Metal Box
You Are Correct
Weird · Tangled Interpretations · Surreal Indie Rock
#VERSE
She lives her life
In a metal box
With blankets inside
To absorb the shocks
There’s an “X” on the lid
Telling all to keep out
But disciples keep knocking
’Cause they think she’s devout
#PRE-CHORUS
And they say…
You’re so ascetic
You gave up everything
More godly than we’ve been
Tell us, is Jesus your King?
#CHORUS
Metal box
Metal box
Blankets inside
And a “X” on top
#VERSE
The walls inside
Are psychedelic
Painted them herself
On an acid trip
Spider plants hang
In macrame hammocks
And she’s got black light posters
’Cause she thinks they look hip
#PRE-CHORUS
And her disciples say…
You’re halfway crazy
And halfway a saint
Does Jesus talk through you
Did he teach you to paint?
#CHORUS
Metal box
Metal box
Blankets inside
And a “X” on top
Psychedelic walls
And a few Pet Rocks
Live in harmony with her
In that metal box
In harmony with spider plants
In that metal box
#BRIDGE
She crawls around
Like a dog at night
Hiding in the bushes
Afraid of daylight
Afraid of danger
But in love with snakes
She takes their money
She survives their earthquakes
#PRE-CHORUS
And her disciples stare…
Her disciples stare…
Can’t believe her behavior
But bow their heads in prayer
#INSTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
The coroner arrived
Moments after the cop
Looked at each other
Asked, “When will this stop?”
Mourners soon gathered
With flowers and props
Laid it all down with love
Outside that metal box
#PRE-CHORUS
And her disciples say…
She cried like a statue
She cried golden tears
She cried like a baby
Then died without fear
#CHORUS
Metal box
Metal box
Blankets inside
And a “X” on top
Psychedelic walls
And a few Pet Rocks
Lived in harmony with her
In that…
#CHORUS
Metal box
Metal box
Blankets inside
And a “X” on top
She hated the believers
But they just wouldn’t stop
Now there’s a new religion spreading
Mary of the Metal Box
A new religion growing
Mary of the Metal Box
With new rules to follow
Hidden in that metal box
#OUTRO
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