MAINT REQD, push through the pain

What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame

We'll burn it at both ends, it's safe to assume

What doesn't consume the flame, the flame consumes

MAINT REQD, push through the pain

What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame

Burn it on both ends, we're hoping and praying for rain

Listen, a lie is just a lie if you believe that they'll believe it

Otherwise it's some sly legal speak so we keep our secrets

Our rap lineup in a silk robe

They prance around the home like princesses obsessed with kissing every toad

But ain't no prince here

In fact, I had to slay the dragon I was chasing for the warts to disappear

And dissect the frog, cut through the fog and do my thing

In the land of the pigs, the butcher is king

This is two-hundred and sixty pounds of ground meat in a town sound sleep

Countin' cards while they count sleep

Now I'm on a sacrificial lamb, it's collapsing an iron lung

Had to remove the mask and ask what kind of trash am I among

Caught in the widow's web the black spiders spun

Taking a beating so ancient that it's basically a tribal drum

I'm seeing stars and constellations

Seeing warning signals in the Universe's dashboard they're all saying

MAINT REQD, push through the pain

What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame

We'll burn it at both ends, it's safe to assume

What doesn't consume the flame, the flame consumes

MAINT REQD, push through the pain

What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame

We'll burn it on both ends, we're hoping and praying for rain

Paint me like one of your French girls

Use my neck as a scratch poster, rip out every last one of them red curls

Knit me a sweater with the intestines of attention whores

Of no expectations of the tribe I'll have to settle for

Circular logic is foul talk, mental sex for sport

Abuse me like customer support (I'll be your tech support)

I'm sorry to hear you're having problems

It must be difficult, let me see if I can help you like--figure 'em out

Have you listened to Biz Markie's "Just a Friend"

Have you tried turning me off and back on again

If you Make-A-Wish on a foundation there's maintenance required

All I ask is you be careful when you state what you desire

They say Satan is on fire without breaking a sweat

All that pagan shit is tired so I'm taking a rest

I met my date at the pyre she was shorter than I like

But wore a dress that's as long as the night, then I saw the light

MAINT REQD, push through the pain

What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame

We'll burn it at both ends, it's safe to assume

What doesn't consume the flame, the flame consumes

MAINT REQD, push through the pain

What the flame does not consume, consumes the flame

We'll burn it on both ends, we're hoping and praying for rain

Yeah, I'd settle on a bed of rusty nails instead of roses

'Cause a song by any other name is so earnest, so forth

So what, I got blood on my mattress

Got a harem full of knife throwers who use my back for target practice

I fucks with them [?] types

Inherited this cutlery along with the scars, they all look alike

Used to write confessions in between the lines

And used to wear long sleeves so no one else could read my mind

Now I exercise my right to bear arms when I write words

The last polar bear taking a last stand on a melting iceberg

Where nothing is exclusive—when holding confidence

Sex could get abusive—but everyone consents

Anything that's lucrative—gets reduced to checks

And now you're wondering where your fair share of the bit of profit is

Sorry kids, the piggy banks depleted

Had a million dollar smile, but not the pretty face that's needed

I've seen torture but I've never tapped a bottle or twisted the cap whenever they passed the forty

I'm fat boy disorderly nothing fun about obesity

But recently, I toyed with it morbidly

Cordially invite you to the incredible, mind that bends metal

No spoon is safe, no fork is too special

Essentially we all know how the story ends

How heavily the plot twist depends on a little bit of

Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance

My house bitches lololololololololol