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Institutionalized

from Poultry Uprising by Radioactive Chicken Heads

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Bought the "Chipmunk Punk" album and was disappointed that the Chipmunks didn't do anything more hardcore than Blondie and the Knack.....so we got Alvin himself to do a guest vocal on this Suicidal Tendencies cover.

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Sometimes I try to do things, an' just doesn't work out the
way I want it to, an' I get real frustrated. An' like, I try
hard to do it, and I like take my time but it just doesn't work
out the way I want it to. It's like I concentrate on it real
hard, but it just doesn't work out. An' everything I do an'
everything I try, it never turns out, it's like I need time
to figure these things out. Simon an' Theodore are always there,
goin' "Hey Alvin, you know, we've been noticing you've been
having a lot of problems lately, you know? You should maybe get
away. An' like, maybe you should talk about it. You'll feel a
lot better." An' I go "No, it's ok, you know? I'll figure it out.
Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know? I'll just work
it out myself." They go, "Well you know, if you wanna talk about
it, I'll be here you know? An' you'll probably feel a lot better
if you talked about, so why don't you talk about it?" I go, "No,
I don't want to. I'm ok. I'll figure it out myself." But they
just keep buggin' me, an' they just keep buggin' me, and it builds
up inside.

So you're gonna be institutionalized,
you'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes.
You want have any say.
They'll brainwash you until you see their way.
I'm not crazy! Institution!
You're the one whose crazy! Institution!
You're drivin' me crazy! Institution!
They stick me in an institution.
Said it was the only solution.
To give me the needed professional help.
Protect me from the enemy, myself!

I was in my room, an' was just like staring at the wall thinking
about everything but then again I was thinking about nothing. An'
then Dave came in, an' I didn't even know he was there. He called
my name and I didn't hear an' then he started screamin', "Alvin!"
An' I go, "What, what's the matter?" He goes, "What's the matter
with you?" I go, "There's nothin' wrong, Dave." He goes, "Don't
tell me that! You're on acorns!" I go, "No Dave, I'm not on acorns.
I'm ok. I'm just thinking, you know? Why can't I play my harmonica?"
He goes, "No! You're on acorns!" I go, "Dave, I'm ok. I'm just
thinking. An' he goes, "No! You're not thinking, you're on acorns!
Normal chipmunks don't act in that way!" I go, "Dave, just lemme
play my harmonica, please? All I want's my harmonica" An' he wouldn't
let me. Just a harmonica. An' he wouldn't let me play it. Just a
harmonica.

They give you a white shirt with long sleeves,
tied around your back, you're treated like theives.
Drug you up because they're lazy.
It's too much work to help a crazy.
I'm not crazy! Institution!
You're the one whose crazy! Institution!
You're drivin' me crazy! Institution!
They stick me in an institution.
Said it was the only solution.
To give me the needed professional help.
Protect me from the enemy, myself!
It doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car
and become road kill any way...

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from Poultry Uprising, released November 17, 2009

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Not your average band of poultry punks and giant mutant vegetables, the Radioactive Chicken Heads are rapidly spreading their genetically modified rock 'n' roll across the world...Beware, if you are reading this, you may have already been contaminated.

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