Like You
Stephen Lyrics

Tell me are you really out of your mind?
Asking if the listener is truly insane in the same way that the singer is.

Are you really fucking out of your mind?
Asking again if the listener is truly insane, with a more emphatic tone.

(Are you insane like me!?),
Reinforcing the question about whether the listener is insane in the same way as the singer.

It's nothing better, we are the bloodlusting soul bearers
Describing the singer and those like him as bearers of souls that crave blood and violence.

That were raised in disugust
Suggesting that the singer and others like him were raised in an environment or society that looked down on them.

And we don't scare we evoke terror
Asserting that the singer and those like him are not afraid, but rather cause others to be afraid.

Mayhem's a must, there's ain't no smokebox or hoax mirrors
Suggesting that causing chaos and destruction is necessary, and that there is no hiding or trickery involved.

Turn your life to dust
Imagining the destruction of the listener's life or existence.

Like you should have never been born here
Emphasizing the singer's belief that the listener should not exist in the world.

I feel like murdering hurts so what I'm certain
Admitting that the singer finds pleasure in causing harm to others.

Uncontrollable urges keep flirting under my skull
Describing the singer's urges to commit violence as constantly tempting or seducing him.

I keep a rusty butcher knife and a gun
Revealing that the singer has access to dangerous weapons.

And when it's squirting I just fall in love again with the blood
Admitting that the sight of blood excites the singer and causes him to feel a kind of love or addiction.

Randomly blurred, now these curses are some kind of a talk
Describing the lyrics as being chaotic or unclear, and suggesting that they contain some kind of curse or magic.

There's voodoo in all these verses if you listen close enough, rah
Suggesting that there is a hidden or mystical element to the song's lyrics.

My brain is static so I'm like fucking automatic
Describing the singer's mind as being stuck or overloaded, causing him to act almost automatically.

I'm a grab some butcher knife and cause some real havoc
Expressing the singer's intention to cause chaos and harm with a knife.

I got a problem, my thoughts are causing a lot of mess
Acknowledging that the singer's violent thoughts are causing problems and chaos.

I probably should be sedated and not upset
Admitting that the singer may need medication or treatment for his violent urges.

There's constant blast of bloodbath and occult witchcraft
Describing the singer's thoughts and fantasies as being full of violence and magic.

Images that blast before my eyes end in trash
Suggesting that the singer's violent fantasies and visions are ultimately meaningless or worthless.

You've ever danced with the Devil?
Asking if the listener has ever engaged in evil or dangerous behavior.

No, but I cut off his head 'till I woke up in my bed
Answering the previous question with a violent fantasy about cutting off the Devil's head.

Was sweatin' covered with red
Imagining a scenario in which the singer wakes up sweating and covered in blood.

Sick, psychotic, busting mirrors and broken logic
Admitting that the singer is both mentally ill and has irrational thoughts and behaviors.

Now I'm addicted to killing and blood's like a narcotic
Revealing that the singer feels a strong desire to harm others and that the sight of blood causes him to feel a kind of addiction.

Sometimes it's all too much
Admitting that the singer's violent thoughts and urges can become overwhelming.

I feel like ripping and cutting
Expressing the singer's desire to cause harm and violence.

And blood that splatters is easing the pain in my head again
Suggesting that the singer's violent actions temporarily relieve his mental pain or distress.

They say that I've lost touch
Admitting that others believe the singer to be mentally unstable or disconnected from reality.

I push the way in the world
Asserting the singer's desire to assert himself in the world and make his mark through violence.

They say I was dead to them
Describing the singer as being seen as worthless or dead by certain people or groups.

I would have to die to let them in
Revealing that the singer would rather die than allow certain people or groups back into his life.

Are you crazy just like me?
Asking again if the listener is as mentally unstable as the singer.

Are you crazy just like me?
Repeating the same question.

Are you crazy just like me?
Asking a third time if the listener has the same mental instability as the singer.

Are you crazy just like me?
Repeating the question a final time.