"Slurry" lyrics

I believed in education
Letters and letters came down on me
So you offered medication
My words became so slurry

Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

I want to wake, I want to wake up
But I'm scared that the world has moved on
My death by a million cuts
And I sat there and took it for way too long
I need to check my phone again
You know I saw an expert on the tube last night
Said all of my problems
Could be fixed for $19.99

Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

What if who you are
Takes everything I am?
What if who you are
Takes everything I am?

I wasn't trying to be a sinner
I closed my eyes and prayed I'd see the light
And there it was, a million colors
So I closed the door and said good night

Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

What if who you are
Takes everything I am?
What if who you are
Takes everything I am?

It's not me
Do what you're told
It's not me
We know what's best for you
It's not me
Shape the young voices, so they believe
It's not me
Exactly like you and you, and your father, and his father, and his father, and his
It's not me
We must be safe
It's not me
The teachers are under our control
It's not me
Pour the syrup in their mouths
It's not me
Watch them spew it out

I believed in education
Letters and letters came down on me
So you offered medication
My words became so slurry