That Was Then

You blame your intuition for your heinous vision

You pray for permission for it to taste so wicked

You used to light me up, but now you tear me down

That was then and this is now

You used to dress me up in a plastic crown

That was then and this is now

You are every shade of green

You blame your sister and your mother

You wrote a book on self destruction

And put my picture on the cover

I used to want your love, before I hit the ground

That was then and this is now

I used to fear the blood, but I'm older now

That was then and this is now

That was then and this now

Master with a puppet expert of manipulation

You blame your intuition

Cut off all the strings and he would call it mutilation

You pray for permission

He is every shade of green he'll blame his sister and his mother

You blame your intuition

Wrote a book on self destruction and your picture's on the cover

And it's a heinous vision

Master with a puppet expert of manipulation

That was then and this is now

Cut off all the strings he would call it mutilation

That was then and this is now