to succeed despite attempting to do the right thing.

That's the story of your life
This is how your life has been and will be remembered.

This isn't Chinatown
This isn't a place where people pretend not to understand the reality of things.

You can't pretend not
You can't ignore the things that are happening around you.

To understand half of what you see
You need to acknowledge and comprehend the entire picture.

This is a shopping mall
The world is a place where people buy and sell their interests.

You take your fetish
You glorify something you're passionate about.

And pass it off as cheap commodity
You use it to make money and/or sell to others as a mere product.

My open road
The journey of life and the choices made along the way.

My open road
This is my unique journey, not someone else's.

Driving through L.A.
Exploring the vast and varied landscape of existence.

With no special place to go
Not sure where the journey will lead, but enjoying the experience nonetheless.

Everyone wants to move
Everyone is looking for progress and improvement in their lives.

They want to move out to the coast
They want to experience the sun, surf, and success of the western coast of the country.