Endomorph
Rasputina Lyrics

Morning has broken and what do I see
The singer wakes up to see the same negative consequences following them.

Those same bloody fingerprints following me.
The consequences are symbolized by bloody fingerprints that keep appearing.

So it's
The singer summarizes their experience as follows.

Backwards and forward and back again twice it don't
The cycle of negative consequences repeats, no matter what the artist does.

pay to be thankful don't pay to be nice.
Being kind and grateful doesn't prevent these negative consequences.

I don't
The singer decides not to continue trying to be kind and grateful.

Think i'll try it again.
The singer has lost hope in trying to break the cycle of negative consequences.

Guilty was all that I felt until now
The artist previously felt guilty about the negative consequences.

Go ahead say I'm wrong, but I'm serious how all you
The artist questions why others seem immune to these negative consequences.

People get up and then don't arrive late.
Others seem to effortlessly avoid being late, while the artist cannot.

Do you
The singer addresses the audience with a rhetorical question.

Pray every day and then patiently wait?
The artist wonders if prayer and waiting in patience helps others avoid negative consequences.

I don't
The singer decides that prayer and waiting in patience will not help them.

Think I'll try again.
The singer feels defeated and decides not to try to emulate the behavior of others who seem immune to negative consequences.

I'm known as The Endomorph.
The singer has a self-deprecating label for themselves as someone who is physically sluggish and heavyset.

I'm slow, I go back and forth.
The artist confirms that they have difficulty making progress in life, and struggle to break the cycle of negative consequences.

She's grown attached to the kid. Punishment comes for no reason I've seen, then it
The artist observes that the consequences are arbitrary and unrelated to their actions.

Stays for a while keeping quiet between what you
The negative consequences linger and are not easily forgotten.

Said would take place if my big mouth was shut, and I
The singer recalls a warning about the negative consequences of speaking out of turn.

Pray every day, it's all o.k. but I don't
The artist continues to pray, but doubts that it will help them avoid negative consequences.

Think I'll try again.
The artist resigns themselves to the cycle of negative consequences and decides not to keep trying to escape it.