Gotta Lotta Walls

[00:10.05] Dialed up his homie Murs on the telephone
[00:12.70] Gotta talk to somebody who can tell him what the hell is wrong
[00:15.69] Brain freezin' up, he don't know what to do
[00:17.73] But the people that know him know that it ain't nothing new
[00:20.76] Catch five rings, then an answering machine
[00:22.81] Hang up on the beep, stare up towards the ceilin'
[00:25.68] Stood up to remember that he slept fully dressed
[00:28.19] So he grabbed his keys and put a hat on his rats nest
[00:31.11] Stepped up to that big outside
[00:33.37] Somebody once said, "today's a good day to die"
[00:35.70] But he never really was a big fan of their work
[00:38.25] So he starts up the walk by kicking sand in the dirt
[00:41.44] A friend to the strangers, a stranger to friends
[00:43.45] He'll take a coffee and a pack of cigarettes when you have a minute
[00:46.47] Handle it, paid up, the change, you keep it
[00:48.87] He's a sucker for the morning smile and summer cleavage
[00:51.44] If you knew him better he'd ask for some time
[00:53.88] 'Cause he's looking for a reservoir to empty his mind
[00:56.68] And there's only so much he can put in a song
[00:59.08] Gotta talk to somebody who can tell him what the hell is wrong
[01:01.63] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[01:04.34] But only very few mean anything to you
[01:06.89] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[01:09.57] But only very few mean anything to you
[01:12.03] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[01:14.57] But only very few mean anything to you
[01:17.22] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[01:19.66] But only very few mean anything to you
[01:22.50] No shock value to titillate
[01:25.07] Far from shallow, so demonstrate
[01:27.83] Blacktop, sidewalk, and the street
[01:30.07] 'Cause life is priceless and talk is cheap
[01:32.37] And as he sits (as he sits) in his 4 cornered room
[01:35.51] Following the tune, born to consume
[01:37.80] Carefully learning and analyzing the lyrics you use
[01:40.43] Finally realizing that humility is a bruise
[01:43.53] Scared love don't make none
[01:45.18] If these walls could speak
[01:46.73] They would peep about the fake ones
[01:48.14] Watchin' this man fallin' off of this plan
[01:50.74] Underachievin' just so he can understand
[01:53.44] (Backwards) What's up baby, how you doin?
[01:55.90] I hate the sound of my own voice
[01:58.59] And I've been invited here to distract myself
[02:01.29] From the fact that I wrote all of this garbage
[02:03.66] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[02:06.26] But only very few mean anything to you
[02:08.84] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[02:11.35] But only very few mean anything to you
[02:14.04] So who did your tattoos? That's nice
[02:16.22] And who built your taboos? That's life
[02:18.97] If he had a glass pipe, he would smash it
[02:20.99] And use it to slash his wrists
[02:22.50] Someone already beat him to it
[02:23.94] He would fingerpaint you a picture with his blood
[02:27.10] A self portrait, dramatic and morbid
[02:29.28] But the odds of you finding any appreciation are too slim
[02:33.07] Keeps his outlook grim
[02:34.38] Tap his foot to the rhythm of original sin
[02:37.08] Throw his balls to the wind
[02:38.34] Try to knock down these pins
[02:39.60] He'll keep swingin' from the hair above his chin
[02:42.34] 'Til he finds his soul in the 50 cent bin
[02:44.91] The price of the payphone escalates
[02:47.42] Fake smile when he takes home one of his dates
[02:49.83] He could write another hate poem for you to break
[02:52.24] Or maybe stay calm and wait for that big earthquake
[02:55.65] Still surrounded by the fire and the water
[02:57.82] Still tryin' to honor this empires daughter
[03:00.47] Still answerin' questions you're afraid to ask
[03:02.89] Still believin' that God's gonna save his ass
[03:05.57] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[03:08.19] But only very few mean anything to you
[03:10.87] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[03:13.45] But only very few mean anything to you
[03:15.89] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[03:18.35] But only very few mean anything to you
[03:21.02] And this house has gotta lotta walls
[03:23.72] But only very few mean anything to you
[03:26.19] And if you knew him better he would ask for some time
[03:28.57] 'Cause he's looking for a reservoir to empty his mind
[03:31.25] And there's only so much he can put in a song
[03:33.67] He's gotta talk to somebody who can tell him what the hell is wrong
[03:48.36] So anyway, the girl was like
[03:52.75] "Motherfucker, you have a lotta walls
[03:54.50] And, you know, you don't, like, show people shit"
[03:57.37] You don't mistake that, you don't mistake that
[04:03.52] I just don't like motherfuckers
[04:07.57] Haven't met too many motherfuckers I like
[04:10.94] You one of them
[04:17.58] I hope that's enough
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