Here's the backlash: I'm bored stiff And it don't feel right without this line You can take it out and maybe next time This will turn the gear that moves the lever to... Make me write it down If you say this song Be careful how you phrase it It can sound all wrong Just be honest now Tell the story pure Don't get caught up in the way you wish the words would sound. So it comes to this: I'm bored stiff And I can't talk to you without repeating myself I keep stumbling through my own words Like I'm strung out, like I'm going numb! Make me write it down If you say this song Be careful how you phrase it It can sound all wrong Just be honest now Tell the story pure Don't get caught up in the way you wish the words would sound. So it comes to this: I'm the time bomb I'm the anti-man with all the problems I can't write it down I can scream it out When I'm strung out, when I'm going numb! Make me write it down If you say this song Be careful how you phrase it It can sound all wrong Just be honest now Tell the story pure Don't get caught up in the way you wish the words would sound. I'm the anti-man I'm the anti-man I'm the anti-man